The Cat and the Fiddle (album) explained
Cat & the Fiddle |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Papa John Creach |
Cover: | CatfiddlePapaJohn.jpg |
Released: | 1977 |
Recorded: | March 1977 at Quantam Recording Studios, Torrance, California, Woodland Sound, Nashville, Tennessee, and Toronto Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Label: | Amherst/DJM |
Producer: | Jack Richardson, Keith Gravenhorst |
Prev Title: | Rock Father |
Prev Year: | 1976 |
Next Title: | Inphasion |
Next Year: | 1978 |
The Cat and the Fiddle is an album by the American musician Papa John Creach, his first with DJM Records.[1] Bryan Tilford and Mark Leon who performed in the band Midnight Sun on Rock Father return for this album, but Kevin Moore otherwise known as Keb' Mo' moved on and was replaced on this album with Joey Brasler. It was produced primarily by Jack Richardson.[2]
Track listing
Side One
- "Country Boy, City Man" (Brian Tilford) – 3:19
- "Keep on Rockin'" (Brian Cadd) – 3:43
- "Livin' for Myself" (Donnell Jones) – 3:45
- "Keep on Movin'" (Tom Seufert, Gregg Sutton) – 3:34
- "Right Down" (Don Grady) – 3:40
Side Two
- "Let's Get Dancin'" (Tilford) – 4:29
- "Foxy Lady" (Steve Haberman) – 3:49
- "Rock & Roll Music" (Tilford) – 4:00
- "Give Me Another Chance" (Joey Brasler, Roy Sciacca) – 3:15
- "Pop Stop" (Haberman) – 5:00
Personnel
- Steve Haberman – keyboards
- Bryan Tilford – bass, background vocals
- Mark Leon – drums, background vocals
- Joey Brasler – guitar
- Reid King – background vocals
- Papa John Creach – lead vocals, fiddle
Additional Personnel
- Doug Riley - strings and horns arrangement
- Tracy Richardson – background vocals
- Rachel Oldfield – background vocals
- Al Stahaley – lead vocals on "Keep on Rockin'" and "Rock & Roll Music"
- Roy Sciacca – lead vocals on "Give Me Another Chance"
- Scott Cushnie – solo keyboard on "Give Me Another Chance"
- Bob Zimmitti – percussion
Production
- Jack Richardson – producer
- Keith Gravenhorst – producer, recording engineer
- Rich Lowler, Dave McKinley, Steve Vaughan – recording technicians
- Toronto Sound – tape mastering
- Cub Richardson – disc mastering engineer
- DFK / David Krieger – art direction
- Jim McCrary – photography
Notes and References
- Book: The New Rolling Stone Record Guide . 1983 . Random House . 121.
- News: Morse . Steve . Papa John jumping at 60 . The Boston Globe . Sep 13, 1977 . 19.