''La Booga Rooga'' was the second solo album by

Andy Fairweather Low Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August 1948) is a Welsh guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's R ...

, and was released by

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in 1975. It was Fairweather Low's most successful album, with an eclectic musical styling. The opening track was a

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of Clarence Williams' 1933 penned track " My Bucket's Got a Hole in It", which incorporated steel guitar playing by B. J. Cole. Another offering, "Champagne Melody", was styled as lounge music, whilst the album's funk-driven title track became a minor UK hit in March 1976, when covered by an Australian female vocal group, The Surprise Sisters. The album also contained Fairweather Low's biggest selling single, " Wide Eyed and Legless", which reached No. 6 in the

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at Christmas time in 1975. However, his earlier single release of "La Booga Rooga" in September that year, failed to chart.

Leo Sayer Gerard Hugh "Leo" Sayer (born 21 May 1948) is an English-Australian singer and songwriter whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom ...

covered "La Booga Rooga" on his 1978 album, ''

''.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Andy Fairweather Low, except where noted. Side 1 # " My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" ( Clarence Williams) – 3:11 # "Jump Up and Turn Around" – 4:02 # "Halfway to Everything" – 4:04 # "La Booga Rooga" – 4:11 # "Champagne Melody" – 3:03 Side 2 # "If That's What It Takes" – 3:29 # "8 Ton Crazy" – 3:29 # "Grease It Up" – 3:10 # " Wide Eyed and Legless" – 4:00 # "Inner City Highwayman" – 4:40

Personnel

*Andrew Fairweather Low - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals *Bud Beadle – baritone saxophone *

John "Rabbit" Bundrick John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American–English rock keyboardist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Rog ...

– piano, electric piano, organ, Clavinet *

Doreen Chanter Doreen Chanter is a British singer best known as a member of the Chanter Sisters, and for her work as a backing vocalist and session vocalist, primarily during the 1970s and 1980s. Chanter Sisters Chanter started as a member of a group called ...

– backing vocals *Irene Chanter – backing vocals * B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar, dobro * John David – bass guitar, backing vocals * Joe Egan – backing vocals *

Georgie Fame Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English R&B and jazz musician. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the on ...

– piano, organ, brass arrangements * Benny Gallagher – high-strung guitar, vocals, accordion * Steve Gregory – alto saxophone, brass arrangements * Jimmy Jewell – tenor saxophone *

Glyn Johns Glyn Thomas Johns (born 15 February 1942) is an English musician, recording engineer and record producer. Biography Early history Johns was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. He had three siblings, two older sisters and a younger brother, Andy ...

– cabasa, engineering, production *

Kenney Jones Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones (born 16 September 1948) is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces, and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces ...

– drums, percussion *

Bernie Leadon Bernie Leadon (pronounced ''led-un''; born July 19, 1947) is an American singer, musician, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member ...

– acoustic guitar, banjo *

Graham Lyle Graham Hamilton Lyle (born 11 March 1944, in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. Between 1970 and 1997, he co-wrote 18 British Top 40 hits, 9 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entries, 4 US Country No ...

– 12-string guitar, electric rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

Dave Mattacks David James Mattacks (born 13 March 1948) is an English rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician and as a performing artist. Apart from playing the drums, he ...

– drums *

Gerry Rafferty Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947– 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in th ...

– backing vocals *Brian Rogers – string arrangements * Bruce Rowland – drums * Barry St. John – backing vocals *Liza Strike – backing vocals * Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton – trumpet *Joanne Williams – backing vocals ;Technical *Fabio Nicoli - art direction *Nick Marshall - design *

Gered Mankowitz Gered Mankowitz (born 3 August 1946) is an English photographer who focused his career in the music industry. He has worked with a range of artists from The Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix, and in other divisions of the photography industry, i ...

- photography

Later issues

In 2006, the album was released on CD.

References

External links

''La Booga Rooga'' at Discogs.com
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