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's "Built for Comfort" and the

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song "Willie the Pimp". The album cover has a photograph of steel guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell. The album peaked at number 53 in the

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in November 1970.

Track listing

Side one #"Thinking of My Life" (Paul Williams) – 4:27 #"Built for Comfort" (

) – 6:00 #"Pretty Woman" (Paul Williams) – 3:12 #"Whisky in My Jar" (Micky Moody, Keith Ellis, Paul Williams) – 4:00 Side two #"Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham" (

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) – 4:15 #"Changed My Mind" ( Neil Hubbard, Glenn Ross Campbell) – 3:07 #"That Woman's Got Something" (Glenn Ross Campbell, Paul Williams, Micky Moody) 2:53 #"

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" (

) / "Lie Back and Enjoy It" (Paul Williams) – 7:08

Personnel

* Paul Williams – vocals, congas, piano * Chris Mercer – saxophone, keyboards *

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– guitars * Glenn Ross Campbell – steel guitars, mandolin * Keith Ellis – bass *

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– drums, percussion

References

*Vertigo Records original sleeve notes

External links

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