Don't Waste It
Appearance
Don't Waste It | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 February 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Southern rock | |||
Label | Oz Records | |||
Producer | Ross Wilson | |||
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons chronology | ||||
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Singles from Don't Waste It | ||||
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Don't Waste It is the debut studio album by Australian band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in February 1977, the album peaked at number 37 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
Band member Joe Camilleri later reflected saying "The first Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons album was a heart-breaking experience. We had so much energy live, but I didn’t know how to capture that in the studio."[1]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Security" | Otis Redding | 2:55 |
2. | "Dancing Shoes" | Wayne Burt | 5:03 |
3. | "If It's Love That You Want Darlin'" | Wayne Burt | 4:19 |
4. | "King of Fools" | Wayne Burt | 6:07 |
5. | "Someday It's Gonna Come to You" | Wayne Burt | 3:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "We're All in the Same Boat" | Wayne Burt | 3:45 |
7. | "Beating Around the Bush" | Wayne Burt | 3:30 |
8. | "That's Alright" | James Lane | 3:57 |
9. | "Sweet Little Latin Lover" | Wayne Burt | 5:06 |
10. | "The Cthulhu" | Joe Camilleri, Bruce Woodcock | 4:59 |
Personnel
[edit]- Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons
- Joe Camilleri — tenor and alto saxophones, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 3-6, 10)
- Jeff Burstin — lead guitar
- Wayne Burt — rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 2, 7, 9)
- John Power — bass, vocals; lead vocals (track 8)
- Gary Young — drums
- Additional personnel
- Ross Wilson — percussion, backing vocals
- Adrian Paine — percussion
- Peter Jones — vibraphone
- Pat Wilson — backing vocals (track 9)
Charts
[edit]Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report[2] | 37 |
References
[edit]- ^ "biography". The Black Sorrows. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.