''Groovin is the third studio album by Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. It reached No 1 in the UK Jazz and Blues Chart.

Track listing

# "Tell You a Secret" (Bill Wyman,

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Groovin' "Groovin" is a song written by the American singer songwriters Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, initially recorded by their group the Young Rascals in 1967. Cavaliere was inspired to compose the song by his girlfriend Adrienne Buccheri, whom ...

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) – 3:31 # "Rough Cut Diamond" (Wyman, Taylor) – 4:05 # "Mood Swing" (Keith Sewell, Nial Toner, Wendy Buckner) – 4:09 # "Hole in the Wall" (Wyman, Taylor) – 3:10 # "Can't Get My Rest at Night" (J. David Ray) – 3:46 # "

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) – 4:10 # "Oh! Baby" (Barbara Linda Ozen) – 3:56 # "Streamline Woman" (Wyman, Taylor) – 2:53 # " Yesterdays" (

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Personnel

Musicians *

Bill Wyman William George Wyman ( né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on their first 19 ...

– bass guitar * Dave Hartley – acoustic piano (2-4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14) *

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(2, 8, 10-13), acoustic piano (5, 7) * Chris Hall –

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German language, German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a Reed (mou ...

(4) *

Gary Brooker Gary Brooker (29 May 1945 – 19 February 2022) was an English singer and pianist, and the founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum. Early life Born in Hackney Hospital, East London, on 29 May 1945, Brooker grew up in Hackney ...

– organ (7), acoustic piano (10) * Eddie Hession – accordion (9) *

– rhythm guitar (1, 3-5, 7-10, 12, 14), acoustic guitar (2, 11, 13), lead guitar (6) *

Andy Fairweather Low Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August 1948) is a Welsh guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner (band), Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton ...

– lead guitar (1) *

Tommy Emmanuel William Thomas Emmanuel (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian guitarist. Originally a session player in many bands, he has released many award-winning recordings as a solo artist. In June 2010, Emmanuel was appointed a Member of the Order of Aus ...

– acoustic guitar (2, 10, 13),

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that ...

(3), lead guitar (5, 11), rhythm guitar (9) * Martin Taylor – lead guitar (2, 7, 9, 13) *

Albert Lee Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also m ...

– lead guitar (4, 10, 12, 13), lead vocals (4) * Gerry Hogan –

pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a console steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings, enabling more varied and complex music to be played than with other steel guitar designs. Like all steel guitars, it can play ...

(4) *

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, h ...

– slide guitar (6), lead guitar (8) *

Graham Broad Graham Broad (born 10 March 1957) is an English drummer who has been playing professionally since the age of fifteen, after attending the Royal College of Music in 1970. He is a former pupil of drumming educator Lloyd Ryan, who also taught Phi ...

– drums (1-3, 5-14) *

Henry Spinetti Enrico Antonio Giorgio Spinetti (born 31 March 1951) is a Welsh session drummer whose playing has featured on many prominent rock and pop albums. Career Spinetti was born in Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales.) His first band, aged abou ...

– drums (4) *

Ray Cooper Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist. During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Elton John (as ...

– percussion (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13) * Anthony Kerr –

vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone ...

(8) * Nick Payn –

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...

(1), horns (1-3, 5, 8-13), horn arrangements (1-3, 5, 8-13) * Frank Mead – horns (1-3, 5, 7-13) * Jerry Portnoy – harmonica (3) Vocals * Adrian Byron Burns – lead vocals (1) * Beverley Skeete – lead vocals (2, 7, 9, 12, 14) * Georgie Fame – lead vocals (3, 6, 8, 10) * Gary Brooker – lead vocals (5, 11) * Keeley Coburn, Janice Hoyte, Anita Kelsey, Zoe Nicholas, Melanie Redmond, Beverley Skeete, Sara Skeete and Susie Webb – backing vocals

Production

* Bill Wyman – producer, arrangements * Terry Taylor – producer * Brian Tench – mixing engineer * Stuart Epps – recording engineer * Tim Young – mastering * Russ Kane – liner notes

References

External links

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Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings – Groovin' (2000, CD)
{{Authority control Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings albums 2000 albums Roadrunner Records albums