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''Tomcattin''' is the fourth
studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
of
Southern rock Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues and is focused generally on electric guitars and vocals. Author Scott B. Bomar speculat ...
band
Blackfoot The Blackfoot Confederacy, ''Niitsitapi'' or ''Siksikaitsitapi'' (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or " Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Bla ...
, released in 1980. The album features
Shorty Medlocke Shorty Medlocke (born Paul Robert Medlock, July 20, 1912 – August 6, 1982)Find A GravPaul Robert "Shorty" Medlock/ref> was an American blues, country and bluegrass musician and banjo player. He is the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke of the Sou ...
, grandfather of band member
Rickey Medlocke Rickey Medlocke (born February 17, 1950) is an American musician, best known as the frontman/guitarist for the Southern rock band Blackfoot and a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. During his first stint with Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1971 to 1972, he played d ...
, on "Fox Chase". While the album did not spawn any hit singles, it was enough to keep the band's devoted fan base loyal and strong, it remains a popular staple in Blackfoot's catalogue.


Track listing

All songs composed by Rickey Medlocke and Jakson Spires, except where indicated ;Side one #"Warped" – 4:12 #"On the Run" – 4:00 #"Dream On" (R. Medlocke, Spires,
Greg T. Walker Greg T. Walker (born 8 July 1951) is an American bassist who played with Rock music, rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd between 1971 and 1972. His main band, named Blackfoot (band), Blackfoot, existed between 1969 and 1985. In 2004 a new line-up was born, ...
) – 5:16 #"Street Fighter" (Charlie Hargrett, Medlocke, Spires) – 2:34 #"Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" – 4:06 ;Side two #
  • "Every Man Should Know (Queenie)" – 3:43 #"In the Night" – 3:52 #"Reckless Abandoner" – 5:13 #"Spendin' Cabbage" – 3:15 #"Fox Chase" (R. Medlocke,
    Shorty Medlocke Shorty Medlocke (born Paul Robert Medlock, July 20, 1912 – August 6, 1982)Find A GravPaul Robert "Shorty" Medlock/ref> was an American blues, country and bluegrass musician and banjo player. He is the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke of the Sou ...
    , Spires)     – 4:23


    Personnel

    Blackfoot *
    Rickey Medlocke Rickey Medlocke (born February 17, 1950) is an American musician, best known as the frontman/guitarist for the Southern rock band Blackfoot and a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. During his first stint with Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1971 to 1972, he played d ...
    – lead vocals, lead, bottleneck, acoustic and 12-string guitars * Charlie Hargrett – lead guitar *
    Greg T. Walker Greg T. Walker (born 8 July 1951) is an American bassist who played with Rock music, rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd between 1971 and 1972. His main band, named Blackfoot (band), Blackfoot, existed between 1969 and 1985. In 2004 a new line-up was born, ...
    – bass, backing vocals * Jakson Spires – drums, backing vocals, percussion Additional musicians *
    Shorty Medlocke Shorty Medlocke (born Paul Robert Medlock, July 20, 1912 – August 6, 1982)Find A GravPaul Robert "Shorty" Medlock/ref> was an American blues, country and bluegrass musician and banjo player. He is the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke of the Sou ...
    – harmonica on "Fox Chase" * Pat McCaffrey – keyboards and saxes * Henry Weck – percussion * Donna Davis, Pamela Vincent, Melody McCully – backing vocals * Peter Ruth – electric harmonica Production * Al Nalli – producer * Henry Weck – producer, engineer * W.D. Woods II, Andy De Ganhal – mixing assistants *
    Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bisho ...
    – mastering at
    Sterling Sound George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
    , New York


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    Blackfoot - ''Tomcattin (1980) album review by Eduardo Rivadavia, credits & releases
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