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This album is a unique collection of recordings that Jimmy Carl Black did in the last 10 years. Of the numerous unreleased titles, a recording of Nigey Lennon's "Stolen Cadillac" features Frank Zappa's sister Candy. UK band Funtony and Norwegian guitarist Jon Larsen asked Jimmy to contribute some vocal parts, and another UK band, Ella Guru, scored some of Jimmy's most emotive vocals on three tracks.
Here's the track info:
1. Side Tracked (2:13)
Recorded: 02/06 in Ulm, Germany
Personnel: THE JIMMY CARL BLACK BAND – Jimmy Carl Black (drums, lead vocal); Mick Pini (guitars, tambourine), Roddie Gilliard (bass), Gregor Wittner (keyboards)
Producer: The Jimmy Carl Black Band
Writer: Freddie King – Sonny Thompson
Publisher: Arc Music Corp. – Carbert Music Inc. – Fort Knox Music Inc. – Trio Music Co.
2. Chief Old Fox (4:36)
Recorded: 2005 – 2006 in California and England
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH THE WIZARDS OF TWIDDLEY – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Dawayne Bailey (backing vocals, guitars, co-arrangement); Lauren Scheff (bass, keyboards, drum programming, co-arrangement, engineering); Carl Bowry (guitar, background vocals); Andy Delamere (drums, background vocals); Andy Frizell (vocals, bass)
Producer: Jimmy Carl Black, Dawayne Bailey and Lauren Scheff
Writer: Jimmy Carl Black – Dawayne Max Bailey
Publisher: Inkanish Music – Dawayne Bailey Music
3. One More Road To Cross (live) (5:50)
Recorded: 10/17/07 at Davey’s Uptown, Kansas City, MO
Personnel: THE JACK AND JIM SHOW – Jimmy Carl Black (background vocals, drums); Eugene Chadbourne (lead vocal, banjo)
Producer: The Jack And Jim Show
Writer: Earl Simmons – Kasseem Dean
Publisher: Boomer X Publishing Inc. – Dead Game Publishing – Swizz Beats/ Universal Music Corp.
4. Stolen Cadillac (duet with Candy Zappa) (2:56)
Recorded: July 2007 – July 2008 at President Street Studio (Stony Brook, New York), Catasonic Studios (Los Angeles, California) and T-Studios (Verona, Italy)
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK, CANDY ZAPPA AND NIGEY LENNON – Jimmy Carl Black (vocals); Candy Zappa (vocals); Nigey Lennon (guitar, co-arrangement); John Tabacco (co-arrangement, programming); Jay Rozen (tuba); Laura Kass (fiddle); Paul Lacques (guitar)
Producer: Nigey Lennon, John Tabacco, Mark Wheaton
Writer: Nigey Lennon
Publisher: Dinghy Music
5. Jimmy Carl Black's Dachs Reduction (7:19)
Recorded: 2006 in Norway
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH JON LARSEN – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Jon Larsen (guitar, Martian); Tommy Mars (keyboards, telephone); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Arthur Barrow (general magic); Rob Waring (marimba); Knut Reiersrud (guitar, harmonica); Ole Morten Vågan (bass); Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums)
Producer: Jon Larsen
Writer: Jon Larsen
Publisher: Jon Larsen Music
6. Devil Girl (3:12)
Recorded: 2007 in Liverpool, England
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH FUNTONY – Jimmy Carl Black (spoken vocal); Marcus “Bonf” Bonfonti (lead vocal, guitar); JJ (bass); Con (drums); T-bone (percussion); Michael “Mikey” Smith (sax, keyboards)
Producer: Marcus Bonfanti
Writer: Marcus Bonfanti
Publisher: Marcus Bonfanti Music
7. Evil Is Going On (3:22)
Recorded: 08/02 – 10/02 at TonArtCreation, Memmingen, Germany
Personnel: B.E.P. (JIMMY CARL BLACK, ROY ESTRADA, MICK PINI) – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal, drums); Roy Estrada (bass, background vocals); Mick Pini (slide and lead guitars, harp, background vocals); Peter Bruder (rhythm guitar, harp, background vocals); Gregor Wittner (piano, Hammond organ)
Producer: Jimmy Carl Black and Mick Pini
Writer: Willie Dixon
Publisher: Hoochie Coochie Music
8. It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere (live) (3:26)
Recorded: 02/06/07 at Teatro Fondemente Nuove, Venice, Italy
Personnel: THE JACK AND JIM SHOW – Jimmy Carl Black (drums, background vocals); Eugene Chadbourne (lead vocal, guitar)
Producer: The Jack And Jim Show
Writer: James R. Brown - Donald Edmond Rollins
Publisher: R. Joseph Publishing - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
9. My Favorite Punk Tune (2:00)
Recorded: 2004 at Elevator Studio, Liverpool, England
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH ELLA GURU – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); John Yates (background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar); Christian Burwood (electric guitar, acoustic guitar); Nik Kavanagh (bass, background vocals); Brendan Moore (drums); Kate Walsh (background vocals); Nick Kellington (electric guitar, background vocals)
Producer: John Yates and Steve Powell
Writer: John Yates
Publisher: John Yates Music
10. Mayday From Space (2:45)
Recorded: 2006 in Norway
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH JON LARSEN – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Jon Larsen (guitar, martian); Tommy Mars (keyboards, telephone); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Arthur Barrow (general magic); Rob Waring (marimba); Knut Reiersrud (guitar, harmonica); Ole Morten Vågan (bass); Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums)
Producer: Jon Larsen
Writer: Jon Larsen
Publisher: Jon Larsen Music
11. Ocean Of Love (4:00)
Recorded: 02/97 at Apple Studios, Salzburg, Austria
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH THE X-TRA COMBO – Jimmy Carl Black (co-arranger); Stefan Schubert (guitar, lead vocal, background vocals, co-arranger); Peter Angerer (drums); Herb Burger (woodwinds); Horst Hofer (trumpet); Sabina Hank (keyboards); Dietmar Kastowsky (bass)
Producer: Stefan Schubert
Writer: Jimmy Carl Black – Stefan Schubert
Publisher: Inkanish Music
12. Message To Pretty (live) (5:02)
Recorded: 07/25/03 at the Zappanale 14 festival, Bad Doberan, Germany
Personnel: THE JACK AND JIM SHOW – Jimmy Carl Black (drums); Eugene Chadbourne (lead vocal, guitar)
Producer: The Jack And Jim Show
Writer: Arthur Taylor Lee
Publisher: Trio Music Company
13. First Close Encounter With A Real Martian (6:10)
Recorded: 2006 in Norway
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH JON LARSEN – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Jon Larsen (guitar, martian); Tommy Mars (keyboards, telephone); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Arthur Barrow (general magic); Rob Waring (marimba); Knut Reiersrud (guitar, harmonica); Ole Morten Vågan (bass); Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums)
Producer: Jon Larsen
Writer: Jon Larsen
Publisher: Jon Larsen Music
14. Mercedes Benz (4:37)
Recorded: 02/97 at Apple Studios, Salzburg, Austria
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH THE X-TRA COMBO – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Stefan Schubert (guitar, background vocals); Peter Angerer (drums); Herb Burger (woodwinds); Horst Hofer (trumpet); Sabina Hank (keyboards); Dietmar Kastowsky (bass)
Producer: Stefan Schubert
Writer: Janis Joplin – Michael McClure – Robert John Neuwirth
Publisher: Strong Arm Music
15. I Can Tell (You Don't Love Me No More) (4:37)
Recorded: 02/06 in Ulm, Germany
Personnel: THE JIMMY CARL BLACK BAND – Jimmy Carl Black (drums, lead vocal); Mick Pini (guitars, tambourine), Roddie Gilliard (bass), Gregor Wittner (keyboards)
Producer: The Jimmy Carl Black Band
Writer: Samuel Smith
Publisher: Arc Music Corp.
16. Freedom Jazz Dance (4:15)
Recorded: 05/07/07 and 05/08/07 at T-Studios, Verona, Italy
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK – Jimmy Carl Black (vocal asides, drums); Bruno Marini (organ)
Producer: DJ T
Writer: Eddie Harris
Publisher: Seventh House Ltd.
17. Claudia's Home (live) (6:06)
Recorded: 01/13/01 at Zehntscheuer, Ravensburg, Germany
Personnel: THE ROUTE 66 ALL-STARS – Jimmy Carl Black (drums); Mick Pini (lead guitar); Roy Herrington (guitar); Al Jones (guitars); Peter Paul Brüder (guitar); Ralf Manthei (bass)
Producer: The Route 66 All-Stars
Writer: Michael Pini
Publisher: Inkanish Music
18. Base Is The Spine (0:58)
Recorded: 2004 at Elevator Studio, Liverpool, England
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH ELLA GURU – Jimmy Carl Black (spoken vocal); John Yates (background vocals); Kate Walsh (background vocals)
Producer: John Yates and Steve Powell
Writer: John Yates
Publisher: John Yates Music
19. On A Beach (4:19)
Recorded: 2004 at Elevator Studio, Liverpool, England
Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH ELLA GURU – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); John Yates (background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, clarinet, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, harmonica); Christian Burwood (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, keyboard); Nik Kavanagh (bass guitar, background vocals); Brendan Moore (drums); Kate Walsh (background vocals); Scott Marmion (pedal steel guitar); Nick Kellington (cornet, ukulele, electric guitar, background vocals); Bob Picken (bowed double bass, cello)
Producer: John Yates and Steve Powell
Writer: John Yates
Publisher: John Yates Music
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