Whale Meat Again
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Whale Meat Again is the second studio album by the British musician Jim Capaldi
.
It was released by Island Records
in 1974. Like his first solo album, it failed commercially in his native United Kingdom but did better in the USA. With help from the hit opening track "It's All Right", which spent seven weeks in the Billboard Hot 100
and peaked at number 55, the album reached number 191 in the Billboard 200
.
Two additional tracks were recorded in the same sessions. The first, an acoustic version of "Whale Meat Again", was released only on the b-side of the single "It's All Up to You"(from Short Cut Draw Blood
). The second, "You & Me", was eventually released on the compilation album Koss
.
and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
(except on "Summer is Fading"):
with:
Jim Capaldi
Nicola James "Jim" Capaldi was an English musician and songwriter. His musical career lasted more than four decades. He co-founded Traffic in Birmingham with Steve Winwood, and the band's psychedelic rock was influential in Britain and the United States...
.
It was released by Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
in 1974. Like his first solo album, it failed commercially in his native United Kingdom but did better in the USA. With help from the hit opening track "It's All Right", which spent seven weeks in the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and peaked at number 55, the album reached number 191 in the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
Reception
Allmusic's retrospective review commented that the album was more focused on mood than Capaldi's debut, with longer songs built on soulful grooves.Track listing
All tracks composed by Jim Capaldi; except where indicated.- "It's All Right"
- "Whale Meat Again"
- "Yellow Sun"
- "I've Got So Much Lovin'"
- "Low Rider"
- "My Brother"
- "Summer is Fading"
- "We'll Meet Again" (Hughie Charles, Ross Parker) [secret track]
Two additional tracks were recorded in the same sessions. The first, an acoustic version of "Whale Meat Again", was released only on the b-side of the single "It's All Up to You"(from Short Cut Draw Blood
Short Cut Draw Blood
Rolling Stone called the album slightly uneven but a promising step forward. Their review approved of both the session musicians and the arrangements, and was particularly complimentary towards his cover of "Love Hurts", saying "he brings a sense of pain very different from Roy Orbison's...
). The second, "You & Me", was eventually released on the compilation album Koss
Koss (album)
Koss is a 1977 album by Paul Kossoff and was released on the DJM Records label.-Track listing:# "The Worm" - Fraser, Rodgers# "Songs of Yesterday"# "Mr...
.
Musicians
- Jim Capaldi - lead vocals
and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, also known as The Swampers, are a group of American soul, R&B, and country studio musicians based in the town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama...
(except on "Summer is Fading"):
- Pete CarrPete CarrJesse Willard "Pete" Carr is an American guitarist. Carr has contributed to hit recordings by Joan Baez, Luther Ingram, Bob Seger, Joe Cocker, Boz Scaggs, Paul Simon, The Staple Singers, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Wilson Pickett, Hank Williams, Jr., and many more over the past four decades...
- lead guitars - Jimmy JohnsonJimmy Johnson (musician)Jimmy Johnson is an American a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section that was attached to FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for a period in the 1960s and 1970s, and later was the a founder of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio located at first on 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield, Alabama and at...
- guitar - Barry BeckettBarry BeckettBarry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
- piano (except on "Whale Meat Again"), steel drum on "It's All Right" - David HoodDavid HoodDavid Hood , is a bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also plays the trombone and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame....
- bass (except on "Yellow Sun") - Roger HawkinsRoger HawkinsRoger G Hawkins , is an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama...
- drums - Muscle Shoals Horns - horns
with:
- Rabbit Bundrick - piano and organ on "Whale Meat Again"
- Chris StaintonChris StaintonChristopher "Chris" Stainton is an English session musician, keyboard player and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s...
- organ on "Yellow Sun" - Jean Roussel - bass on "Yellow Sun", clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
on "Low Rider" - Chris Stewart - fuzz bass on "My Brother"
- Remi KabakaRemi KabakaRemi Kabaka is a Nigerian drummer who has performed with Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, John Martyn, Hugh Masekela, on Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon, Short Cut Draw Blood by Jim Capaldi and on Band on the Run by Paul McCartney. His London-based son, also called Remi Kabaka, provided the voice of...
- percussion on "Low Rider" - Steve WinwoodSteve WinwoodStephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
- organ on "It's All Right" and "Summer is Fading", bass on "Summer is Fading" - Bubs White - guitars on "Summer is Fading"
- Gaspar Lawal - drums on "Summer is Fading"
- Derek Quinn - cabassa on "Summer is Fading"
- Rebop Kwaku BaahRebop Kwaku BaahAnthony "Reebop" Kwaku Baah was a Ghanaian percussionist perhaps best known for working with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can.-Biography:...
- conga on "Summer is Fading" - Potato Smith - backing vocals on "It's All Right" and "Yellow Sun"
- Laurence Peabody - backing vocals on "It's All Right" and "Yellow Sun"
- Harry Robinson - string arrangements on "Yellow Sun" and "Low Rider"