Frooty Rooties

Frooty Rooties is the second solo album of Eric Stewart released in 1982. There were no singles released from this album and just like the previous album, it failed to chart in the U.K. "Make the Pieces Fit" was also featured on the previous album.
The vocal effects on "The Ritual" was created by the first AMS delay line, it's a repeat echo unit that revolutionised "Double Track" Vocals in the 1970s and the chorusing/Flanging is achieved by modulating the effect the repeat of the vocal ever so slightly so that it moves around the stereo.^[2]

Tracklisting

All tracks written by Eric Stewart

1. "The Ritual (Part one: Progess de la Rake/Part two: Euphoria/Part three: The Rakes progress/A dog With Four Trees)" - 10:00
2. "Make the Pieces Fit" - 4:20
3. "Never Say I Told You" - 4:29
4. "Night and Day" - 2:29
5. "All My Loving Following" - 3:46
6. "Rockin My Troubles Away" - 3:02
7. "Doris the Florist (The Bouquet That Nobody Caught)" - 4:13
8. "Guitaaaaaaaaaaargh's (Rooties)" - 4:10
9. "Strictly Business" - 4:28

Personnel

• Eric Stewart: Lead vocals, Backing vocals, Guitars, Bass, Vocoder choirs, Organ, Piano, Percussion, Rhodes, Moog bass, Bass drum, Shaker, Vocoder strings, Grand piano, Harmonium
• Paul Burgess: Drums, Congas, Percussion
• Rick Fenn: Lead guitar on "Make the Pieces Fits"
• Graham Gouldman: Acoustic guitar and autoharp "Make the Pieces Fit"
• Vic Emerson: Grand piano on "Night and Day" and "Strictly Business"
• Lenni Crooks: Saxophone solo on "Night and Day" and "All My Loving Following You" , Brass on "Rockin My Troubles Away"

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ http://www.ericstewart.uk.com/qas2.shtml