Mick Taylor (album)

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Mick Taylor is the debut studio album by the former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor, released in 1979. Though the album was acclaimed by critics, the album's blues-based style was somewhat unfashionable at the time of release, when punk and new wave were becoming more popular. Taylor had tried to get his former band The Rolling Stones to record "Leather Jacket" on multiple occasions. The Rolling Stones version can be found on many bootleg records.[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Taylor, except where noted:

1. "Leather Jacket" – 3:42
2. "Alabama" (lyrics: Colin Allen) – 3:49
3. "Slow Blues" – 3:25
4. "Baby I Want You" – 5:17
5. "Broken Hands" – 4:00
6. "Giddy-Up" – 5:18
7. "S.W.5" – 5:37
8. "Spanish / A Minor" – 12:12

Personnel

• Mick Taylor – guitar, vocals, piano, bass guitar, electric piano, synthesizer, strings
• Lowell George – slide guitar (6)
• Jean Roussel – piano (1- 3 – 6 – 8b)
• Kuma Harada – bass guitar (1 – 3 – 8a), strings and double bass [bowed bass] (8b)
• Alan Spenner – bass guitar (6)
• Mike Driscoll – drums (4 – 5 – 7 – 8b), bass drum (2)
• Pierre Moerlen – drums (1 – 3 – 8a)
• Richard Bailey – drums (6)
• Norman Mighell – tambourine (1)

Technical

• Benny King, Genaro Rippo, Guy Bidmead, Jerry Boys, John Burns, Norman Tighell, Paul Northfield, Phil Ault, Simon Fraser, Will Reid-Dick – engineer
• Hipgnosis – cover design, photography

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