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Track listing

All tracks have words and music credited to Mike Bloomfield, except as indicated.

Side one

#"If You See My Baby" – 3:07 #"For Anyone You Meet" – 4:07 #"Good Old Guy" – 3:21 #"Far Too Many Nights" – 5:07 #"It's Not Killing Me" – 3:14

Side two

#" Next Time You See Me" (Ben Tucker) – 2:57 #"Michael's Lament" – 4:22 #"Why Must My Baby" – 2:38 #"The Ones I Loved Are Gone" – 3:07 #"Don't Think About It Baby" – 3:33 #"Goofers" – 1:50

Personnel

* Michael Bloomfield – lead guitar, vocals, piano, acoustic guitar *Bob Jones – drums, vocals *Ronny Schreff – drums, mallets, percussion *

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– bass *Fred Olson – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar *Ira Kamin – organ, piano, banjo *

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– organ, piano *Roy Ruby – organ *Michael Melford – guitar, mandolin, vocals *

Nick Gravenites Nicholas George Gravenites ( '; October 2, 1938 – September 18, 2024) was an American Blues music, blues, Rock music, rock and Folk music, folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his work with Electric Flag (as their lead singe ...

– vocals * Orville "Red" Rhodes – steel guitar *Ron Stallings – tenor saxophone *Mark Teel – baritone saxophone * Gerald Oshita – baritone and tenor saxophone *Noel Jewkes – soprano and tenor saxophone *John Wilmeth – trumpet *Marcus Doubleday – trumpet *Richard Santi – accordion *

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– vocals *Diane Tribuno – vocals ;Technical *Daily Planet – cover design *Don Wilson – cover illustration *Peter Amft (son of Robert Amft) – cover photograph * Jim Marshall – rear cover photograph

References

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