Smokestack Lightning (album)
| Smokestack Lightning | ||||
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| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Mike Harrison, Chris Blackwell | |||
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Smokestack Lightning is the second solo album by Mike Harrison, most notable as a principal lead singer for Spooky Tooth.[1] The album was released on Island Records in 1972 and was co-produced by Chris Blackwell and Mike Harrison.[2] The album was recorded at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
Track listing
[edit]- "Tears" (Jimmy Stevens) - 4:12
- "Paid My Dues" (Stevens) - 4:19
- "What a Price" (Murphy Maddux, Jack Jessup, Fats Domino) - 5:52
- "Wanna Be Free" (Joe Tex) - 4:14
- "Turning Over" (Harrison, Luther Grosvenor) - 6:31
- "Smokestack Lightning" (Chester Burnett) - 12:28
Personnel
[edit]- Mike Harrison - harmonica, vocals
- Pete Carr - guitar
- Jimmy Johnson - guitar
- Wayne Perkins - slide guitar
- Luther Grosvenor - acoustic guitar
- Barry Beckett - keyboards
- Clayton Ivey - keyboards
- David Hood - bass
- Roger Hawkins - drums
- Harrison Calloway - trumpet
- Mike Stacey - trumpet
- Harvey Thompson - tenor saxophone
- Ronald Eades - baritone saxophone
- Charles Rose - trombone
Other Credits
[edit]- Chris Blackwell - Co-producer
- Mike Harrison - Co-producer
References
[edit]- ^ The other being Gary Wright, for much of the band's career.
- ^ Credits - Smokestack Lightning; Discogs. Retrieved 2017-12-19.