Rockpile
Rockpile was a British rock and roll band of the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for their strong pub rock, rockabilly and power pop influences, and as a foundational influence on new wave. The band consisted of Dave Edmunds (vocals, gui ...
, a band consisting of guitarists/vocalists
Dave Edmunds
David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has alwa ...
and
Billy Bremner
William John Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. Regarded as one of the game's great midfielders, he combined precision passing skills with tenacious tackling and physical stam ...
, bassist/vocalist
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,Terry Williams. The band had played together on various solo albums by Edmunds and Lowe in previous years, but ''Seconds of Pleasure'' would be the first (and only) album released under the Rockpile name.
The album's opening track, " Teacher, Teacher", became a minor hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was written by
Kenny Pickett
Kenneth Shane Pickett (born June 6, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Ar ...
and Eddie Phillips, both of whom were former members of the 1960s British rock band The Creation. The song appears in the opening credits of the 2011 film, ''
Bad Teacher
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''.
A four-song EP, ''Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Sing the Everly Brothers'', was included in the first pressings of the LP; the songs were later included on the album's various CD versions.
The front cover is a painting by the designer
Barney Bubbles
Barney Bubbles (born Colin Fulcher; 30 July 1942 – 14 November 1983) was an English graphic artist whose work encompassed graphic design and music video direction. Bubbles, who also sketched and painted privately, is best known for his distinc ...
, who used pseudonyms and rarely signed his work. This is signed "Dag".
LP track listing
All songs written by Nick Lowe and Rockpile, unless otherwise indicated.
Kenny Pickett
Kenneth Shane Pickett (born June 6, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Ar ...
, Eddie Phillips) – 2:36 ''lead vocal: Lowe''
# "If Sugar Was As Sweet As You" (
Joe Tex
Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the style ...
) – 2:35 ''lead vocal: Edmunds''
# "Heart" – 2:38 ''lead vocal: Bremner''
# "Now and Always" – 1:58 ''lead vocal: Lowe and Edmunds''
# "A Knife and a Fork" (
Kip Anderson
Kipling Taquana "Kip" Anderson (January 24, 1938 – August 29, 2007) was an American soul blues and R&B singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1967 single, "A Knife and a Fork". He recorded for many record labels, worked as a radi ...
, Isaiah Hennie, Charles Derrick) – 3:18 ''lead vocal: Edmunds''
# "Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)" (Lowe) – 4:13 ''lead vocal: Lowe''
Side two
# "Wrong Again (Let's Face It)" (
Chris Difford
Christopher Henry Difford (born 4 November 1954) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is a founding member and songwriter of the rock group Squeeze.
Musical career
Born in Greenwich, London, Difford has written ly ...
,
Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Martin Tilbrook (born 31 August 1957) is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the music for Squeeze's son ...
) – 2:23 ''lead vocal: Edmunds''
# "Pet You and Hold You" – 3:13 ''lead vocal: Lowe''
# "Oh What a Thrill" (
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
) – 3:06 ''lead vocal: Edmunds''
# "When I Write the Book" – 3:17 ''lead vocal: Lowe''
# "Fool Too Long" – 2:51 ''lead vocal: Edmunds''
# "You Ain't Nothin' But Fine" (
Sidney Simien
Sidney Simien (April 9, 1938 – February 25, 1998), known professionally as Rockin' Sidney, was an American R&B, zydeco, and soul musician who began recording in the late 1950s and continued performing until his death. He is best known for his ...
,
Floyd Soileau
James Floyd Soileau (born November 2, 1938) is an American record producer.
Biography
Soileau was born in Faubourg, a small community between Ville Platte and Washington, Louisiana. He grew up speaking Cajun French and did not speak English un ...
) – 2:54 ''lead vocal: Bremner''
Bonus EP tracks (''Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Sing The Everly Brothers'')
''produced by
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,Dave Edmunds
David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has alwa ...
''
# "Take a Message to Mary" (
Felice Bryant
Felice Bryant (born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto; August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant (; February 13, 1920 – June 25, 1987) were an Americans, American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They ...
,
Boudleaux Bryant
Felice Bryant (born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto; August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant (; February 13, 1920 – June 25, 1987) were an Americans, American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They ...
) – 2:28
# "Crying in the Rain" (
Howard Greenfield
Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...
,
Carole King
Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...
) – 2:04
# "Poor Jenny" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:28
# "When Will I Be Loved" (
Phil Everly
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Graham Parker
Graham Thomas Parker (born 18 November 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.
Life and career Early career (1960s–1976)
Parker was born in Hackney, East L ...
) – 3:31 ''produced by
Jeff Griffin
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Early career
Griffin played high school fo ...
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# "They Called It Rock" ive– 3:20 ''produced by
Jeff Griffin
Jeffery Earl Griffin (born July 19, 1958, in Carson, California) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Early career
Griffin played high school fo ...
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# "Crawling from the Wreckage" ive(Parker) – 3:07 ''produced by Chris Thomas''
Personnel
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Billy Bremner
William John Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. Regarded as one of the game's great midfielders, he combined precision passing skills with tenacious tackling and physical stam ...
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guitar
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,
vocals
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Dave Edmunds
David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has alwa ...
– guitar, vocals,
piano
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,
organ
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* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
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Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,bass
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
drums
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