CHICKEN SHACK
''COMPLETE BLUE HORIZON SESSIONS, DISC ONE''
MAR 7 2006
BLUE HORIZON
196:39
DISC ONE
1/It's Okay with Me Baby
Christine Perfect/2:39
2/When My Left Eye Jumps
Willie Dixon / Alberta Perkins/6:29
3/The Letter
Jules Taub/4:29
4/Lonesome Whistle Blues
Rudy Toombs/3:04
5/When the Train Comes Back
Christine Perfect/3:33
6/San-Ho-Zay
Freddie King/3:05
7/King of the World
John Lee Hooker/5:03
8/See See Baby
Freddie King/2:25
9/First Time I Met the Blues
Eurreal Montgomery/6:27
10/Webbed Feet
Stan Webb/2:55
11/You Ain't No Good
Christine Perfect/3:38
12/What You Did Last Night
Stan Webb/4:42
13/Hey Baby
Christine Perfect / Mike Vernon / Stan Webb/3:43
14/Baby's Got Me Crying
Stan Webb/2:29
15/The Right Way Is My Way
Stan Webb/2:01
16/Get Like You Used to Be
Christine Perfect / Stan Webb/3:10
17/Pony and Trap
Stan Webb/3:04
18/Tell Me/4:38
19/A Woman Is the Blues
Christine Perfect / Stan Webb /3:00
20/When the Train Comes Back
Christine Perfect/3:33
DISC TWO
1/Worried About My Woman
Stan Webb/2:37
2/Six Nights in Seven
Stan Webb/4:59
3/I Wanna See My Baby
Aaron Walker/3:30
4/Remington Ride
Herb Remington/2:52
5/Fishing in Your River
Stan Webb/4:28
6/Mean Old World
Aaron Walker/3:15
7/Sweet Sixteen
Ahmet Ertegun/6:07
8/I'd Rather Go Blind
Bill Foster / Ellington Jordan/3:17
9/Night Life
Paul Buskirk / Willie Nelson/5:22
10/The Road of Love/3:31
11/Look Ma, I'm Cryin'
Rudy Toombs/3:25
12/Evelyn
Stan Webb/4:17
13/Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson/3:23
14/Weekend Love
Clarence Carter/2:14
15/Midnight Hour/2:54
16/Tears in the Wind
Stan Webb/2:43
17/Horse & Cart
Stan Webb/3:35
18/The Way It Is
Stan Webb/4:27
19/Still Worried About My Woman
Stan Webb/3:11
20/Anji
D.M. Graham/1:36
DISC THREE
1/Smartest Girl in Town
Stan Webb/3:11
2/Hideaway
Freddie King/5:08
3/The Things You Put Me Through
Stan Webb/3:54
4/Diary of Your Life
Stan Webb/3:04
5/Pocket
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/3:22
6/Never Ever
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:42
7/Sad Clown
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:40
8/Maudie
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:52
9/Telling Your Fortune
Stan Webb/4:22
10/Tired Eyes
Stan Webb/2:05
11/Some Other Time
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/3:05
12/Going Round
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:30
13/Andalucian Blues
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:19
14/You Knew You Did You Did
Stan Webb/2:24
15/She Didn't Use Her Loaf
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/4:11
16/Maudie
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/3:00
John Almond /Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Soloist
Bud Beadle /Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Dave Bidwell /Congas, Cowbell, Drums, Tambourine
Geoff Condon /Trumpet
Alan Ellis /Trumpet
Don Fey /Sax (Tenor)
Dick Heckstall-Smith /Sax (Tenor)
Big Walter Horton /Harmonica
Roderick M Lee /Trumpet
Terry Noonan /Arranger, Director, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Trumpet
Christine Perfect /Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals
Paul Raymond /Guitar (Acoustic), Organ, Piano, Vocals (Background)
Andy Silvester /6-String Bass, Bass, Bass Pedals, Guitar (Bass), Organ
Mike Vernon /Finger Cymbals, Producer
Stan Webb /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Allison Young /Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Hal Horowitz
