STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS - WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we wish English drummer, Kenney Jones, best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces, and the Who, a very Happy 74th Birthday. Happy Birthday Kenney ! With him in mind, we spotlight the self titled debut album by Willie And The Poor Boys. The LP was released April 22, 1985 on Passport Records and produced by Bill Wyman. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 but it's sole single,  "Baby Please Don't Go". The group is led by the Rolling Stones bassist, Bill Wyman, who recruited Charlie Watts (drums), Kenney Jones (drums), Jimmy Page (guitar), Paul Rodgers (vocals), Chris Rea (vocals), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Geraint Watkins (keyboards), Mickey Gee (guitar), and Henry Spinetti (drums), in order to produce a charity album to help Ronnie Lane's Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis. Guest musicians include Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers. The album hosts 12 tracks of  blues, R&B, swing, and rock and roll. Our copy still has a order form inside for the Willie And The Poor Boys VHS tape. 

Side 1

'Baby, Please Don't Go' (Big Joe Williams) – 2:38

'Can You Hear Me' (Allen Toussaint) – 3:12

'These Arms of Mine' (Otis Redding) – 3:32

'Revenue Man (White Lightening)' (J. P. Richardson) – 2:36

'You Never Can Tell' (Chuck Berry) - 3:55

'Slippin' and Slidin'' (Albert Collins, Eddie Bocage, James Smith, Richard Penniman) - 2:33

Side 2

'Saturday Night' (Roy Brown) - 2:51

'Let's Talk It Over' (Hudson Whittaker) - 2:59

'All Night Long' (Clifton Chenier) - 2:31

'Chicken Shack Boogie' (Amos Milburn, Lola Ann Cullum) - 3:13

'Sugar Bee' (Eddie Shuler) - 3:12

'Poor Boy Boogie' (Andy Fairweather-Low, Bill Wyman) - 3:28

Bill Wyman – bass guitar, vocals, producer, arranger

Charlie Watts - drums, percussion

Andy Fairweather-Low - guitar, vocals

Mickey Gee - guitar, vocals

Geraint Watkins - keyboards, vocals

With :

Jimmy Page - guitar ('These Arms of Mine', and 'Slippin' and Slidin'')

Paul Rodgers - vocals ('These Arms of Mine', and 'Slippin' and Slidin)

Chris Rea - vocals ('Baby Please Don't Go')

Steve Gregory - saxophone

Willie Garnett - saxophone

Ray Cooper - percussion ('Can You Hear Me', and 'You Never Can Tell')

Kenney Jones - drums ('Sugar Bee')

Henry Spinetti - drums ('Revenue Man (White Lightening)', 'These Arms of Mine', and 'Slippin' and Slidin)

Terry Williams - drums ('Chicken Shack Boogie', 'Poor Boy Boogie', and 'You Never Can Tell')

Production

Leif Mases - engineer
Steve Forward - engineer
Stuart Epps - engineer
Cream - artwork design
Steve Kingston - illustrations