The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions

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All Music Guide - Hal Horowitz
Formed and led by guitarist/vocalist Stan Webb, Chicken Shack were one of the first bands to be signed to the Blue Horizon label in the mid-'60s. As of this compilation's release in 2006, Webb was still fronting a version of the group. While never attaining any success in the States, Chicken Shack were well known in the U.K., with fleeting success second only to John Mayall and labelmates Fleetwood Mac. Webb's Freddie King-styled guitar and vocalist/pianist Christine Perfect's (later McVie) singing were the major draws to this second-tier British blues band, but neither were strong enough to carry the group's success to the U.S. market. This three-disc set collects the ...
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All Music Guide - Hal Horowitz
Formed and led by guitarist/vocalist Stan Webb, Chicken Shack were one of the first bands to be signed to the Blue Horizon label in the mid-'60s. As of this compilation's release in 2006, Webb was still fronting a version of the group. While never attaining any success in the States, Chicken Shack were well known in the U.K., with fleeting success second only to John Mayall and labelmates Fleetwood Mac. Webb's Freddie King-styled guitar and vocalist/pianist Christine Perfect's (later McVie) singing were the major draws to this second-tier British blues band, but neither were strong enough to carry the group's success to the U.S. market. This three-disc set collects the band's entire output for the imprint from 1967-1969 and includes alternate takes, singles, and B-sides (56 tracks in all), and also features terrific liner notes by label head/producer Mike Vernon. Perfect stayed for two of four releases for the label, exiting before the recording of 1969's 100 Ton Chicken. Hence she appears on about half of this disc, leaving after the U.K. hit single "I'd Rather Go Blind." Webb's often wobbly but amiable singing is an acquired taste, so Perfect's husky, smooth vocals and classy blues piano runs were major contributions to the band, and strong points they never adequately replaced. Occasional use of horns distinguished Chicken Shack from both Mac and Savoy Brown, another band very much in the Shack style and one with whom they swapped members. These three discs include the contents of four albums and assorted singles, with much of this music hard to obtain. The remastering is excellent, too, and it's safe to say that Chicken Shack have never sounded better. But the band wasn't strong or innovative enough to maintain interest over these four albums, making this all-inclusive set essential only for fans, collectors, and those looking to research the roots of Christine Perfect's pre-Fleetwood Mac sultry blues-tinged pop. Everyone else can make due with 2004's The Very Best of Chicken Shack, a single disc that cherry-picks the better tunes from the Blue Horizon era.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/7/2006
  • Label: Sony Bmg Europe
  • UPC: 828767349428
  • Catalog Number: 673494
  • Sales rank: 28,563

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 It's Okay with Me Baby (2:39)
  2. 2 When My Left Eye Jumps (6:29)
  3. 3 The Letter (4:29)
  4. 4 Lonesome Whistle Blues (3:04)
  5. 5 When the Train Comes Back (3:33)
  6. 6 San-Ho-Zay (3:05)
  7. 7 King of the World (5:03)
  8. 8 See See Baby (2:25)
  9. 9 First Time I Met the Blues (6:27)
  10. 10 Webbed Feet (2:55)
  11. 11 You Ain't No Good (3:38)
  12. 12 What You Did Last Night (4:42)
  13. 13 Hey Baby (3:43)
  14. 14 Baby's Got Me Crying (2:29)
  15. 15 The Right Way Is My Way (2:01)
  16. 16 Get Like You Used to Be (3:10)
  17. 17 Pony and Trap (3:04)
  18. 18 Tell Me (4:38)
  19. 19 A Woman Is the Blues (3:00)
  20. 20 When the Train Comes Back (3:33)
Disc 2
  1. 1 Worried About My Woman (2:37)
  2. 2 Six Nights in Seven (4:59)
  3. 3 I Wanna See My Baby (3:30)
  4. 4 Remington Ride (2:52)
  5. 5 Fishing in Your River (4:28)
  6. 6 Mean Old World (3:15)
  7. 7 Sweet Sixteen (6:07)
  8. 8 I'd Rather Go Blind (3:17)
  9. 9 Night Life (5:22)
  10. 10 The Road of Love (3:31)
  11. 11 Look Ma, I'm Cryin' (3:25)
  12. 12 Evelyn (4:17)
  13. 13 Reconsider Baby (3:23)
  14. 14 Weekend Love (2:14)
  15. 15 Midnight Hour (2:54)
  16. 16 Tears in the Wind (2:43)
  17. 17 Horse & Cart (3:35)
  18. 18 The Way It Is (4:27)
  19. 19 Still Worried About My Woman (3:11)
  20. 20 Anji (1:36)
Disc 3
  1. 1 Smartest Girl in Town (3:11)
  2. 2 Hideaway (5:08)
  3. 3 The Things You Put Me Through (3:54)
  4. 4 Diary of Your Life (3:04)
  5. 5 Pocket (3:22)
  6. 6 Never Ever (2:42)
  7. 7 Sad Clown (2:40)
  8. 8 Maudie (2:52)
  9. 9 Telling Your Fortune (4:22)
  10. 10 Tired Eyes (2:05)
  11. 11 Some Other Time (3:05)
  12. 12 Going Round (2:30)
  13. 13 Andalucian Blues (2:19)
  14. 14 You Knew You Did You Did (2:24)
  15. 15 She Didn't Use Her Loaf (4:11)
  16. 16 Maudie (3:00)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Chicken Shack Primary Artist
Big Walter Horton Harmonica
John Almond Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soloist
Mike Vernon finger cymbals
Stan Webb Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals
Bud Beadle Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
Dave Bidwell Conga, Drums, Tambourine, cowbell
Alan Ellis Trumpet
Don Fey Tenor Saxophone
Dick Heckstall-Smith Tenor Saxophone
Roderick M Lee Trumpet
Terry Noonan Trumpet
Paul Raymond Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Background Vocals
Andy Silvester Organ, Bass, Bass Guitar, bass pedals, 6-string bass
Allison Young Background Vocals
Christine Perfect Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Geoff Condon Trumpet
Technical Credits
Willie Dixon Composer
Lowell Fulson Composer
John Lee Hooker Composer
Freddie King Composer
Willie Nelson Composer
Clarence Carter Composer
Mike Vernon Composer, Producer, Liner Notes, Reissue Producer, Photo Courtesy
Stan Webb Composer
Roy Baker Engineer, Remixing
Mike Bobak Engineer
Paul Buskirk Composer
Ahmet Ertegun Composer
Bill Foster Composer
Eurreal Montgomery Composer
Terry Noonan Arranger, Director, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
Roger Quested Remixing
Paul Raymond Composer, Cover Photo
Herb Remington Composer
Andy Silvester Photo Courtesy
Rudy Toombs Composer
Aaron Walker Composer
Christine Perfect Composer
Terence Ibbott Artwork, Original Photography
Simon Cantwell Art Direction
Jules Taub Composer
Alberta Perkins Composer
D.M. Graham Composer
Peter Moody Photo Courtesy
Ellington Jordan Composer
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