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The Bottom Of The Top

Phillip Walker

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There weren't many blues albums issued during the early '70s that hit harder than this one. First out on the short-lived Playboy logo, the set firmly established Walker as a blistering axeman sporting enduring Gulf Coast roots despite his adopted L.A. homebase. Of all the times he's cut the rocking "Hello My Darling," this is indeed the hottest, while his funky, horn-driven revival of Lester Williams's "I Can't Lose (With the Stuff I Lose)" and his own R&B-drenched "It's All in Your Mind" are irresistible. After-hours renditions of Sam Cooke's "Laughing & Clowning" and Long John Hunter's "Crazy Girl" are striking vehicles for Walker's twisting, turning guitar riffs and impassioned vocal delivery.

© Bill Dahl /TiVo

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1
I Can't Lose (With The Stuff I Use)
00:02:58

Dennis Walker, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Coleman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - L. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Li, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Woods, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ina Bea Walker, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

2
Tin Pan Alley
00:05:06

Dennis Walker, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Coleman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Li, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Geddins, ComposerLyricist - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Woods, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ina Bea Walker, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

3
Hello Central
00:03:27

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - S. Hopkins, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

4
Hello, My Darling
00:02:08

P. Walker, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Li, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teddy Reynolds, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samuel Cross, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chops Anthony, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

5
Laughing And Clowning
00:03:50

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - S. Cooke, ComposerLyricist - David Li, Organ, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathanial Dove, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

6
Crazy Girl
00:03:42

Dennis Walker, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Coleman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Li, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Woods, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ina Bea Walker, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

7
It's All In Your Mind
00:03:29

P. Walker, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curtis Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Reynolds, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ike Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Cross, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Glen McTeer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Freeman Lacy, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

8
The Bottom Of The Top
00:03:24

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - J. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Li, Organ, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathanial Dove, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

9
Hey, Hey, Baby's Gone
00:03:37

P. Walker, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Li, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jones, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Teddy Reynolds, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samuel Cross, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chops Anthony, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

10
Crying Time
00:03:14

Dennis Walker, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Coleman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Peskin, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dashiell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Li, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Bromberg, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Scott, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Walker, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Fournier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Tucker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Cevetello, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Woods, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ina Bea Walker, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 Craft Recordings.

Album review

There weren't many blues albums issued during the early '70s that hit harder than this one. First out on the short-lived Playboy logo, the set firmly established Walker as a blistering axeman sporting enduring Gulf Coast roots despite his adopted L.A. homebase. Of all the times he's cut the rocking "Hello My Darling," this is indeed the hottest, while his funky, horn-driven revival of Lester Williams's "I Can't Lose (With the Stuff I Lose)" and his own R&B-drenched "It's All in Your Mind" are irresistible. After-hours renditions of Sam Cooke's "Laughing & Clowning" and Long John Hunter's "Crazy Girl" are striking vehicles for Walker's twisting, turning guitar riffs and impassioned vocal delivery.

© Bill Dahl /TiVo

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