''What About Me'' is the fifth album by American

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band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Released in December 1970 and recorded partly at the same sessions that produced '' Just for Love'', the album is the last to feature pianist Nicky Hopkins and the last pre-reunion effort to feature founding members David Freiberg and John Cipollina.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Lindsay Planer wrote of the album "Musically, there is little to delineate the fifth long-player from Quicksilver Messenger Service, What About Me, from their previous effort, Just for Love. Not surprisingly, material for both was initiated during a prolific two-month retreat..."

Track listing

Side one

#"What About Me" ( Jesse Oris Farrow) – 6:43 #"Local Color" (John Cipollina) – 3:00 #"Baby Baby" (Farrow) – 4:44 #"Won't Kill Me" (David Freiberg) – 2:32 #"Long Haired Lady" (Farrow) – 5:55

Side two

#"Subway" ( Gary Duncan, Farrow)Per BMI Records (se
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. The original album label and sleeve both erroneously credit Farrow alone. – 4:29 #"Spindrifter" (Nicky Hopkins) – 4:38 #"Good Old Rock and Roll" (Farrow) – 2:30 #"All in My Mind" (Duncan, Farrow) – 3:48 #"Call on Me" (Farrow) – 7:36

Personnel

;Quicksilver Messenger Service * Dino Valenti –

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(except on "Won't Kill Me"), guitar, percussion * Gary Duncan – guitar, backing vocals,

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, percussion,

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* John Cipollina – guitar, percussion * David Freiberg – bass, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Won't Kill Me", guitar * Greg Elmore –

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, percussion * Nicky Hopkins – piano (except on "What About Me", "Baby Baby", "Subway", and "Call on Me") * Mark Naftalin - piano on "What About Me", "Baby Baby", and "Call on Me" ;Additional musicians on "What About Me" and "Call on Me" *

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- tenor and

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, flute * Frank Morin - tenor saxophone * Pat O'Hara - trombone * Jose Rico Reyes -

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, percussion, backing vocals * Ron Taormina -

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and

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Charts

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References

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