''Thirsty Ears'' is second studio album by Canadian
blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...
band,
Powder Blues
The Powder Blues Band is a Canadian blues/pop/jazz band formed in 1978 in Vancouver. Its first album ''Uncut'' went double platinum in Canada. The second album ''Thirsty Ears'' was similarly popular.
Their best known songs include: "Boppin' with ...
, released in 1981. ''Thirsty Ears'' was the band's follow up to ''
Uncut
Uncut may refer to:
* ''Uncut'' (film), a 1997 Canadian docudrama film by John Greyson about censorship
* ''Uncut'' (magazine), a monthly British magazine with a focus on music, which began publishing in May 1997
* '' BET: Uncut'', a Black Enter ...
'', released the year before. ''Thirsty Ears'' was certified platinum in Canada for 100,000 copies shipped.
The title track, "Thirsty Ears", peaked at number 17 on the Canadian singles chart in 1981.
Track listing
# "Thirsty Ears" (Jack Lavin) – 3:05
# "Secret Success" (J. Lavin,
Tom Lavin Tom Lavin is a Chicago-born musician and record producer and founding member of the Juno Award winning (1981) Canadian group, Powder Blues. Leader, Tom Lavin has written many of the band’s best-known songs including ‘Doin’ It Right’ a SOC ...
) – 3:57
# "Pink Champagne" (Joe Liggins) – 3:49
# "Undercover Blues" (J. Lavin, Willie MacCalder) – 3:56
# "Lovin Kissin & Huggin" (T. Lavin, MacCalder) – 3:16
# "Joy Ridin" (J. Lavin) – 3:53
# "She's Crazy" (David Underwood) – 3:07
# "Nothin but a Tease" (T. Lavin) – 4:03
# "She Took My Soul" (T. Lavin, MacCalder) – 3:15
# "Will Power" (T. Lavin, MacCalder) – 3:50
Personnel
Powder Blues
*
Tom Lavin Tom Lavin is a Chicago-born musician and record producer and founding member of the Juno Award winning (1981) Canadian group, Powder Blues. Leader, Tom Lavin has written many of the band’s best-known songs including ‘Doin’ It Right’ a SOC ...
– guitar, vocals
* Jack Lavin – bass, vocals
* Bill Runge – baritone saxophone
*
Duris Maxwell
Duris Maxwell (15 June 1946 – 25 November 2020), also known as Ted Lewis, was a Canadian drummer who had played with many bands, including Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, Powder Blues Band, Doucette, The Temptations, Jefferson Airplane, and Sk ...
– drums, percussion
* Willie MacCalder – piano, organ, vocals
* David Woodward – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
* Mark Hasselbach – trumpet, trombone
Guest musicians
* Robbie King – keyboards on track 7
* Wayne Kozak – tenor saxophone
Production
* Brian Campbell – engineer
* Tom Lavin – producer, horn arrangements
* Bill Runge – horn arrangements
* Marty Hasselbach – second engineer
* Michael Gluss – cover photos
* Hank Leonhardt – cover concept and sleeve design
* Julian Davis – Powder Blues logo
Charts
Certifications
References
1981 albums
Powder Blues Band albums
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