STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - IAN MATTHEWS - GO FOR BROKE

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Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day in 1946, that English musician and singer songwriter, Ian Matthews ( Ian Matthews MacDonald) was born. He is best known as the male vocalist in British folk rock band Fairport Convention and the bandleader in Matthews Southern Comfort. Happy 76th Birthday Ian ! We celebrate him by spinning his 7th studio solo album, Go For Broke. The LP was released in 1976 on the Columbia label and produced by Glen Spreen and Norbert Putnam . On it, he mixes in covers of Van Morrison, The Youngbloods, The Rascals, and Hall & Oates, among his originals.

A1 Darkness, Darkness
Written By – Jesse Colin Young
4:52

A2 I'll Be Gone
Written By – Iain Matthews
3:29

A3 Brown Eyed Girl
Written By – Van Morrison
3:51

A4 Rhythm Of The West
Written By – Iain Matthews, Jay Lacy
3:23

A5 Groovin'
Written By – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
2:48

B1 Lonely Hunter
Written By – Iain Matthews, Tommy Nunes
4:44

B2 Steamboat
Written By – Iain Matthews
3:55

B3 A Fool Like You
Written By – Tim Moore
3:13

B4 Just One Look
Written By – Doris Payne, D. J. Carroll
3:34

B5 When The Morning Comes
Written By – Daryl Hall
2:43

Vocals - Ian Matthews 

Acoustic Guitar – Jay Lacy, Johnny Christopher

Arranged By [Strings] – Glen Spreen

Art Direction, Design – Nancy Donald, Ron Coro

Bass – Don Whaley, Kenny Edwards, Mike Leech, Norbert Putnam

Drums, Percussion – Kenny Buttrey, Mike Porter, Tris Imboden

Electric Guitar – Harry Robinson , Jay Lacy, Joel Tepp, Reggie Young

Harmonica [Harp] – Joel Tepp

Horns [Muscle Shoals] – Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harwey Thompson

Illustration – Dave Willardson

Keyboards – David Briggs , Glen Spreen, Peter Wood , Steve Wood 

Producer – Glen Spreen, Norbert Putnam

Synthesizer [Arp, Mini Moog] – Shane Kiester