''Filthy!'' is

Papa John Creach John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music. Early in his career, he performed as a journeyman musician w ...

's second solo album and the first with his band Zulu. The guitarist of Zulu would later be known as

Keb' Mo' Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...

. The band

Hot Tuna Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the ...

also makes an appearance on the album on the track "Walking the Tou Tou", which was written by

Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassi ...

Track listing

Side One

#"Filthy Funky" (Miles Grayson) – 5:19 #"No More Country Girls" (Grayson, Lermon Horton) – 3:42 #"Don't Tell It To No One" (Papa John Creach) – 2:20 #"Mother's Day" (Roger Spotts) – 3:16 #"Walking the Tou Tou" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 3:16

Side Two

#"Everybody Wants My Good Thing" (Grayson, Horton) – 4:12 #"Far Out" (Spotts) – 3:19 #"Give Me an Hour in Your Garden (And I'll Show You How to Plant a Rose)" (Grayson, Horton) – 5:30 #"Time Out for Sex" (Spotts) – 2:59 #"Up in the Alley" (Creach) – 3:30

Personnel

– electric violin, vocals *

Big Joe Turner Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American singer from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." His greatest fame was due t ...

– vocals on "Give Me an Hour in Your Garden" *

Harmonica Fats Harmonica Fats (born Harvey Blackston, September 8, 1927 – January 3, 2000) was an American blues harmonica player who was active in the 1950s through to the 1990s. Fats first achieved success with his cover version of the Hank Ballard song " ...

(pseudonym for Harvey Blackston; 1927–2000) – harmonica on "No More Country Girls"

Zulu

Plays on all tracks except "Walking the Tou Tou" *Carl Byrd – drums *

Kevin Moore Kevin Moore (born May 26, 1967) is an American keyboardist, composer, and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal/ rock band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock super ...

– guitar *Johnny Parker – keyboards *Holden "Hoagy" Raphael – percussion,

Jew's harp Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

*Sam Williams – bass

Hot Tuna

Plays on "Walking the Tou Tou" *

Jack Casady John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " So ...

– bass *

– lead guitar * Sammy Piazza – drums * Hoagy Raphael – congas

Horn Section

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and ...

– trumpet *

Henry Coker Henry Coker (December 24, 1919 – November 23, 1979) was an American jazz trombonist. Biography Coker was born in Dallas, Texas, United States. He made his professional debut with John White in 1935. From 1937 to 1939 he played with Nat Towles ...

, John Ewing – trombones *

Joe Lane Davis Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * Joe (1970 film), ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * Joe (2013 film), ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * Joe (TV series), ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from ...

Jerry Jumonville Jerome Noel Jumonville (December 5, 1941 – December 7, 2019), better known as Jerry Jumonville, was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He began playing the saxophone as teenager. Jumonv ...

, Maurice Simon – tenor saxophones

Background Vocals

Venetta Fields Venetta Lee Fields (born 1941) is an American-born singer, musical theater actress and vocal coach. She was a backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s, including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, ...

Sherlie Matthews Sherlie Matthews (born November 10, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter and former Motown Records producer, best known as a backing vocalist for pop, R&B and rock groups from the mid-1960s to the present time. Early life Matthews started ...

, Marti McCall,

Luther Waters Luther may refer to: People * Martin Luther (1483–1546), German monk credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation * Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American minister and leader in the American civil rights movement * Luther (give ...

Oren Waters Oren Waters is an American vocalist best known for his work with the backup singing group The Waters, his siblings: Luther, Maxine and Julia. As an ensemble, Waters has been a part of 260 gold and over 100 platinum albums with artists ranging fro ...

, Maxine Willard

Production

*Papa John Creach – producer, arranger *Miles Grayson – arranger *Roger Hamilton Spotts – arranger *Jamie Dee Howell – production assistance *Chick Casady – wizard *Kerry McNabb – recording engineer, mixdown engineer *Recorded at Paramount Recording Studio *Marshall Brevetz – studio supervisor *Mastered at United Sound, Burbank *Pat (Maurice) Ieraci – production coordinator *Bruce Steinberg – photography, design *Bill Thompson – manager, poetry

Notes

* {{Authority control Papa John Creach albums Filthy! Grunt Records albums