''Be What You Want To'' is the 1973 album by American guitarist
Link Wray
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s.
''Rolling Stone'' placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2013 ...
. The album was recorded in 1972 with many guest musicians, including
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...
,
Commander Cody, and
David Bromberg.
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Track listing
All tracks by Link Wray except where noted.
#"Be What You Want To" - 5:57
#"All Cried Out" (Mann Curtis, Michel Deborah) - 3:48
#"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) - 2:41
#"Tucson, Arizona" - 4:18
#"Riverbend" - 2:40
#"You Walked By" - 3:17
#"Walk Easy, Walk Slow" - 5:20
#"All the Love in My Life" - 4:05
#"You Really Got a Hold on Me" - 4:04
#"Shine the Light" - 4:43
#"Morning" - 2:02
Personnel
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Link Wray
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s.
''Rolling Stone'' placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2013 ...
- electric guitar, lead vocals
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Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...
- guitar, pedal steel
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Commander Cody - piano, keyboards
*Lance Dickerson - drums
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Andy Stein
Andy Stein is an American saxophone and violin player. He is a member of The Guys All-Star Shoe Band on the radio show ''A Prairie Home Companion'' and the movie. He was a founding member of the country rock band Commander Cody and His Lost Plan ...
- fiddle
*Bobby Black - steel guitar
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David Bromberg - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*Chris Michie - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
*Tom Salisbury - organ, piano, Clavinet, backing vocals, horn arrangements, string arrangements
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Peter Kaukonen - electric guitar
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John McFee - electric guitar
*Paul Barlow - bass
*Teresa Adams - cello
*Jules Broussard - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
*Jack Schroer - Baritone saxophone
*Greg Douglass - slide guitar
*Kip Maercklein - bass
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Rick Shlosser - drums
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Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...
- trumpet
*Jules Rowell - valve trombone
*Nathan Rubin - violin
*Bruce Steinberg - harmonica
*
David Coffin, Henry Coleman, Keith Crossan, Frank Demme, Diane Earl, Robert Frost, Zeller Hurd, Carl Johnson,
Thomas Jefferson Kaye
Thomas Jefferson Kontos (1940 – September 16, 1994), better known as Thomas Jefferson Kaye, was an American record producer, singer-songwriter and musician. He collaborated with The Shirelles, Loudon Wainwright III, and Gene Clark, and also re ...
, Greg Kenney, Barbara Mauritz, Dorothy Morrison, Ralph Payne - backing vocals
Production
*Producer: Thomas Jefferson Kaye
*Recording Engineer: Mallory Earl, Don Ososke
*Mixing: Mallory Earl
*Photography: Bruce Steinberg
*Art Direction: Bruce Steinberg
*Cover Design: Bruce Steinberg
References
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Link Wray albums
1973 albums
Polydor Records albums
albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios