Oh How We Danced/Whale Meat Again

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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Raven's 2009 two-fer, Oh How We Danced/Whale Meat Again, pairs the first two solo albums from Traffic drummer/lyricist/songwriter Jim Capaldi on one CD. Jim Capaldi began his solo career just as Traffic had reached their peak, releasing his solo debut, Oh How We Danced, in early 1972, not long after the high-water marks of John Barleycorn Must Die and The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. Oh How We Danced isn't so much a break from Traffic as a detour, one where he's joined by then-current and former bandmates (Steve Winwood and Dave Mason, respectively), assisted by Free's Paul Kossoff, the Move's Trevor Burton, Rick Gresch, Jim Gordon, and the Muscle Shoals ...
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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Raven's 2009 two-fer, Oh How We Danced/Whale Meat Again, pairs the first two solo albums from Traffic drummer/lyricist/songwriter Jim Capaldi on one CD. Jim Capaldi began his solo career just as Traffic had reached their peak, releasing his solo debut, Oh How We Danced, in early 1972, not long after the high-water marks of John Barleycorn Must Die and The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. Oh How We Danced isn't so much a break from Traffic as a detour, one where he's joined by then-current and former bandmates (Steve Winwood and Dave Mason, respectively), assisted by Free's Paul Kossoff, the Move's Trevor Burton, Rick Gresch, Jim Gordon, and the Muscle Shoals Horns, among other rock luminaries. In feel, this isn't much different than early-'70s Traffic, but the album is quite different in form, relying less on the winding, jazzy improvisations than the well-worn, soulful grooves, given heart and soul by both the Muscle Shoals Horns and Kossoff, who particularly tears it up on a drastic reworking of the Al Jolson-written title track. For as much fire there is here and elsewhere ("Love Is All You Can Try" works up a good head of steam), Oh How We Danced is distinguished by its mellow vibe, generated by the genial familiarity of the players, Capaldi's sweet unassuming voice, and the emphasis on his set of strong songs instead of the virtuosity of his musicians. Whale Meat Again, Capaldi's second solo album, appeared in 1974, just before Traffic released their final album, When the Eagle Flies, and while it, like Oh How We Danced before it, has appearances from his Traffic colleagues Steve Winwood and Rebop Kwaku Baah, it feels like a break from his band in ways that his debut never did. True, it's not a drastic break, but where Traffic was getting jazzier with each album, Capaldi kept things down to earth, relying heavily on the blues whether it was in the Plastic Ono grind of the title track, or in the sighing dobros of "Yellow Sun," a lengthy jam that's all about groove, not what's being played. Oh How We Danced also maintained a groovy, mellow feel, but the emphasis there was clearly on the songs, and here it's more about mood: not the instrumental interplay, but ratcheting up the soulfulness in the performances and singing, giving this album a funkier, open feel that lingers longer than the songs.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 11/10/2009
  • Label: Raven [australia]
  • UPC: 612657030226
  • Catalog Number: 302
  • Sales rank: 128,009

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Jim Capaldi Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Dave Mason Electric Guitar, Harmonia
Steve Winwood Organ, Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Pipe organ
Pete Carr Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Slide Dobro
Rick Grech Bass
Paul Kossoff Electric Guitar
Rebop Kwaku Baah Percussion, Conga
Jim Gordon Drums
Barry Beckett Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Steel Drums
John "Rabbit" Bundrick Organ, Piano
Trevor Burton Bass
Roger Hawkins Drums
David Hood Bass
Remi Kabaka Percussion
Gaspar Lawal Drums
Laurence Peabody Background Vocals
Derek Quinn Cabasa
Jean Roussel Bass, Clavinet
Potato Smith Background Vocals
Chris Stainton Organ
Bubs White Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Mike Kellie Drums
Robert Griffin Piano
Chris Stewart Fuzz Bass
Jimmy Johnson Electric Guitar
Chris Wood Flute, Electric Saxophone
Technical Credits
Jim Capaldi Composer, Producer
Chris Blackwell Producer
Harry Robinson String Arrangements
Warren Barnett Mastering
Hughie Charles Composer
Ian McFarlane Liner Notes
Ross Parker Composer
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