Anyone who thinks of Humble Pie solely in terms of their latter-day boogie
rock will be greatly surprised with this, the band's second release, for it is almost entirely acoustic. There is a gently rocking cover of Buddy Holly's "
Heartbeat," and a couple of electrified Steve Marriott numbers, but the overall feel is definitely more of the
country than the town or city. "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" is a typical Marriott
country ditty, similar to those he would include almost as a token on each of the subsequent studio albums, and "Every Mother's Son" is structured as a
folk tale. On "The Light of Love," Marriott even plays sitar. Peter Frampton's contributions here foreshadow the acoustic-based music he would make as a solo artist a few years later. As a whole, this is a crisp, cleanly recorded, attractive-sounding album, totally atypical of the Humble Pie catalog, but well worth a listen.
Tracks:-------
01. Take Me Back (Frampton) - 4:52
02. The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake (Marriott) - 2:59
03. The Light of Love (Ridley) - 3:00
04. Cold Lady (Shirley) - 3:22
05. Down Home Again (Marriott) - 2:56
06. Ollie Ollie (Frampton, Jones, Marriott, Ridley, Shirley) - 0:50
07. Every Mother's Son (Marriott) - 5:42
08.
Heartbeat (Montgomery, Petty) - 2:32
09. Only You Can See (Frampton) - 3:37
10. Silver Tongue (Marriott) - 3:20
11. Home and Away (Frampton, Ridley) - 5:54
Bonus Tracks:12. Desperation (Kay) - 6:26
13. Stick Shift (Frampton) - 2:22
14. Buttermilk Boy (Marriott) - 4:21
15. As Safe as Yesterday Is (Frampton, Marriott) - 6:06
16. Bang! (Marriott) - 3:26
17. Alabama '69 (Marriott) - 6:59
18. Wrist Job (Marriott) - 4:16
19. Natural Born Bugie (Marriott) - 4:11
Personnel:---------
Greg Ridley - Bass, Vocals, Guitar, Tambourine
Peter Frampton - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Spanish Guitar, Drums, Wurlitzer Piano
Steve Marriott - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Piano, Marracaas, Drums
Jerry Shirley - Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Tablas, Marracaas, Piano
All thanks to original releaser