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Raw Velvet - Bobby Whitlock


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Raw Velvet (1972) - Bobby Whitlock


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Bobby Whitlock

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Side One - Raw:
Tell The Truth
  Running Time: 3:50
  Comments: Unknown who is playing "Lead Guitar" on this track (though much speculation of Eric Clapton, George Harrison or Duane Allman)
Bustin' My Ass
  Running Time: 3:35
  Comments: Unknown who is playing "Lead Guitar" on this track (though much speculation of Eric Clapton, George Harrison or Duane Allman)
Write You A Letter
  Running Time: 2:28
  Comments: Unknown who is playing "Lead Guitar" on this track (though much speculation of Eric Clapton, George Harrison or Duane Allman)
Ease Your Pain
  Running Time: 3:04
  Comments: Unknown who is playing "Lead Guitar" on this track (though much speculation of Eric Clapton, George Harrison or Duane Allman)
If You Ever
  Running Time: 3:19
  Comments: Unknown who is playing "Lead Guitar" on this track (though much speculation of Eric Clapton, George Harrison or Duane Allman)
Hello L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham
  Running Time: 3:52
  Comments: Unknown who is playing "Lead Guitar" on this track (though much speculation of Eric Clapton, George Harrison or Duane Allman)

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Side Two - Velvet:
You Came Along
  Running Time: 3:04
Think About It
  Running Time: 3:09
Satisfied
  Running Time: 3:00
Dearest I Wonder
  Running Time: 3:50
Start All Over
  Running Time: 3:25
    Guest Appearances »

Keith Ellis, Jim Gordon, Don Poncher, Carl Radle, Rick Vito

    Released »

1972

    Format »

Domestic Vinyl/CD Album

    Other Appearances »
Joe Zagarino (Engineer), Hoyt (Wayne) Axton (Songwriter), Paula Boyd (Songwriter), Delaney Bramlett (Songwriter), Eric (Patrick) Clapton (Songwriter), Eric (Patrick) Clapton (Songwriter), Mac Davis (Songwriter), Bobby Whitlock (Songwriter), Bobby Whitlock (Songwriter), Peter Howe (Photography), Ruby Mazur (Design), Andy Johns (Produced By), Jimmy Miller (Produced By), Bobby Whitlock (Produced By), Joe Zagarino (Produced By), (John) Kosh (Concept), Rufus Cartwright (Asst. Engineer), Chuck Leary (Asst. Engineer), John Morgan (Bobby Whitlock's Tailor), Anthony Fawcett (London Coordination)

    Record Label »
ABC/Dunhill Records

    Catalogue Number »

DSX 50131

    Running Time »

36:36

    Liner Notes »

Thanks to 21 Club, London, George Greif, songpicker; thanks to Edwin Hawkins
Pheline, for inspiration

Dunhill

(P) (C) 1972 ABC Records, Inc.
Los Angeles, California 90048
New York, New York 10019

Printed in U.S.A.

33 1/3 RPM

Stereo

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3/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.0
Side 1 rocks, side 2 soft, good though used concept
Review written by John Fitzgerald, May 7th, 2005

Rick is listed for guitars on this album but the album notes don't state which song(s) he's on. There is a coding system in place that has a domino next to the tracks that Eric Clapton played on (and by process of elimination this should let us know which ones Rick is/isn't on but I'm guessing my copy is missing the crucial inner sleeve that documents this as the outside artwork does not have dominos next to any tracks and my copy just has a plain white (though now yellow with age!) blank paper inner sleeve. Side one of this album is listed as "raw" (i.e. the rockers) and side two is listed as "velvet" (i.e. the ballads) which helps to understand the material here though the velvet side isn't as mellow as it sounds though it's more rocking moments are much smoother than the rockers on side one. "Tell the truth" gets us off to a ragged attention grabbing rocking start, "Bustin' my ass" is a sliding up-ish track that seems mellower than it really is (when listening to it after hearing the no let up "Tell the truth" that is). "Write you a letter" is a tight rocker featuring Whitlock's David Lee Roth style vocal howls (though pre dating Roth here). "Ease your pain" is a piano & tambourine featured gospel type rave up (obviously picking up some influence from his previous employers, Delaney & Bonnie, here). "If you ever" is a lean slip sliding rock track that works well and "Hello L.A. bye bye Birmingham" is the hardest rocker included with barking rhythm guitars also encompassing what could be some thin sounding (in comparison) RV slide lines though they get drowned out by the
rhythm guitar but overall it's a good shouter anyways. The velvet side of the album kicks off with one of the best tracks, "You came along" with bell chiming piano touches, tortured vocals from Bobby and moving strings. "Think about it" is an organ led mumbler, "Satisfied" is a generally likable mid tempo strummer, "Dearest I wonder" is a sliding driver which is most pleasing to the ear as it comes across as the most middle ground track enclosed and "Start all over" is a quiet lullaby chimer. Though this album is easy to forget about over time, you will come back to it once in a while and you'll like it better than you thought you might've in the first place though it can be admittedly sloppy which is probably the biggest reason you may forget about it in favor of other platters.

    Last Modified »
2008-09-18
    Tracklisting »
Discography entry submitted by Bill Seamens & Jeff Kenney.