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. The album features "The Doctor", which received heavy FM radio airplay upon the album's release and became a signature song in live performance for the band. Other noteworthy tracks include "Out into the Fields", which Jack Bruce continued to perform in concert following West, Bruce and Laing's breakup (and which he re-recorded for his 2001 album ''

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". ''Why Dontcha'' was West, Bruce and Laing's most successful album, reaching No. 26 on the

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Track listing

;Side one # "Why Dontcha" ( Leslie West, Jack Bruce, Corky Laing) – 3:02 #* Leslie West – guitar, vocal #* Jack Bruce –

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#* Corky Laing –

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# "Out into the Fields" (West, Bruce, Laing,

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) – 4:40 #* Leslie West – guitar #* Jack Bruce – bass, lead and backing vocals, piano, harmonium,

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#* Corky Laing – drums # "The Doctor" (West, Bruce, Laing, Sandra Palmer) – 4:30 #* Leslie West – guitar, vocal #* Jack Bruce – bass #* Corky Laing – drums # "Turn Me Over" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 2:43 #* Leslie West –

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#* Jack Bruce – acoustic bass,

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#* Corky Laing – drums, vocal # "Third Degree" ( Eddie Boyd,

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) – 5:15 (shortened version on French LP – 4:42) #* ''Credited to Boyd alone on original pressings of the album.'' #* Leslie West – guitar #* Jack Bruce – bass, vocal, piano #* Corky Laing – drums ;Side two #

"Shake Ma Thing (Rollin' Jack)" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 3:14 #* Leslie West – guitar, lead vocal #* Jack Bruce – bass, lead and backing vocals, piano #* Corky Laing – drums # "While You Sleep" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 3:24 #* Leslie West –

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, lead vocal, violin guitar #* Jack Bruce – acoustic bass, backing vocals, piano #* Corky Laing –

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# "Pleasure" (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) – 4:02 #* Leslie West – guitar #* Jack Bruce – bass, vocal, piano #* Corky Laing – drums # "Love Is Worth the Blues" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 4:11 #* Leslie West – guitar, vocal, violin guitar #* Jack Bruce – bass #* Corky Laing – drums # "Pollution Woman" (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) – 4:26 #* Leslie West – electric and acoustic guitars #* Jack Bruce – bass, lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar,

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#* Corky Laing – drums

Personnel

;West, Bruce and Laing * Leslie West – vocals, producer,

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, electric guitar,

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* Jack Bruce –

, harmonium,

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, vocals, choir, chorus, producer,

, piano * Corky Laing –

, vocals, producer ;Technical personnel * Andy Johns –

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, engineer * Dan Turbeville – assistant engineer * Ed Lee – art direction, design, photography West, Bruce and Laing - ''Why Dontcha'' (1972) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
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