NRBQ - Workshop (1973) {Kama Sutra} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip plus Redbook CD Version

is the fourth album by NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet). This music is just plain FUN! What makes this one stand out is the band line up. Tom Staley is still on drums but this is the first NRBQ record to contain not only Big Al's great guitar work but also his lead vocals. The combination of talent here is unbelievable. A great mix of original songs and covers, this is a great album to start your NRBQ collection. Elvis Costello called them "the greatest band in America" and Bonnie Raitt proclaimed them "The Best Band in the Universe". allmusic 4.5/5 stars

LP track listing

Side One

1. "C'mon If You're Comin'" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) - 3:25
2. "RC Cola and a Moon Pie" (Terry Adams) - 3:32
3. "Blues Stay Away from Me" (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney) - 2:18
4. "Mona" (Joey Spampinato) - 2:50
5. "Just to Hold My Hand " (Dan Robey, Paul Perryman) - 2:19
6. "Get That Gasoline Blues" (Terry Adams, C. Craig) - 3:16

Side Two

7. "Deaf, Dumb, and Blind" (Joey Spampinato) - 2:29
8. "Miss Moses" (Terry Adams) - 1:08
9. "I Got a Little Secret" (Joey Spampinato) - 2:41
10. "Hearts of Stone" (Rudy Jackson) - 2:47
11. "Misunderstanding" (Terry Adams) - 3:10
12. "Four Million B.C." (Terry Adams) - 2:42


Released: 1973
Recorded: 1972
Genre: Rock
Length: 32:37
Label: Kama Sutra
Producer: Ed Kramer

Personnel

* Joseph Spampinato - vocals, bass, mandolin
* Tom "The Time Bomb" Staley - drums
* Terry Adams - vocals, piano
* Al Anderson - vocals, guitar

The Wheatland Horns

* Donn Adams - trombone, lower brass
* Terry Adams - trumpet
* Joseph Spampinato - C-melody sax
* Dominick Placco - jazz bugle (tacet)
* Keith Spring - tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 7, 10)

Also

* Kenny Sheehan - rhythm guitar (track 9)
* Steve Shook - guitar (track 11)