Beans and Fatback

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Beans and Fatback
Beans and Fatback cover
Studio album by Link Wray
Released 1973
Recorded 1971
Genre Country Rock/Folk Rock
Length 47:40
Label Virgin
Producer Steve Verroca
Professional reviews
Link Wray chronology
Be What You Want To
(1972)		 Beans and Fatback
(1973)		 Rockin' & Handclappin'
(1973)

Beans and Fatback is the 1973 release by pioneer Rock & Roll guitarist, and Shawnee Indian Link Wray. The album was recorded in 1971 in an old chicken shack on Wray's Maryland farm. The music is a blend of Blues, Country, and Folk Rock. The standout tracks are "I'm So Glad, I'm So Proud", "Hobo Man", "Georgia Pines", and "Alabama Electric Circus".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Beans and Fatback" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 1:36
  2. "I'm So Glad, I'm So Proud" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 6:21
  3. "Shawnee Tribe" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 3:27
  4. "Hobo Man" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 3:53
  5. "Georgia Pines" (Traditional) - 3:57
  6. "Alabama Electric Circus" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 3:59
  7. "Water Boy" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 6:12
  8. "From Tulsa to North Carolina" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 4:30
  9. "Right or Wrong (You Lose)" (Link Wray/Steve Verroca) - 2:58
  10. "In the Pines" (Traditional/Wray/Verroca) - 7:09
  11. "Take My Hand (Precious Lord)" (Traditional) - 3:38

[edit] Personnel

  • Link Wray - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, 12 strings guitar, bass, steel guitar, lead vocals
  • Doug Wray - rhythm guitar, background vocals
  • Bobby Howard (Mordicai Jones) - mandolin, piano
  • Bill Hodges - piano, organ, harmonica, background vocals
  • Steve Verroca - drums, percussion, background vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Steve Verroca
  • Recording Engineer: unknown
  • Mixing Engineer: Simon Heyward
  • Photography: unknown
  • Art Design: unknown