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Scratch My Back (David "Fathead" Newman album)

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Scratch My Back
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedMarch 1979
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreDisco, jazz
Length37:25
LabelPrestige
P-10108
ProducerOrrin Keepnews, William Fischer
David "Fathead" Newman chronology
Keep the Dream Alive
(1977)
Scratch My Back
(1979)
Resurgence!
(1981)

Scratch My Back is an album by American jazz saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman, recorded in 1979 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2][3][4] It was produced by Orrin Keepnews and William Fischer.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic[6]

The Spokane Daily Chronicle lamented that "disco madness has hit Newman full force."[7]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jay Fleecewood, Tanyette Willoughby and David "Fathead" Newman except where noted

  1. "One Step at a Time" – 5:51
  2. "You Gotta Keep Gotta Keep Dancin'" – 6:34
  3. "Two Can Do It" – 6:25
  4. "Scratch My Back" (Kevin Toney) – 5:52
  5. "Rock Me, Baby (Like My Back Ain't Got No Bone)" (Toney, Bessie Scott) – 5:34
  6. "After the Ball" (Fleecewood, Newman) – 3:40
  7. "The Buggs" (Claude Johnson) – 3:29

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 27, 2018
  2. ^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 27, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: 10100, 16000, 66000, 34000, MPP 2500, 11000 series accessed November 27, 2018
  4. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
  5. ^ Hildebrand, Lee (7 Oct 1979). "Disco Finds Newman". Oakland Tribune. p. J20.
  6. ^ David "Fathead" Newman: Scratch My Back: Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Wetzel, Carol (5 Oct 1979). "Discritique". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 44.