''Kimosabe'' is the seventh album from Canadian singer and guitarist
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
. The album was released in 2000.
This is the only Kim Mitchell album that failed to gain any real commercial success; however, this does not bother Mitchell. It was written after his divorce and he still occasionally plays a song from the album, telling audiences "you may still be able to find this album at Walmart in the bargain bins". It also did not help that the label that Mitchell signed with went out of business shortly after the album's release.
Track listing
All songs written by
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
and
Andy Curran, except where noted
# "Monkey Shine" – 4:37
# "Stickin My Heart" – 4:44
# "Cellophane" – 4:08
# "Two Steps Home"
(Mitchell, Ringgenberg) – 4:51
# "Kimosabe" – 3:56
# "Blow Me a Kiss" – 4:28
# "Cold Reality"
(Mitchell) – 4:31
# "Over Me"
(Mitchell) – 4:04
# "Get Back What's Gone" – 4:56
# "Skinny Buddah" – 6:21
Personnel
;Musicians
*
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
– guitars, vocals, producer, engineer
*
Gary Breit
Gary Breit (June 18, 1960) is a Canadian keyboardist and vocalist best known for his collaboration with singer/songwriter Bryan Adams. He has also recorded with acts such as Amanda Marshall, Cassandra Wilson, Corey Hart, Amy Sky, Long John Bal ...
– organ, piano, keyboards, vocals
* Peter Fredette – bass vocals
*
Randy Cooke
Randy Cooke is a Canadian drummer, percussionist, session musician, and touring musician.
Biography
Influenced by his drummer father, Cooke picked up the drums as a child, learning and playing as part of a local drum corps before starting his ow ...
– drums, percussion
;Additional musicians
*
Carlos del Junco
Carlos del Junco (born May 17, 1958) is a Cuban-Canadian harmonica player.
Career
Del Junco was born in Cuba and moved to Canada with his family in 1959. He started to play harmonica when he was fourteen. He graduated from Ontario College of Ar ...
– harmonica
*
Dalbello
Lisa Dal Bello (born 22 May 1959), also known as Dalbello, is a Canadian musician. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984, she re-emerged as Dalbello, wit ...
– vocals
*
Andy Curran – vocals
;Production
* Graham Brewer, Scott Lake – engineers
* Vic Florencia – mixing
* Nick Blagona – mastering at Metalworks
* George Graves – additional editing at The Lacquer Channel
* W. Tom Berry – management
* Rob Waymen – photography
* Patrick Duffy – art direction and design
See also
*
Ke-mo sah-bee
References
External links
* http://www.kimmitchell.ca
1999 albums
Kim Mitchell albums
Albums recorded at Metalworks Studios
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