Filthy!

1972 studio album by Papa John Creach
Filthy!
Studio album by
Papa John Creach
ReleasedOctober 30, 1972
Recorded1972 at Paramount Recording Studio, Hollywood
GenreRock, psychedelic rock, blues rock
LabelGrunt/RCA
ProducerPapa John Creach
Papa John Creach chronology
Papa John Creach
(1971)
Filthy!
(1972)
Playing My Fiddle for You
(1974)
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Allmusic[1]

Filthy! is Papa John Creach's second solo album and the first with his band Zulu. The guitarist of Zulu would later be known as Keb' Mo'. The band Hot Tuna also makes an appearance on the album on the track "Walking the Tou Tou", which was written by Jorma Kaukonen.

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Filthy Funky" (Miles Grayson) – 5:19
  2. "No More Country Girls" (Grayson, Lermon Horton) – 3:42
  3. "Don't Tell It To No One" (Papa John Creach) – 2:20
  4. "Mother's Day" (Roger Spotts) – 3:16
  5. "Walking the Tou Tou" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 3:16

Side Two

  1. "Everybody Wants My Good Thing" (Grayson, Horton) – 4:12
  2. "Far Out" (Spotts) – 3:19
  3. "Give Me an Hour in Your Garden (And I'll Show You How to Plant a Rose)" (Grayson, Horton) – 5:30
  4. "Time Out for Sex" (Spotts) – 2:59
  5. "Up in the Alley" (Creach) – 3:30

Personnel

  • Papa John Creach – electric violin, vocals
  • Big Joe Turner – vocals on "Give Me an Hour in Your Garden"
  • Harmonica Fats (pseudonym for Harvey Blackston; 1927–2000) – harmonica on "No More Country Girls"

Zulu

Plays on all tracks except "Walking the Tou Tou"

  • Carl Byrd – drums
  • Kevin Moore – guitar
  • Johnny Parker – keyboards
  • Holden "Hoagy" Raphael – percussion, Jew's harp
  • Sam Williams – bass

Hot Tuna

Plays on "Walking the Tou Tou"

Horn Section

Background Vocals

Production

  • Papa John Creach – producer, arranger
  • Miles Grayson – arranger
  • Roger Hamilton Spotts – arranger
  • Jamie Dee Howell – production assistance
  • Chick Casady – wizard
  • Kerry McNabb – recording engineer, mixdown engineer
  • Recorded at Paramount Recording Studio
  • Marshall Brevetz – studio supervisor
  • Mastered at United Sound, Burbank
  • Pat (Maurice) Ieraci – production coordinator
  • Bruce Steinberg – photography, design
  • Bill Thompson – manager, poetry

Notes

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Filthy! - Papa John Creach | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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