Formed and led by guitarist/vocalist Stan Webb, Chicken Shack were one of the first bands to be signed to the Blue Horizon label in the mid-'60s. As of this compilation's release in 2006, Webb was still fronting a version of the group. While never attaining any success in the States, Chicken Shack were well known in the U.K., with fleeting success second only to John Mayall and labelmates Fleetwood Mac. Webb's Freddie King-styled guitar and vocalist/pianist Christine Perfect's (later McVie) singing were the major draws to this second-tier British blues band, but neither were strong enough to carry the group's success to the U.S. market. This three-disc set collects the band's entire output for the imprint from 1967-1969 and includes alternate takes, singles, and B-sides (56 tracks in all), and also features terrific liner notes by label head/producer Mike Vernon. Perfect stayed for two of four releases for the label, exiting before the recording of 1969's 100 Ton Chicken. Hence she appears on about half of this disc, leaving after the U.K. hit single "I'd Rather Go Blind." Webb's often wobbly but amiable singing is an acquired taste, so Perfect's husky, smooth vocals and classy blues piano runs were major contributions to the band, and strong points they never adequately replaced. Occasional use of horns distinguished Chicken Shack from both Mac and Savoy Brown, another band very much in the Shack style and one with whom they swapped members. These three discs include the contents of four albums and assorted singles, with much of this music hard to obtain. The remastering is excellent, too, and it's safe to say that Chicken Shack have never sounded better. But the band wasn't strong or innovative enough to maintain interest over these four albums, making this all-inclusive set essential only for fans, collectors, and those looking to research the roots of Christine Perfect's pre-Fleetwood Mac sultry blues-tinged pop. Everyone else can make due with 2004's The Very Best of Chicken Shack, a single disc that cherry-picks the better tunes from the Blue Horizon era.
''COMPLETE BLUE HORIZON SESSIONS, DISC ONE''
MAR 7 2006
BLUE HORIZON
196:39
DISC ONE
1/It's Okay with Me Baby
Christine Perfect/2:39
2/When My Left Eye Jumps
Willie Dixon / Alberta Perkins/6:29
3/The Letter
Jules Taub/4:29
4/Lonesome Whistle Blues
Rudy Toombs/3:04
5/When the Train Comes Back
Christine Perfect/3:33
6/San-Ho-Zay
Freddie King/3:05
7/King of the World
John Lee Hooker/5:03
8/See See Baby
Freddie King/2:25
9/First Time I Met the Blues
Eurreal Montgomery/6:27
10/Webbed Feet
Stan Webb/2:55
11/You Ain't No Good
Christine Perfect/3:38
12/What You Did Last Night
Stan Webb/4:42
13/Hey Baby
Christine Perfect / Mike Vernon / Stan Webb/3:43
14/Baby's Got Me Crying
Stan Webb/2:29
15/The Right Way Is My Way
Stan Webb/2:01
16/Get Like You Used to Be
Christine Perfect / Stan Webb/3:10
17/Pony and Trap
Stan Webb/3:04
18/Tell Me/4:38
19/A Woman Is the Blues
Christine Perfect / Stan Webb /3:00
20/When the Train Comes Back
Christine Perfect/3:33
DISC TWO
1/Worried About My Woman
Stan Webb/2:37
2/Six Nights in Seven
Stan Webb/4:59
3/I Wanna See My Baby
Aaron Walker/3:30
4/Remington Ride
Herb Remington/2:52
5/Fishing in Your River
Stan Webb/4:28
6/Mean Old World
Aaron Walker/3:15
7/Sweet Sixteen
Ahmet Ertegun/6:07
8/I'd Rather Go Blind
Bill Foster / Ellington Jordan/3:17
9/Night Life
Paul Buskirk / Willie Nelson/5:22
10/The Road of Love/3:31
11/Look Ma, I'm Cryin'
Rudy Toombs/3:25
12/Evelyn
Stan Webb/4:17
13/Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson/3:23
14/Weekend Love
Clarence Carter/2:14
15/Midnight Hour/2:54
16/Tears in the Wind
Stan Webb/2:43
17/Horse & Cart
Stan Webb/3:35
18/The Way It Is
Stan Webb/4:27
19/Still Worried About My Woman
Stan Webb/3:11
20/Anji
D.M. Graham/1:36
DISC THREE
1/Smartest Girl in Town
Stan Webb/3:11
2/Hideaway
Freddie King/5:08
3/The Things You Put Me Through
Stan Webb/3:54
4/Diary of Your Life
Stan Webb/3:04
