''Marriott'' is

Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted po ...

's debut solo album from 1976 and features a British and an American side, reflecting the make-up of the bands backing Steve Marriott. The British side includes former

Humble Pie Humble Pie are an English rock band formed by guitarist and singer Steve Marriott in Moreton, Essex, in 1969. They are known as one of the first supergroups of the late 1960s and found success in the early 1970s with songs such as " Black Cof ...

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Greg Ridley Alfred Gregory Ridley (23 October 1941 – 19 November 2003) was an English bassist who was the bassist and a founding member of the rock band Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth. Career Ridley was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Early in h ...

on bass and singing backing vocals.

Track listings

All tracks written by Steve Marriott unless otherwise noted ;British Side: # East Side Struttin' (Marriott, Finn) – 4:47 # Lookin' for a Love (Alexander, Samuels) – 3:44 # Help Me Through the Day (

Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and ...

) – 5:52 # Midnight Rollin' (Marriott, Stphens) – 3:30 # Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (Marriott, Lane) – 3:57 ;American Side: # Star In My Life (Marriott, Wallace)– 3:31 # Are You Lonely For Me Baby (B.Burns) – 3:51 # You Don't Know Me (C. Walker, E.Arnold) – 4:55 # Late Night Lady (Marriott, Hinkley, Ridley) – 3:02 # Early Evening Light – 4:02

Personnel

– Lead vocals, Guitar * Mickey Finn – Guitar on Track1-5 *

David Spinozza David Spinozza is an American guitarist and producer. He worked with former Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the 1970s, and had a long collaboration with singer-songwriter James Taylor, producing Taylor's album ''Walking ...

– Guitar on Track10 * Ben Benay – Guitar on Track6-10 * Red Rhodes – Pedal Steel on Track6-10 *

– Bass Guitar on Track1-5, Backing vocals on Track1-10 * Dennis Kovarik – Bass Guitar on Track6-10 * Michael Baird – Drums on Track6-10 * Ian Wallace – Drums on Track1-5 , Percussion on Track6-10 *

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...

– Keyboards on Track6-10 *

Ernie Watts Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's ...

– Saxophone on Track6-10 * Alan Estes –

Conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

s on Track6-10 *

Venetta Fields Venetta Lee Fields (born 1941) is an American-born singer, musical theater actress and vocal coach. She was a backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s, including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Humble ...

– Backing vocals on Track2,6-10 *

Carlena Williams Carlena Williams (February 25, 1942 – November 13, 2013) was an American vocalist. Early in her career, she recorded under her name, Flora Williams, as an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. In the 1960s she released a few singles as Carlena ...

– Backing vocals on Track2,6-10 *

Maxayn Lewis Maxayn Lewis is an American soul singer, musician, songwriter, and producer. She began her career in the 1960s, under her birth name Paulette Parker, as member of the Ikettes in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. In the 1970s, Lewis sang lead in the ba ...

– Backing vocals on Track2,6-10

References

{{Authority control 1976 albums