Yer' Album

Yer' Album is the first album by the James Gang, released in 1969.

This is the only album featuring the bassist Tom Kriss. On each side of Yer' Album next to the label are grooves. On side one they say "Turn me over". On side two they say "Play me again". The grooves are spaced so they are repeated over and over.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote the album "Yer' Album contained much to suggest that the James Gang, in particular its guitarist, had a great future, even if it was more an album of performances than compositions."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Introduction" (Bert de Coteaux, Jim Fox, Bill Szymczyk) – 0:40
2. "Take a Look Around" (Joe Walsh) – 6:18
3. "Funk #48" (Fox, Tom Kriss, Walsh) – 2:46
4. "Bluebird" (Stephen Stills) – 6:02
5. "Lost Woman" (Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) – 9:06
6. "Stone Rap" (Fox, Kriss, Szymczyk, Walsh) – 1:00
7. "Collage" (Patrick Cullie, Walsh) – 4:02
8. "I Don't Have the Time" (Fox, Walsh) – 2:49
9. "Wrapcity in English" (Walsh) – 0:57
10. "Fred" (Walsh) – 4:09
11. "Stop" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) – 12:04

Personnel

• Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, piano, vocals.
• Tom Kriss – bass guitar, flute, vibraphone, vocals.
• Jim Fox – drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals.

Production

• Joe Walsh, Bill Szymczyk: Producer.
• James Gang, Bill Szymczyk, Bert de Coteaux: Arrangers.
• Bill Szymczyk: Engineer.
• Denis Minervini: Assistant engineer.
• Henry Epstein: Cover design.
• Ladimer Jeric: Cover Art.
• Bill Szymczyk: Photography.

References