Louisiana Rock & Roll
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Louisiana Rock & Roll is the third album by American southern rock band Potliquor. It was released in 1973.
At least one newspaper had begun reporting Louisiana Rock & Roll's release at the end of January,[1] and by early February 1973, Janus Records had placed a full color ad across the bottom of the front page of Billboard Magazine promoting new albums by three of their artists, including Louisiana Rock & Roll.[2][3] A week later, a full page advertisement appeared in Billboard concerning new albums by eleven Chess/Janus artists, among them being Potliquor's new LP,.[4] In fact, an early release of "Waiting for Me at the River", a single from the album, had been reported as a regional breakout in New Orleans in October of the previous year.[5] By the end of March, Billboard was reporting considerable airplay for Louisiana Rock & Roll in Valdosta, Georgia; Los Angeles, California; Hartford, Connecticut;[6] St. Charles, Missouri;[7] Paris, Texas; Denver, Colorado;[8] and Toronto, Canada.[9] "H", another single from the album, was reported being played in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in the middle of March 1973.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Can't Get There from Here" | Casey Kelly | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Waitin' for Me at the River" | George Ratzlaff | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Taj and Jimmy's Blues" | Taj Mahal, Al Smith, Jimmy Reed | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Rip It Up" | Marascalco Blackwell | 2:32 |
| 5. | ""H"" | Les Wallace, Lauretta Wallace | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Louisiana Rock 'n' Roll" | George Ratzlaff | 3:21 |
| 7. | "St. Jude's Blues" | Jerry Amoroso | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Born Under a Bad Sign" | Booker T. Jones, William Bell | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Guitar Boogie" | George Ratzlaff | 3:35 |
| 10. | "For You" | Les Wallace | 4:37 |
Personnel
- Jerry Amoroso - drums, vocals, percussion
- George Ratzlaff - keyboards, vocals
- Guy Schaeffer - bass guitar, vocals
- Les Wallace - guitars, vocals
- Leon Medica - bass guitar, vocals
Additional musicians
- Cy Frost - Moog synthesizer, piano and arrangement for intro to "For You", clavinet on "H"
- Glenn Spreen - horn and string arrangements except for "Rip It Up"
- Uncle Buck Wood - fiddle on "You Can't Get There From Here"
- Gail and David Amoroso - handclaps on "Waiting for Me"
- Lee Fortier - horns
- Art DeCesare - horns
- Bud Brasher - horns
- Pete Verbois - horns
- Bill Ludwig - horns
- Nick Rousse - horns
- Charlie Depuy - horns
- Strings on "For You" - a combined section of the New Orleans Symphony and Baton Rouge Symphony
Production
- Jim Brown - producer
- Cy Frost - production consultant, engineer
- Peter Granet - remix engineer
- F. Alessandrini - artwork
- J. W. deBuys - photography
- Dawn Studios (New Orleans) - album cover design
- Mia Krinsky - album coordination
- Bob Scerbo - production coordinator
References
- ^ "RPM's - Steve Goodman's New Album is Out". Terre Haute (IN) Tribune-Star. January 27, 1973. p. 3A.
- ^ "Advertisement". Billboard: 1. February 10, 1973.
- ^ "RPMs-Steve Goodman's New Album is Out". Terre Haute (IN) Tribune. January 27, 1973. p. 15.
- ^ "Advertisement". Billboard: 7. February 17, 1973.
- ^ "Action Records". Billboard. October 7, 1972.
- ^ "FM Action". Billboard. February 17, 1973.
- ^ Sutherland, Sam (March 3, 1973). "What's Happening". Billboard: 46.
- ^ "FM Action Picks". Billboard: 106. March 3, 1973.
- ^ "FM Action Picks". Billboard. March 17, 1973.
- ^ Sutherland, Sam (March 10, 1973). "Campus News". Billboard: 25.
External links
- Louisiana Rock & Roll at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2016.