''Situation Normal'' is the second studio album by

SNAFU SNAFU is an acronym that is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression Situation normal: all fucked up. It is a well-known example of military acronym slang. It is sometimes bowdlerized to "all fouled up" or similar. It means that the s ...

Peter Solley Peter Solley (born 19 October 1948, London) is an English musician and record producer. He has recorded with Eric Clapton, Al Stewart and Whitesnake as well as producing records for Ted Nugent, Oingo Boingo, Motörhead, The Romantics, Jo Jo Z ...

's fiddle lends this album a curious Country and Western tone in places, unusual for what was essentially an R&B band. But the album still contains a short version of the classic "Lock and Key" with

Micky Moody Michael Joseph "Micky" Moody (born 30 August 1950) is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden h ...

's distinctive slide guitar. Alex Gitlin's History of SNAFU
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Track listing

All tracks composed by

and

Bobby Harrison Robert Leslie Harrison (22 June 1939 – 7 January 2022) was an English drummer and singer who was best known as an early member of the progressive rock band Procol Harum. Life and career Harrison was born in East Ham, London, on 22 June 1939. ...

: # "No More" # "No Bitter Taste" # "Brown Eyed Beauty & The Blue Assed Fly" # "Lock and Key" # "Big Dog Lusty" # "Playboy Blues" # "Jessie Lee" # "Ragtime Roll"

Personnel

- lead vocals, congas *

- keyboards, synthesizer, fiddle *

- guitar, mandolin, harmonica * Colin Gibson - bass, cowbell *Terry Popple - drums, washboard Horn section on "Ragtime Roll": *

Mel Collins Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from ...

- alto and tenor saxophones *

Steve Gregory Stephen 'Steve' Gregory (born 1945) is an English jazz saxophonist and composer. He plays tenor, alto, soprano and baritone saxophone as well as the flute. Biography and career Gregory was born in London. At St. Paul's School he learned guit ...

- tenor saxophone *Bud Beadle - baritone saxophone

Other personnel

Martin Rushent Martin Charles Rushent (11 July 1948 – 4 June 2011) was an English record producer, best known for his work with The Human League, The Stranglers and Buzzcocks. Early life Rushent was born on 11 July 1948 in Enfield, Middlesex. His father ...

- engineer * Bill Price - overdub engineer *Ashley Howe - vocals and final overdub engineer *Martin Dean - photography *Gregory Hodal - artwork

References

External links

* * 1974 albums Snafu (band) albums Albums produced by Steve Rowland (record producer) {{1970s-album-stub