Kingfish (1976 album)

Not to be confused with Kingfish (1985 album), the band's fourth album.

Kingfish
Studio album by Kingfish
Released	March 1976
Genre	Rock
Length	40:07
Label	Round
Producer	Dan Healy Bob Weir
Kingfish chronology
Kingfish (1976) Live 'n' Kickin' (1977)
Bob Weir chronology
Ace (1972) Kingfish (1976) Live 'n' Kickin' (1977)

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Kingfish is the self-titled first album by the rock band Kingfish. It was recorded and released in 1976.

When they recorded their debut album, the lineup of Kingfish included Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. Weir was a member of the band from 1974 to 1976, and left the group shortly after the album's release. Kingfish includes "Lazy Lightnin'" and "Supplication", a jazzy song combination sung by Weir that quickly found its way into the Grateful Dead repertoire.

Besides Weir, Kingfish features original band members Matthew Kelly on guitar and harmonica, Dave Torbert on bass, Robbie Hoddinott on guitar, and Chris Herold on drums.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Lazy Lightnin'"	John Perry Barlow, Bob Weir	Weir	3:02
2.	"Supplication"	Barlow, Weir	Weir	2:56
3.	"Wild Northland"	Tim Hovey, Dave Torbert	Torbert	2:24
4.	"Asia Minor"	John Carter, Tim Gilbert, Hovey, Scott Quigley	Torbert	3:32
5.	"Home to Dixie"	Barlow, John Cutler, Matt Kelly, Weir	Weir	3:52
6.	"Jump for Joy"	Carter, Gilbert	Torbert	3:49

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Good-Bye Yer Honor"	Hovey, Kelly, Torbert	Torbert	2:56
2.	"Big Iron"	Marty Robbins	Weir	4:30
3.	"This Time"	Kelly, Torbert	Torbert	4:23
4.	"Hypnotize"	Kelly, Torbert	Torbert	4:35
5.	"Bye and Bye" (arrangement: Barlow, Weir)	traditional	Weir	4:03
Total length:				40:07

Credits

Kingfish

• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Lazy Lightnin'", "Supplication", "Home to Dixie", "Big Iron" & "Bye and Bye"
• Matthew Kelly – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Dave Torbert – bass, vocals
• Robby Hoddinott – lead guitar, slide guitar
• Chris Herold – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Steve Evans – bass
• Barry Flast – piano, vocals
• Pablo Green – percussion on track 10
• Anna Rizzo – vocals
• Jim Sanchez – drums
• J.D. Sharp – string symphonizer on tracks 1, 9, and 10

Production

• Producer – Dan Healy, Bob Weir
• Production assistants – Richard Hundgren, Dean Layman
• Arrangement – Kingfish
• Recording – Dan Healy, Kingfish
• Engineer – Rob Taylor
• Mastering – George Horn
• Cover painting – Philip Garris
• Trident logo – James A. Nelson III
• Photography – Bob Marks