''The Inside Story'' is a 1979 studio album by

Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Springfield ...

Track listing

All songs written by

except where noted #"Magic Sam" – 5:53 #"For the One I Love" – 4:22 #"North Carolina" – 4:38 #"There's No One Else" (Ford,

Russell Ferrante Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1977 in Los Angeles, California. History In 1977, guitarist Robben Ford, for his first solo album, recruited keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Rick ...

) – 6:52 #"The Inside Story" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 5:30 #"Need Somebody" (Gordon Edwards,

Richard Tee Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", "Slip ...

) #"Far Away" – 5:40 #"Tee Time for Eric" – 5:09

Personnel

* Robben Ford – guitar, vocals; Roland electric piano on "Need Somebody" *

Alan Rubin Alan Rubin (February 11, 1943 – June 8, 2011), also known as Mr. Fabulous, was an American musician. He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet. Early life and education Rubin was born in Brooklyn. He began attending Juilliard S ...

– trumpet * Tom Malone – trombone, baritone saxophone *

Lou Marini Louis William Marini Jr. (born May 13, 1945), known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well as his association with The Blues Brothers ...

– alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements *

– synthesizer, ARP Odyssey and Moog synthesizer programming * Steve Perry a.k.a. Stephen Sea – synthesizer * Mark Ford – harmonica *

Jimmy Haslip James Robert Haslip (born December 31, 1951) is an American bass guitarist who was a founding member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets, which he left in 2012. He was also an early user of the five-string electric bass. Early life and ...

– bass guitar *

Ricky Lawson William Riser III (November 8, 1954 – December 23, 2013), better known as Ricky Lawson, was an American drummer and composer. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he worked extensively as a session musician, collaborating with Stevie Wonder, Mich ...

– drums, percussion * Vander "Starz" Lockett – percussion *

Tommy Vig Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...

– percussion ;Technical *Larry Redhon - engineer *Ron Coro, Johnny Lee - art direction *Gary Heery - photography

References

Robben Ford albums 1979 albums Albums produced by Steve Cropper Elektra Records albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub