''Short Cool Ones'' is a 1996 collaborative album by Wilson Diesel, ( Chris Wilson and

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). The album consists mainly of blues covers, with one original track, "Other Man". It was co-produced by Doug Roberts, Wilson, and Diesel. They released two singles, " I Can't Stand the Rain" (March) and "Strange Love" (May).

Background

In April 1996 Wilson Diesel issued a collaborative album, ''Short Cool Ones'' on Aurora Records label for

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, with Chris Wilson on lead vocals and harmonica, and

on lead vocals and lead guitar. Australian musicologist,

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, described it as including "15 soul and R&B standards ... and a sole original, 'Other Man'". "Other Man" was written by Diesel (aka Mark Lizotte). Other performers were Dean Addison on bass guitar, Angus Diggs on drums, and Rob Woolf on keyboards and backing vocals. It was recorded from late 1995 to early 1996 at Clam Shoals and Sing Sing Studios with Doug Roberts co-producing with Wilson and Diesel. Wilson Diesel recorded a separate track, "Trim the Tree", for '' The Spirit of Christmas 1996'' (November) – a charity Christmas-based album with proceeds for

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's Australian branch. By that time Diesel had left Australia to work in the United States and Wilson had returned to his solo career. In November 1998, Wilson Diesel briefly reformed for the Mushroom 25 Concert – celebrating

' anniversary. On 26 October 2013 Wilson Diesel reunited to perform the entire album at the Sydney Blues & Roots Festival.

Track listing

Personnel

* Chris Wilson – lead vocals (on tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16), harmonica *

– lead vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15), lead guitar Additional musicians * Dean Addison – bass guitar (except track 13) * Angus Diggs – drums (except track 13) *

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– bass guitar (track 13) * Rob Woolf – keyboards, backing vocals * Gary Young – drums (track 13) Design * Art direction, photography, design –

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Production work * Engineer – Adam Rhodes, Spiro Fousketakis * Mastering – Don Bartley * Mixer – Doug Roberts * Producer – Doug Roberts, Chris Wilson, Johnny Diesel * Studios – Clam Shoals (recording), Sing Sing Studios (recording, mixing), EMI Studios 301 (mastering)

Charts

References

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