5/Pocket
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/3:22
6/Never Ever
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:42
7/Sad Clown
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:40
8/Maudie
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:52
9/Telling Your Fortune
Stan Webb/4:22
10/Tired Eyes
Stan Webb/2:05
11/Some Other Time
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/3:05
12/Going Round
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:30
13/Andalucian Blues
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/2:19
14/You Knew You Did You Did
Stan Webb/2:24
15/She Didn't Use Her Loaf
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/4:11
16/Maudie
Paul Raymond / Stan Webb/3:00
John Almond /Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Soloist
Bud Beadle /Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Dave Bidwell /Congas, Cowbell, Drums, Tambourine
Geoff Condon /Trumpet
Alan Ellis /Trumpet
Don Fey /Sax (Tenor)
Dick Heckstall-Smith /Sax (Tenor)
Big Walter Horton /Harmonica
Roderick M Lee /Trumpet
Terry Noonan /Arranger, Director, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Trumpet
Christine Perfect /Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Vocals
Paul Raymond /Guitar (Acoustic), Organ, Piano, Vocals (Background)
Andy Silvester /6-String Bass, Bass, Bass Pedals, Guitar (Bass), Organ
Mike Vernon /Finger Cymbals, Producer
Stan Webb /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Allison Young /Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Hal Horowitz
Formed and led by guitarist/vocalist Stan Webb, Chicken Shack were one of the first bands to be signed to the Blue Horizon label in the mid-'60s. As of this compilation's release in 2006, Webb was still fronting a version of the group. While never attaining any success in the States, Chicken Shack were well known in the U.K., with fleeting success second only to John Mayall and labelmates Fleetwood Mac. Webb's Freddie King-styled guitar and vocalist/pianist Christine Perfect's (later McVie) singing were the major draws to this second-tier British blues band, but neither were strong enough to carry the group's success to the U.S. market. This three-disc set collects the band's entire output for the imprint from 1967-1969 and includes alternate takes, singles, and B-sides (56 tracks in all), and also features terrific liner notes by label head/producer Mike Vernon. Perfect stayed for two of four releases for the label, exiting before the recording of 1969's 100 Ton Chicken. Hence she appears on about half of this disc, leaving after the U.K. hit single "I'd Rather Go Blind." Webb's often wobbly but amiable singing is an acquired taste, so Perfect's husky, smooth vocals and classy blues piano runs were major contributions to the band, and strong points they never adequately replaced. Occasional use of horns distinguished Chicken Shack from both Mac and Savoy Brown, another band very much in the Shack style and one with whom they swapped members. These three discs include the contents of four albums and assorted singles, with much of this music hard to obtain. The remastering is excellent, too, and it's safe to say that Chicken Shack have never sounded better. But the band wasn't strong or innovative enough to maintain interest over these four albums, making this all-inclusive set essential only for fans, collectors, and those looking to research the roots of Christine Perfect's pre-Fleetwood Mac sultry blues-tinged pop. Everyone else can make due with 2004's The Very Best of Chicken Shack, a single disc that cherry-picks the better tunes from the Blue Horizon era.
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