The Band Plays On

This article is about the hard rock album. For the unrelated non-fiction book, see And the Band Played On. For the unrelated pop song, see The Band Played On.

The Band Plays On
Studio album by Back Street Crawler
Released	1975
Genre	Hard rock, Blues rock
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Back Street Crawler
Back Street Crawler chronology
The Band Plays On (1975) 2nd Street (album) (1976)

The Band Plays On is the debut album from Back Street Crawler, fronted by ex-Free guitarist Paul Kossoff. Keyboard player Mike Montgomery composed six songs and co-wrote two others on the album, in addition to singing lead vocals on "All the Girls Are Crazy" and "Survivor". He dueted with Terry Wilson-Slesser on "New York, New York" (a Mike Montgomery original, and not the tune made famous by Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra). Montgomery subsequently left the band and was replaced by John "Rabbit" Bundrick.

Track listing

1. Hoo Doo Woman
2. New York, New York
3. Stealing My Way
4. Survivor
5. It's A Long Way Down To The Top
6. All The Girls Are Crazy
7. Jason Blue
8. Train Song
9. Rock & Roll Junkie
10. The Band Plays On

Personnel

• Paul Kossoff - guitar
• Terry Wilson-Slesser - vocals
• Terry Wilson - guitar, bass guitar
• Tony Braunagel - drums
• Mike Montgomery - keyboards, vocals

• Pete Van - baritone saxophone on "Jason Blue" & "Rock & Roll Junkie"
• Eddie Quansah - trumpet, flugel horn on "Jason Blue" & "Rock & Roll Junkie"
• George Lee - flutes, tenor & soprano saxophones on "Jason Blue" & "Rock & Roll Junkie"

Production

• Produced by Back Street Crawler for Oak Records Ltd & Steve Smith (track 3)
• Engineered by Rod Thear
• Recorded at Ridge Farm Studios (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10) & Sawmills (tracks 3, 6)
• Mixed at Olympic Studios, London (tracks 1-2, 4-5, 9-10) & Basing Street Studios, London (tracks 3)
• Remixed at Olympic Studios, London (tracks 6-8)

External links

• Terry Wilson-Slesser