''Raw Velvet'' is the second solo album by
American songwriter
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and musician
Bobby Whitlock
Robert Stanley Whitlock (born March 18, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, with Eric Clapton, in 1970–71. Whitlock's musical career began with Memp ...
, released in 1972. The appearance of
Eric Clapton,
Carl Radle
Carl Dean Radle (June 18, 1942 – May 30, 1980) was an American bassist who toured and recorded with many of the most influential recording artists of the late 1960s and 1970s. He was posthumously inducted to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame i ...
and
Jim Gordon of
Derek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previous ...
was only indicated by the representation of 'dominoes' on the original inner sleeve.
Track listing
All songs written by Bobby Whitlock, except where noted
Side one - Raw
#"Tell the Truth" (
Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) - 3:50
#"Bustin' My Ass" - 3:35
#"Write You a Letter" - 2:28
#"Ease Your Pain" (
Hoyt Axton) - 3:04
#"If You Ever" - 3:19
#"Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham" (
Delaney Bramlett,
Mac Davis) - 3:52 produced by
Andy Johns
Jeremy Andrew "Andy" Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, including the Rolling Stones' '' Exile on Main St.'' (1972), Television's '' Marquee Moon'' ...
and Bobby Whitlock
Side two - Velvet
#"You Came Along" - 3:04
#"Think About It" - 3:09
#"Satisfied" - 3:00
#"Dearest I Wonder" (Bobby Whitlock, Paula Boyd) - 3:50
#"Start All Over" - 3:25
Personnel
*Bobby Whitlock - rhythm
guitar
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,
keyboards,
vocals
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*
Eric Clapton -
guitar
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(uncredited on "Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham"),
bass ("Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham")
*
Keith Ellis -
bass
*
Rick Vito
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- lead
guitar
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*Don Poncher - drums
*
Jim Gordon -
drums on "Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham"
*
George Harrison -
guitar
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*
Jim Price -
trumpet
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*
Bobby Keys
Robert Henry Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophonist who performed with other musicians as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Ni ...
-
saxophone
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;Technical
*Anthony Fawcett - London coordinator
*
John Kosh
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- design concept
*Ruby Mazur - design
*Peter Howe - photography
References
1972 albums
Albums produced by Jimmy Miller
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