''I Don't Want to Go Home'' was the first album by

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rock/R&B band

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. The work helped establish the basis of the Jersey Shore sound. It was produced and arranged by manager

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, who also sang, played guitar, wrote the title song, and elicited the contribution of two compositions by

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, who also wrote the liner notes. The album features two perennial standards for the band, Steve Van Zandt's "I Don't Want to Go Home" and " The Fever" by

. There were a number of guest artists and duets, a tradition that continued in their next album, ''

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''. The track "How Come You Treat Me So Bad" features a duet with Lee Dorsey, while "Broke Down Piece of Man" features a duet with

, "It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)" features a duet with Kenny 'Popeye' Pentifallo, and finally "You Mean So Much To Me" features a duet with

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Track listing

# "I Don't Want to Go Home" (

) - 3:42 # " Got to Get You Off My Mind" (

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, J.B. Moore) - 3:13 # "How Come You Treat Me So Bad" (Steven Van Zandt) - 3:23 # " The Fever" (

) - 5:06 # "Broke Down Piece of Man" (

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, Joe Shamwell) - 3:28 # "Sweeter Than Honey" (Steven Van Zandt) - 3:33 # " Fanny Mae" ( Waymon Glasco,

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, Clarence L. Lewis) - 3:22 # "It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)" (

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) - 2:46 # "I Choose to Sing the Blues" (

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) - 2:45 # "You Mean So Much to Me" (Bruce Springsteen) - 3:44

Personnel

Musicians

Southside Johnny John Lyon (born December 4, 1948), known professionally as Southside Johnny, is an American retired singer-songwriter who fronted the band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Southside Johnny has long been considered the Grandfather of "t ...

– lead vocals, harmonica * Kenny 'Popeye' Pentifallo – drums, vocals (duet "It Ain't the Meat") * Kevin Kavanaugh – keyboards, vocals * Billy Rush – guitar * Alan Berger – bass * Carlo Novi - tenor saxophone *

– guitar, vocals (duet "Broke Down Piece of Man") *

Clarence Clemons Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), also known as The Big Man, was an American saxophonist. From 1972 until his death in 2011, he was the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Clemons rel ...

(credited as Selmon T. Sachs) - bass vocals ("The Fever") * Lee Dorsey - duet vocals ("How Come You Treat Me So Bad") *

- duet vocals ("You Mean So Much To Me") * The Miami Horns: ** Rick Gazda – trumpet (mute solo "It Ain't the Meat") ** Deacon Earl Gardner - trumpet, witness ** Bob Malach - tenor saxophone ** Louie 'The Lover' Parenti – trombone ** Bill Zacagni - baritone saxophone * Strings: ** Charles Parker - violin ** Robert Zelnick - violin ** Naomi Anner - violin ** Cathy Tait - violin ** Nardo Poy - viola ** Ken Dreyfus - viola * Revelation (background vocals on "The Fever"): ** Arnold McCuller ** Arthur Freeman ** Phillip Ballou ** Benny Diggs

Production

- producer *

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- engineer * Dave Thoener - assistant engineer * Mitchel Funk - photography * Paula Scher - designer * Bud Copeland - stylist

References

{{Authority control 1976 debut albums Albums produced by Steven Van Zandt Epic Records albums Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes albums