I'm the Fiddle Man
I'm the Fiddle Man is Papa John's fourth solo album and the first with Buddah Records. The album was recorded after Papa John Creach left Jefferson Starship following the successful album, Red Octopus. The supporting band on this album is known as Midnight Sun, and had a similar lineup to Zulu on Playing My Fiddle for You. This album featured fewer original compositions than the previous album.
Track listing
Side A
- "I'm the Fiddle Man" (Kevin Moore, John Lewis Parker, Papa John Creach) – 4:02
- "Stardust" (Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael) – 5:13
- "Enjoy" (Art Freeman, Roberta Talmage, Joyce Robbins) – 2:35
- "The Rocker" (Parker, Creach) – 2:37
- "Jim Dandy" (Gary St. Clair) – 4:08
Side B
- "Joyce" (Freeman, Eddie Martinez) – 4:50
- "I Know Where I'm Goin'" (D. Gibbs) – 2:35
- "Solitude" (Edgar Delange, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington) – 3:33
- "You Left Your Happiness" (Eddie Williams, Triune) – 3:05
- "Fiddlin' Around" (Freeman, Martinez) – 3:40
Personnel
- Papa John Creach – electric violin, vocals
- Mark Leon – drums, vocals
- Kevin Moore – guitar, vocals
- John Lewis Parker – keyboards, vocals
- Holden Raphael – percussion, vocals
- Bryan Tilford – bass, vocals
- Art Freeman – arranger & conductor
- Bill Kurasch – concert master
- Ginger Blake, Maxine Willard, Julia Tillman – background vocals
Production
- Eddie Martinez – producer
- Recorded at Golden West Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.
- Bruce Ablin – recording engineer, mixdown engineer
- Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.
- Bob MacLeod Jr. – mastering engineer
- Sidney A. Sidenberg & Danny Kessler – management direction
- Ed Caraeff – design & photography
- Milton Sincoff – creative packaging direction
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