Rock Father Explained

Rock Father
Type:	studio
Artist:	Papa John Creach
Cover:	RockfatherPapaJohn.jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	1976
Label:	Buddah
Producer:	Ed Martinez Art Martinez
Prev Title:	I'm the Fiddle Man
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	The Cat and the Fiddle
Next Year:	1977

Rock Father is Papa John Creach's fifth solo album and his last with Buddah Records. The tracks are recorded with the band Midnight Sun, with the same lineup that played on I'm the Fiddle Man.

Track listing

1. "Travelin' On'" (Midnight Sun, Papa John Creach) – 3:40
2. "High Gear" (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore, Creach) – 5:08
3. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 3:22
4. "Slow Groove" (Dick Monda) – 2:23
5. "J. V. and Me" (Arthur Freeman, Ed Martinez) – 3:20
6. "Straight Ahead" (Arthur Freeman, Ed Martinez) – 3:48
7. "I Like All Kinds of Music" (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore, Creach) – 3:43
8. "Brand New Day" (John Lewis Parker, Creach) – 3:18
9. "Jump Up, Gimme Some Dancing" (Dick Monda) – 2:35
10. "Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin T. Rouse) – 3:33

Personnel

• Papa John Creach – electric violin, vocals
• Mark Leon – drums, vocals
• Kevin Moore – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• John Lewis Parker – piano, organ, clavinet, Arp odyssey, vocals
• Holden Raphael – congas, percussion, bells, harps, vocals
• Bryan Tilford – bass, vocals

Additional Personnel

• Al Vescovo – steel guitar, banjo
• Reid King – vocals, equipment
• Arthur Freeman – Arp strings