Manorisms/Which One's Willie?

by Wet Willie

Overview

This 2013 BGO two-fer combines 1977's Manorisms and the following year's Which One's Willie?, the two records Wet Willie released on Epic after a prolonged stint at Capricorn. The shift in labels was accompanied by a shift in sound, with the group largely abandoning its signature Southern rock in favor of a super-slick mainstream pop/rock sound, one that found space for arena-rock workouts, power ballads, funky vamps, and a fair share of yacht rock, where soft sounds took precedence over full-tilt boogie. Whether or not this is a good thing depends entirely on taste: longtime Willie fans will certainly miss the rock but those who never cared for the band -- or never bothered to investigate them due to their name -- will be surprised at just how enjoyably slick and thoroughly dated this AOR rock and pop is. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/12/2013
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261211330
Rank:	46661

Tracks

1. Rainman
2. Make You Feel Love Again
3. So Blue
4. We Got Lovin'
5. Don't Turn Me Away
6. Street Corner Serenade
7. One Track Mind
8. How 'Bout You
9. Doin' All the Right Things (The Wrong Way)
10. Let It Shine
11. Ramona
12. Stop and Take a Look (At What You've Been Doing)/Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
13. Weekend
14. Smoke
15. The Hard Way
16. Tired Dreams
17. This Time
18. Mr. Streamline
19. You Don't Know What You Mean to Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wet Willie   Primary Artist
Rootin' Tootin' Horns   Primary Artist
Jai Winding   String Conductor
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Venetta Fields   Vocals (Background)
Mike Duke   Vocals,Keyboards
Gary Herbig   Sax (Tenor)
Jimmy Hall   Vocals,Harmonica,Saxophone,Percussion
Bob Payne   Trombone
The Mighty Clouds of Joy   Vocals (Background)
Victor Feldman   Percussion
David Luell   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Angelle Trosclaire   Vocals (Background)
Theophilus K. Lively   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Paulette Brown   Vocals (Background)
Larry Berwald   Guitar,Soloist
Jack Hall   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Marshall Smith   Guitar,Vocals,Soloist
Chuck Findley   Trumpet
Steve Porcaro   String Conductor
Steve Madio   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Jai Winding   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Lennie Petze   Producer
Wet Willie   Producer
Jon Mathias   Assistant Engineer
Mike Duke   Composer,Group Member
Dave Grinstead   Assistant Engineer
David Thoener   Engineer
Jimmy Hall   Group Member
Mick Glossop   Engineer
Theophilus K. Lively   Group Member
Larry Berwald   Group Member
Virginia Team   Art Direction
Jack Hall   Group Member
Marshall Smith   Composer,Group Member
Norman Seeff   Photography
Ron Alvarez   Assistant Engineer
Andrew Thompson   Remastering
Neil Daniels   Liner Notes
Bobby Bain   Monitors,Stage Manager
Alan Douglas   Assistant Engineer
Charlie Rigsbee   Concert Sound Engineer
Douglas Casmus   Original Cover Artwork,Original Design Concept