''Loose Shoes and Tight Pussy'' is the last studio

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by American pop-rock musician Alex Chilton, released in Europe in 1999. It was released in the United States in 2000 under the title ''Set''. It was subsequently released on a double CD with one of Chilton's previous albums, '' Clichés''. The album is made up of

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s of older songs, some of which have been recorded by several other artists.

Title

The title of the album comes from a

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joke that was made infamous in 1976 by politician

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, who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents

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and

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. The quote of Butz using the racist joke in reference to

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, reported in ''

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'' in an article by White House counsel John Dean, caused a controversy which ultimately led to Butz's resignation from the Ford Administration. Butz was speaking privately to entertainers Sonny Bono and

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, and to Dean, and was asked by Boone why the Republican Party had trouble attracting African-American voters when it was the party of

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. As ''

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'' later reported, "The Secretary responded with a line so obscene and insulting to blacks that it forced him out of the Cabinet last week and jolted the whole Ford campaign. Butz said: 'I'll tell you what the coloreds want. It's three things: first, a tight

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; second, loose shoes; and third, a warm place to shit.'"

Track listing

#"I've Never Found a Girl" ( Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell) – 3:45 #" Lipstick Traces" (

Naomi Neville Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, describ ...

) – 3:27 #"Hook Me Up" (

Johnny "Guitar" Watson John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career ...

) – 4:16 #"The Oogum Boogum Song" ( Alfred J. Smith) – 3:26 #" If You's a Viper" ( Leroy Smith) – 2:16 #"I Remember Mama" (

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, Michael Mathis, Bernard Sterling, Dottie Sterling, Ann Price, Mae Newton) – 3:46 #" April in Paris" (

E. Y. Harburg Edgar Yipsel Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" ( ...

Vernon Duke Vernon Duke ( 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer/songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I Can't ...

) – 3:29 #" There Will Never Be Another You" (

Mack Gordon Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years betwee ...

Harry Warren Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song ...

) – 2:18 #"Single Again" ( Gary Stewart) – 2:55 #"You've Got a Booger Bear Under There" ( Ollie Hoskins,

Quinn Golden Quinton "Quinn" Golden (October 25, 1954 – July 28, 2003) was an American soul blues, blues, and R&B singer from Memphis, Tennessee. Personal life Quinton "Quinn" Golden was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Bernice M. Golden. He had two sons, ...

) – 4:39 #"Shiny Stockings" ( Frank Foster) – 4:03 #" Goodnight My Love" (

John Marascalco John S. Marascalco (March 27, 1931 – July 5, 2020) was an American songwriter most noted for the songs he wrote for Little Richard. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi and died in Los Angeles, California. Career Marascalco co-wrote several of ...

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) – 2:55

Personnel

* Alex Chilton –

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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 ...

*Ron Easley –

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, backing vocals *Richard Dworkin –

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*Recorded at

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*Engineered by Tom Schick *Assisted by Todd Parker *Mixed at

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in June 1999 *Mélange auteur – Don Bell *Mix and overdub engineer – Pete Matthews *Sleeve design by Louis Sutter *Photography by Vincent Lignier

References

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