''Tapdancin' Bats'' is an album by the band
NRBQ
NRBQ is an American rock band founded by Terry Adams (piano), Steve Ferguson (guitar) and Joey Spampinato (bass). Originally the "New Rhythm and Blues Quintet", the group was formed around 1965. Adams disbanded it for a time, and the group re ...
. It was released in 1983.
The album is composed entirely of archival material. At the time of production, NRBQ were signed to
Bearsville Records and the label's owner,
Albert Grossman
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, did not want NRBQ to record more albums for the label, but also would not let them out of their contract.
NRBQ had amassed enough archival material to compile several future albums and used some of this material for ''Tapdancin' Bats''.
Track listing
# "Captain Lou" (Al Anderson, Terry Adams) - 2:32
# "I Don't Think Of..." (Joey Spampinato) - 2:45
# "Proctor's Gamble" - 1:56
# "You Got It" (Terry Adams) - 2:54
# "Rats in My Room" (
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, James Cupola,
Joey Reynolds
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Career
His first radio job was ...
) - 2:30
# "Big Goodbyes" (Terry Adams) - 3:52
# "Tex" (Al Anderson, Joey Spampinato) - 1:29
# "Boardin' House Pie" - 2:57
# "Trouble at the Henhouse" (Joey Spampinato) - 2:18
# "Ain't It All Right" (Steve Ferguson, Terry Adams) - 3:01
# "Pretty Thing" (Terry Adams) - 2:40
# "Dry Up and Blow Away" (Donn Adams) - 3:06
# "Come On and Ride" - 4:44
# "Capriccio" - 1:56
# "The Dough Got Low" (Terry Adams) - 2:12
# "Tapdancin' Bats" (Donn Adams, Joey Spampinato, Keith Spring, Terry Adams, Tom Ardolino) - 2:52
References
1983 albums
NRBQ albums
Rounder Records albums
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