BACKBONE

BACKBONE

[1997]

Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Rick Barnett - vocals, guitars
Edd Cook - bass, vocals, sax

01. Preserve The Blues   (Barnett)   4:34
02. Sittin' Here Thinkin'   (Barnett, Philbrick)   3:03
03. Make Me Laugh   (Barnett)   6:27
04. Breathe Deeply   (Barnett)   4:42
05. Nothing's Different   (Cook)   3:26
06. Fly Away   (Barnett, Kreutzmann, Cook)   4:10
07. Only Son   (Barnett, Kreutzmann, Brandon)   5:51
08. New Speedway Boogie   (Garcia, Hunter)   5:47
09. Stayed Away Too Long   (Barnett)   4:12
10. Earthchild   (Barnett, Kreutzmann)   3:45
11. Ocean Laughter   (Barnett, Kreutzmann, Becker)   4:52

Former Grateful dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann played in this short-lived(?) band, basically a power-trio. I heard a couple of these tracks on a radio show and was hooked. Preserve the Blues and Ocean Laughter are especially catchy. The ballads are steamy. Not at all like the Grateful Dead, but an excellent CD!All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.

Personnel: Rick Barnett (vocals, guitar); Michael Ruff (piano, organ); Bruce Harris (organ); Bill Kreutzmann (drums); Janie Barnett, Nadia Deleye (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Jeffrey Norman; John Cutler ; Backbone.

Recording information: Club Front; Island Rythms Studios.

Photographers: John Werner ; Ken Friedman.

Backbone: Rick Barnett (vocals, guitar); Edd Cook (bass, vocals, saxophone); Bill Kreutzmann (drums).

Additional personnel: Michael Ruff (Hammond organ, piano); Bruce Harris (Hammond organ); Janice Barnett, Nadia Deleye (background vocals).

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