Whatever Turns You On Explained

Whatever Turns You On
Type:	Studio
Artist:	West, Bruce and Laing
Cover:	WBL_whateverf.jpg
Released:	June 1973
Genre:	Hard rock, blues rock
Length:	36:35
Label:	Windfall/Columbia
Producer:	Andy Johns with West, Bruce and Laing
Prev Title:	Why Dontcha
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Live 'n' Kickin'
Next Year:	1974

Whatever Turns You On is the second and last studio album by blues rock power trio/supergroup West, Bruce and Laing.

The album features a black-and-white comic strip on its front and back covers depicting the alleged "turn-ons" of the band's members - Leslie West's is food, Jack Bruce's alcohol, and Corky Laing's sex - as pursued by various avatars representing each of the three. The album's front cover drawing shows the three band members, each pictured with their alter-egos.

Although not the hit that West, Bruce and Laing's debut 1972 album Why Dontcha was, Whatever Turns You On was a moderate success, reaching #87 on the Billboard U.S. album chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Leslie West, Jack Bruce and Corky Laing, except as noted.

Side one

1. "Backfire" (Bruce, Pete Brown, West, Laing) – 2:57
2. "Token" – 5:18
3. "Sifting Sand" – 3:07
4. "November Song" (Bruce, Brown, West, Laing) – 5:55

Side two

5. "Rock 'n' Roll Machine" – 3:53
6. "Scotch Crotch" (Bruce, Brown, West, Laing) – 3:17
7. "Slow Blues" – 5:08
8. "Dirty Shoes" – 2:23
9. "Like a Plate" (Bruce, Brown, West, Laing) – 4:37 (listed incorrectly as 3:07 on label)

Personnel

West, Bruce and Laing

• Leslie West – guitar, lead vocals (1-3, 5, 7, 8)
• Jack Bruce – bass, lead vocals (2-4, 6–9), backing vocals, piano, harmonium, organ
• Corky Laing – drums, percussion

Technical

• Pacific Eye & Ear - album design
• Joe Petagno - cover illustration

External links

• Answers.com [Dead Link]
• The Album Art Gallery at Tralfaz.com
• West, Bruce & Laing - Whatever Turns You On (1973) album releases & credits at Discogs.com