''Alligator'' is a 1989 album by
Leslie West featuring
Stanley Clarke on bass and
Steve Luongo
Steve Luongo (born September 21, 1952) is an American drummer, singer, songwriter and record producer who hails from Westchester, New York.
Early career
Luongo was one of the founding members of the New York-based rock group Rat Race Choir ...
on drums, although Clarke only appears on 2 tracks: "Whiskey" and "All of Me". Recorded in 1986 and released in 1989 by
Capitol Records
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(13016) in the U.S. and
I.R.S. Records
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in the U.K..
Track listing
#"Sea of Fire" (George Cintron) — 5:01
#"Waiting for the F Change" (West) — 4:24
#"Whiskey" (West) — 2:17
#"Alligator" (West) — 3:23
#"
I Put a Spell on You" (
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Jalacy J. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of s ...
) — 4:12
#"All of Me" (West) — 3:06
#"The Stealer" (
Andy Fraser,
Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo artist, and co ...
,
Paul Kossoff) — 2:17
#"Hall of the Mountain King / Theme from Exodus" (
Edvard Grieg/
Ernest Gold) — 3:09
#"
Dream Lover" (
Bobby Darin) — 2:03
Personnel
*Leslie West — guitar, bass guitar, vocals
*
Steve Luongo
Steve Luongo (born September 21, 1952) is an American drummer, singer, songwriter and record producer who hails from Westchester, New York.
Early career
Luongo was one of the founding members of the New York-based rock group Rat Race Choir ...
— drums, percussion
*Jack Hotop — keyboards on "Alligator"
*
Stanley Clarke — bass on "Whiskey" and "All of Me”
*Tony Miceli — keyboards on "Waiting for the F Change" and "I Put a Spell On You"
*
Johnette Napolitano — vocals on "The Stealer"
Credits
*Producers — Leslie West and Paul Orofino
*Executive Producer —
Miles Copeland
*Engineers — Paul Orofino, Carl Davino and Judd Levison (Stanley Clarke overdubs at Devonshire Studios, N. Hollywood only)
*Mastering — Ron McMaster
*Direction — Stevo Glendinning
References
Allmusic
1989 albums
Leslie West albums
Capitol Records albums
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