''The Other One'' is the third solo album by American musician and former

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guitarist Bob Welch. It peaked at #105 on the

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. Unlike Welch's first two solo albums, it does not feature any contributions from members of Fleetwood Mac, relying instead on contemporaneous members of Welch's touring band for backing vocals and additional songwriting (although the majority of tracks are Welch's own). The track " Future Games" is a re-recording of a song first released on the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name in 1971. The album was reissued as a 2-for-1 CD (the second half being the songs from the follow-up album ''

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'') by Edsel Records in 1998.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that credit "should be given as much to the studio wizards as to Welch himself, for this is one of those high-gloss studio jobs, with every lick in place and haunted by the echoes of a million knob adjustments."

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Welch, except as indicated. # "Rebel Rouser" – 4:37 # "Love Came 2X" (Donny Francisco, Todd Sharp, Brad Palmer, David Adelstein) – 4:47 # "Watch the Animals" – 4:05 # "Straight Up" – 3:02 # "Hideaway" (Sharp) – 2:30 # " Future Games" – 3:28 # "Oneonone" – 2:52 # "Don't Let Me Fall" (Adelstein) – 3:20 # "Spanish Dancers" – 5:01 # "Old Man of 17" – 4:07

Personnel

Musicians

* Bob Welch – vocals, lead guitar * Todd Sharp – rhythm guitar * Brad Palmer – bass guitar, vocals * David Adelstein – keyboards, vocals * Donny Francisco – drums,

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, vocals * Roger Voudouris – acoustic guitar on "Oneonone"

Technical

* John Carter – producer * David Cole –

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* Randy Ezratty – engineer * Liz Sowers – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Other One (Bob Welch album), The 1979 albums Bob Welch (musician) albums Capitol Records albums Albums recorded at Capitol Studios