What About Me (Quicksilver Messenger Service album) explained

What About Me[1]
Type:studio
Artist:Quicksilver Messenger Service
Cover:Quicksilver_Messenger_Service-What_about_me.jpg
Released:December 1970
Recorded:May – June 1970
Genre:Psychedelic rock, acid rock
Length:45:09
Label:Capitol
Producer:John Palladino
Chronology:Quicksilver Messenger Service
Prev Title:Just for Love
Prev Year:1970
Next Title:Quicksilver
Next Year:1971

What About Me is the fifth album by American psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Released in December 1970 and recorded partly at the same sessions that produced Just for Love, the album is the last to feature pianist Nicky Hopkins and the last pre-reunion effort to feature founding members David Freiberg and John Cipollina. Several tracks, including "Baby Baby", "Subway" and "Long Haired Lady" had been played regularly at shows through 1970, previewing the album.

The album became the band's fourth and final to hit the top 30 on Billboard, as the group remained popular thanks to the minor hit "Fresh Air" from the previous album. The title track "What About Me" was also released as a single, charting at #100.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Lindsay Planer wrote of the album "Musically, there is little to delineate the fifth long-player from Quicksilver Messenger Service, What About Me, from their previous effort, Just for Love. Not surprisingly, material for both was initiated during a prolific two-month retreat..."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "What About Me" (Jesse Oris Farrow) – 6:43
  2. "Local Color" (John Cipollina) – 3:00
  3. "Baby Baby" (Farrow) – 4:44
  4. "Won't Kill Me" (David Freiberg) – 2:32
  5. "Long Haired Lady" (Farrow) – 5:55

Side two

  1. "Subway" (Gary Duncan, Farrow)[2] – 4:29
  2. "Spindrifter" (Nicky Hopkins) – 4:38
  3. "Good Old Rock and Roll" (Farrow) – 2:30
  4. "All in My Mind" (Duncan, Farrow) – 3:48
  5. "Call on Me" (Farrow) – 7:36

Personnel

Quicksilver Messenger Service
Additional musicians on "What About Me" and "Call on Me"

Charts

Album

Single

Notes and References

  1. http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/Q/quicksilver_me.html Cover Art: Michael Cantrell
  2. Per BMI Records (see BMI Work # 1423776). The original album label and sleeve both erroneously credit Farrow alone.
  3. Web site: Quicksilver Messenger Service chart history . Billboard.com. 25 August 2017.