Back Street Crawler is 1st solo album by Paul Kossoff

Paul Kossoff

Paul Francis Kossoff was an English rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free.Kossoff was ranked 51st in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" -Early days:...

. The same year as Free

Free (band)

Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a...

's demise, Kossoff was able to pull himself together, moderating his drug addiction, enough to record a solo album, Back Street Crawler, which surprisingly featured contributions from his former Free

Free (band)

Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a...

 bandmates as well as Yes

Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

 drummer Alan White

Alan White (Yes drummer)

Alan White is an English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a member of the Plastic Ono Band, playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969...

.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Tuesday Morning"

Side Two

1. "I'm Ready"
2. "Time Away"
3. "Molten Gold"
4. "Back Street Crawler (Don't Need You No More)"

Personnel & Production Credits

Track 1

• Paul Kossoff - lead guitar
• Trevor Burton - bass guitar
• Alan White
  Alan White (Yes drummer)
  Alan White is an English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a member of the Plastic Ono Band, playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969...
  
   - drums
• Rabbit
  John Bundrick
  John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick is an American rock keyboardist, pianist and organist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free and Crawler. Bundrick is noted as the principal musician for the cult...
  
   - keyboards
• Produced by Paul Kossoff
• Engineered by Diga

Track 2

• Paul Kossoff - guitar
• Alan Spencer - bass guitar
• Alan White
  Alan White (Yes drummer)
  Alan White is an English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a member of the Plastic Ono Band, playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969...
  
   - drums
• Jean Roussel - keyboards
• Jess Roden
  Jess Roden
  Jess Roden is an English rock singer and guitarist.-Biography:Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player August Eadon ....
  
   - vocals
• Produced by Paul Kossoff
• Engineered by Bob Potter

Track 3

• Paul Kossoff - guitar
• Tetsu Yamauchi
  Tetsu Yamauchi
  Tetsu Yamauchi aka is a Japanese bass guitarist.Yamauchi was born in 1946 in Fukuoka. In the late 1960s, he played with the band Samurai. His involvement with Samurai led to him working as a session musician in both Tokyo and London...
  
   - bass guitar
• Simon Kirke
  Simon Kirke
  Simon Kirke is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company.-Biography:...
  
   - drums
• John Martyn - guitar
• Produced by Paul Kossoff, Bob Potter
• Engineered by Tony Platt

Track 4

• Paul Kossoff - guitar
• Paul Rodgers
  Paul Rodgers
  Paul Bernard Rodgers is an English rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company. After stints in two less successful bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, The Firm and The Law, he became a solo artist. He has recently toured and recorded with...
  
   - lead vocals
• Jess Roden
  Jess Roden
  Jess Roden is an English rock singer and guitarist.-Biography:Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player August Eadon ....
  
   - harmony vocals
• Andy Fraser
  Andy Fraser
  Andy Fraser is an English songwriter and bass guitarist whose career has lasted over forty years and includes a notable period as one of the founding members, in 1968, at age 15, of the rock band Free.-Peak years :...
  
   - bass guitar
• Simon Kirke
  Simon Kirke
  Simon Kirke is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company.-Biography:...
  
   - drums
• Rabbit
  John Bundrick
  John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick is an American rock keyboardist, pianist and organist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free and Crawler. Bundrick is noted as the principal musician for the cult...
  
   - organ, chimes, piano
• Produced by Paul Kossoff, Bob Potter
• Engineered by Bob Potter

Track 5

• Paul Kossoff - guitar
• Conrad Isidore - drums
• Clive Chaman
  Clive Chaman
  Clive Chaman was born in Trinidad and is a UK-based bass guitarist and session musician.After appearing on Ram John Holder's 1969 London Blues album, Chaman became a member of the second Jeff Beck Group in 1971 until they disbanded in 1973 when he joined Cozy Powell's band Hammer...
  
  - bass guitar
• Jean Roussel - keyboards
• Produced by Diga, Paul Kossoff, Jean Rouselle
• Engineered by Diga

All tracks recorded at Island Studios

Track listing

Disc One

1. "Tuesday Morning"
2. "I'm Ready"
3. "Time Away"
4. "Molten Gold"
5. "Back Street Crawler (Don't Need You No More)"
6. "Tuesday Morning Early Take 1"
7. "Tuesday Morning Early Take 2"
8. "Tuesday Morning Blues"
9. "Tuesday Morning Groove"
10. "Tuesday Morning Boogie"
11. "Tuesday Morning Piano Jam"

Disc Two

1. "I'm Ready Take 4"
2. "The Lady Is A Tramp"
3. "I'm Ready Take 10 Full Version"
4. "May You Never"
5. "Leslie Jam"
6. "Time Away The Complete Jam"
7. "Molten Gold"
8. "Molten Gold Songs Of Yesterday Version"
9. "Back Street Crawler (Don't Need You No More) Single Guitar Track Number 14"