The Inside Story (album)
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1979 studio album by Robben Ford
| The Inside Story | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | May 1979 |
| Recorded | February 1979 |
| Studio | Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood |
| Genre | Jazz, rock |
| Length | 43:32 |
| Label | Elektra |
| Producer | Steve Cropper |
| Robben Ford chronology | |
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Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford Live (1976) The Inside Story (1979) Love's a Heartache (1983) | |
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The Inside Story is a 1979 studio album by Robben Ford.[1] [2] Ford supported the album with a North American tour.[3]
Critical reception
[edit ]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
The Lincoln Journal Star called the album "enjoyable and distinctive," writing that it rises above "'studio player' anonymity."[5] The Spokesman-Review called Ford "a virtuoso electric guitarist with his feet nicely placed in both the jazz and rock camps."[6]
Track listing
[edit ]All songs written by Robben Ford except where noted
- "Magic Sam" – 5:53
- "For the One I Love" – 4:22
- "North Carolina" – 4:38
- "There's No One Else" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 6:52
- "The Inside Story" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 5:30
- "Need Somebody" (Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee)
- "Far Away" – 5:40
- "Tee Time for Eric" – 5:09[4]
Personnel
[edit ]- Robben Ford – guitar, vocals; Roland electric piano on "Need Somebody"
- Alan Rubin – trumpet
- Tom Malone – trombone, baritone saxophone
- Lou Marini – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
- Russell Ferrante – synthesizer, ARP Odyssey and Moog synthesizer programming
- Steve Perry a.k.a. Stephen Sea – synthesizer
- Mark Ford – harmonica
- Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar
- Ricky Lawson – drums, percussion
- Vander "Starz" Lockett – percussion
- Tommy Vig – percussion
- Technical
- Larry Redhon - engineer
- Ron Coro, Johnny Lee - art direction
- Gary Heery - photography
References
[edit ]- ^ "The Yellowjackets". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. 2 June 1985. p. 10.
- ^ "Hot Notes". San Francisco Examiner. 22 Dec 1978. p. 26.
- ^ Kathman, Christopher (15 Feb 1979). "Scoring the Clubs". LA Weekly. p. 13.
- ^ a b "The Inside Story - Robben Ford | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Becker, Bart (21 Feb 1979). "Matter of Record". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 29.
- ^ Sowa, Tom (23 Feb 1979). "For the Record". The Spokesman-Review. p. 44.
