The Best Band in the Land explained

The Best Band in the Land
Type:studio
Artist:CCS
Cover:The Best Band in the Land.png
Released:September 1973
Recorded:January – May 1973
Studio:Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre:Blues, Jazz, Rock
Length:34:52
Label:RAK
Producer:Mickie Most
Prev Title:C.C.S.
Prev Year:1972

The Best Band in the Land is the third and final studio album of CCS. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, January to May 1973 and released in September that year. In Australia, the album was titled The Band Played the Boogie.

The album includes covers of songs by The Kinks and Cream amongst others, and it is equally split with original compositions. The style continues that of their previous two albums, with heavy rock and blues songs arranged with jazz instruments. The single "The Band Played the Boogie" charted as high as number 36 on the UK Official Charts.[1] Neither the album or single charted in the US.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The Band Played the Boogie" (Don Reedman, Jeff Jarrett, John Cameron) – 3:49
  2. "Wild Witch Lady" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:00
  3. "Lola" (Ray Davies) – 3:35
  4. "Primitive Love" (Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) – 3:15
  5. "Hundred Highways" (Cameron) – 3:49

Side two

  1. "Shakin' All Over" (Frederick Heath) – 3:08
  2. "Memphis" (Cameron) – 3:40
  3. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton) – 3:39
  4. "Our Man in London" (Cameron) – 2:22
  5. "Cannibal Sheep" (Alexis Korner) – 3:35

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Charts – C.C.S.. Official Charts. 26 September 2017.

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