''Butts Band'' is the first album by

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, released in 1974. "Pop-a-Top" was released as a single, with "Baja Bus" on the B side. Band founders

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and

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would assemble an entirely new group of musicians for the band's second and final album, 1975's ''

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''.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, Joe Viglione gave the album a rating of three and a half out of five stars. He noted that the album is "very musical and great stuff, it just had no image, introduced us to new personalities."

1996 compilation

Both albums by the Butts Band were repackaged together and released in 1996 as One Way label's, "The Complete Recordings". Two studio bonus tracks, "That's All Right" and "Lovin' You For All The Right Reasons", were added to the album.

Track listing

#"I Won't Be Alone Anymore" (

) #"Baja Bus" (Robby Krieger) #"Sweet Danger" (

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) #"Pop-A-Top" (Jess Roden,

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) #"Be with Me" (Robby Krieger) #"New Ways" (Jess Roden) #"Love Your Brother" (Robby Krieger) #" Kansas City" ( Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)

Personnel

According to the liner notes: *

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

– lead guitar * Roy Davies – keyboards, synthesizers *

– bass, rhythm guitar *

– drums Additional musicians *

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– Wurlitzer piano, organ *

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– congas * Allan Sharp – congas

References

1974 debut albums Albums produced by Bruce Botnick Blue Thumb Records albums Butts Band albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub