''Tomcattin
''' is the fourth
studio album of
Southern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues and is focused generally on electric guitars and vocals. Author Scott B. Bomar specul ...
band
Blackfoot
The Blackfoot Confederacy, ''Niitsitapi'' or ''Siksikaitsitapi'' (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or " Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Bla ...
, released in 1980. The album features
Shorty Medlocke, grandfather of band member
Rickey Medlocke, on "Fox Chase". While the album did not spawn any hit singles, it was enough to keep the band's devoted fan base loyal and strong, it remains a popular staple in Blackfoot's catalogue.
Track listing
All songs composed by Rickey Medlocke and Jakson Spires, except where indicated
;Side one
#"Warped" – 4:12
#"On the Run" – 4:00
#"Dream On"
(R. Medlocke, Spires, Greg T. Walker) – 5:16
#"Street Fighter"
(Charlie Hargrett, Medlocke, Spires) – 2:34
#"Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" – 4:06
;Side two
#
"Every Man Should Know (Queenie)" – 3:43
#"In the Night" – 3:52
#"Reckless Abandoner" – 5:13
#"Spendin' Cabbage" – 3:15
#"Fox Chase" (R. Medlocke, Shorty Medlocke, Spires) – 4:23
Personnel
Blackfoot
* Rickey Medlocke – lead vocals, lead, bottleneck, acoustic and 12-string guitars
* Charlie Hargrett – lead guitar
* Greg T. Walker – bass, backing vocals
* Jakson Spires – drums, backing vocals, percussion
Additional musicians
* Shorty Medlocke – harmonica on "Fox Chase"
* Pat McCaffrey – keyboards and saxes
* Henry Weck – percussion
* Donna Davis, Pamela Vincent, Melody McCully – backing vocals
* Peter Ruth – electric harmonica
Production
* Al Nalli – producer
* Henry Weck – producer, engineer
* W.D. Woods II, Andy De Ganhal – mixing assistants
* Greg Calbi
Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey.
Biography
Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bish ...
– mastering at Sterling Sound
George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s.
Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
, New York
References
External links
Blackfoot - ''Tomcattin (1980) album review by Eduardo Rivadavia, credits & releases
at AllMusic.com
Blackfoot - ''Tomcattin (1980) album releases & credits
at Discogs.com
Blackfoot - ''Tomcattin (1980) album to be listened
as stream at Spotify.com
1980 albums
Blackfoot (band) albums
Atco Records albums
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