Wet Willie - Manorisms / Which One's Willie? 1975-77[Remastered, 2013]

Artist Wet Willie
Title Of Album Manorisms / Which One's Willie?
Year Of Release: 1975-77/2013
Label (Catalog#) BGO [BGOCD1133]
Country: USA
Genre: Southern Rock, Boogie Rock, Funk-Rock
Bitrate: Lossless
Quality: FLAC (image + cue,log,scans)
Time: 01:17:59
Full Size: 512mb(+3%)

This 2013 BGO two-fer combines 1977's Manorisms and the following year's Which One's Willie?, the two records Wet Willie released on Epic after a prolonged stint at Capricorn. The shift in labels was accompanied by a shift in sound, with the group largely abandoning its signature Southern rock in favor of a super-slick mainstream pop/rock sound, one that found space for arena-rock workouts, power ballads, funky vamps, and a fair share of yacht rock, where soft sounds took precedence over full-tilt boogie. Whether or not this is a good thing depends entirely on taste: longtime Willie fans will certainly miss the rock but those who never cared for the band -- or never bothered to investigate them due to their name -- will be surprised at just how enjoyably slick and thoroughly dated this AOR rock and pop is.

Tracks:
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Manorisms 1977:
01. Rainman (M. Duke) - 3:21
02. Make You Feel Love Again (G. Jackson, T. Jones III) - 3:28
03. So Blue (M. Duke) - 3:17
04. We Got Lovin' (J. Hall, J. Hall, M. Duke) - 3:32
05. Don't Turn Me Away (M. Duke) - 4:49
06. Street Corner Serenade (M. Smith, M. Duke) - 4:54
07. One Track Mind (J. Hall, M. Duke) - 3:48
08. How 'Bout You (M. Duke) - 1:14
09. Doin' All The Right Things (The Wrong Way) (M. Duke) - 4:12
10. Let It Shine (J. Hall, J. Hall, M. Smith, M. Duke) - 4:20
Which One's Willie? 1979:
11. Ramona (Joe Droukas, Peter Solomon) - 4:36
12. Stop And Take A Look (At What You've Been Doing)/Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You (Jerry Akines, Johnny Belmon, Reginald Turner, Robert Peckman, Victor Drayton) - 4:25
14. Weekend (Mick Jackson, Tommy Mayer) - 6:01
15. Smoke (Michael Duke) - 5:05
16. The Hard Way (Michael Duke) - 4:22
17. Tired Dreams (Michael Duke) - 4:13
18. This Time (Michael Duke) - 4:00
19. Mr. Streamline (Jack Hall, Jimmy Hall, Marshall Smith) - 4:01
20. You Don't Know What You Mean To Me (Eddie Floyd, Steve Carpenter) - 4:11

Personnel:
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1977 Manorisms:
Jimmy Hall - Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Saxes, Percussion
Jack Hall-Vocals, Bass
Mike Duke - Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Theophilus Lively - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Marshall Smith - Vocals, Guitars
Larry Berwald - Guitars
1979 Which One's Willie?:
Larry Berwald - Guitars
Mike Duke - Keyboards, Vocals
Jack Hall - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Hall - Vocals, Harmonica, Saxophone
Theophilus K. Lively - Drums, Percussion
Marshall Smith - Guitars, Vocals

All thanks to original releaser