''C.C.S.'' was the second studio album of the British blues and jazz outfit CCS, led by guitarist Alexis Korner. This album is usually called ''C.C.S. 2'' to avoid confusion with the first, eponymous album, even though that title cannot be found anywhere on the record or sleeve. It included covers of songs by such diverse artists as

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and The Jackson 5. On the UK Official Chart, the album charted at number 23, while the single "Brother" charted at number 25.

Track listing

Side one

# "Brother" ( Alexis Korner) – 3:23 # " Black Dog" (

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, John Paul Jones) – 4:07 # " I Want You Back" ( The Corporation) – 3:41 # "Running Out of Sky (Sky Diver)" ( John Cameron) – 3:58 # "Whole Lotta Rock 'n' Roll" – 6:11 ## "

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" ( Chuck Berry) ## "

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" ( Albert Collins,

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" (Page, John Bonham, Jones, Plant)

Side two

# "Chaos: Can't We Ever Get It Back" (Korner) – 8:52 # "This Is My Life" (

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) – 3:51 # "Misunderstood" (Cameron) – 2:46 # "Maggie's Song" (Korner) – 3:39 # "City" (Cameron) – 3:34

Personnel

Musicians

* Alexis Korner –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

– vocals * Herbie Flowers –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Tony Carr –

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, Henry Lowther –

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Harold McNair Harold McNair (5 November 1931 – 7 March 1971) was a Jamaican-born saxophonist and flautist. Early life McNair was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He attended the Alpha Boys School under the tutelage of Vincent Tulloch, while playing with Jo ...

– woodwinds

Technical

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* John Cameron –

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* John Kurlander –

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References

{{Authority control 1972 albums CCS (band) albums Albums arranged by John Cameron (musician) Albums produced by Mickie Most Rak Records albums