Be What You Want To

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Be What You Want To
Be What You Want To cover
Studio album by Link Wray
Released 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Country Rock/Folk Rock
Length 42:55
Label Polydor
Producer Thomas Jefferson Kaye
Professional reviews
Link Wray chronology
Mordicai Jones
(1971)		 Be What You Want To
(1972)		 Beans and Fatback
(1973)

Be What You Want To is the 1972 album by pioneer Rock & Roll guitarist, and Shawnee Indian Link Wray. The album was recorded in 1972 with many guest musicians, including Jerry Garcia, Commander Cody, and David Bromberg.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Link Wray unless noted.

  1. "Be What You Want To" - 5:57
  2. "All Cried Out" (M.P.Curtis/M.Deborah) - 3:48
  3. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) - 2:41
  4. "Tucson, Arizona" - 4:18
  5. "Riverbend" - 2:40
  6. "You Walked By" - 3:17
  7. "Walk Easy, Walk Slow" - 5:20
  8. "All the Love in My Life" - 4:05
  9. "You Really Got a Hold on Me" - 4:04
  10. "Shine the Light" - 4:43
  11. "Morning" - 2:02

[edit] Personnel

  • Link Wray - Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals
  • Jerry Garcia - Guitar, Pedal Steel
  • Commander Cody - Piano, Keyboards
  • Lance Dickerson - Drums
  • Andy Stein - Fiddle
  • Bobby Black - Steel Guitar
  • David Bromberg - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
  • Chris Michie - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Composer
  • Tom Salisbury - Organ, Piano, Clavinet, Background Vocals, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
  • Peter Kaukonen - Electric Guitar
  • John McFee - Electric Guitar
  • Paul Barlow - Bass
  • Teressa Adams - Cello
  • Jules Broussard - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Jack Schroer - Baritone Saxophone
  • Greg Douglas - Slide Guitar
  • Kip Maercklein - Bass
  • Rick Shlosser - Drums
  • Tom Harrell - Trumpet
  • Jules Rowell - Valve Trombone
  • Nathan Rubin - Violin
  • Bruce Steinberg - Harmonica
  • David Coffin - Background Vocals
  • Henry Coleman - Background Vocals
  • Keith Crossan - Background Vocals
  • Frank Demme - Background Vocals
  • Diane Earl - Background Vocals
  • Robert Frost - Background Vocals
  • Zeller Hurd - Background Vocals
  • Carl Johnson - Background Vocals
  • Thomas Jefferson Kaye - Background Vocals
  • Greg Kenney - Background Vocals
  • Barbara Mauritz - Background Vocals
  • Dorothy Morrison - Background Vocals
  • Ralph Payne - Background Vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Thomas Jefferson Kaye
  • Recording Engineer: Mallory Earl, Don Ososke
  • Mixing: Mallory Earl
  • Photography: Bruce Steinberg
  • Art Direction: Bruce Steinberg
  • Cover Design: Bruce Steinberg