King Biscuit Flower Hour: New York, 1982

by Steve Forbert

Overview

Recorded August. 14, 1982, at My Father's Place, a club in Roslyn, New York, this live show was taped for radio broadcast when Steve Forbert was on the road promoting his fourth and final Nemperor Records disc Steve Forbert, also the last album he would release for six years. As such, it chronicles the culmination of the early part of Forbert's career, 1978-1982, which saw his initial national recognition. Each of his albums of the period is well-represented, with four songs from 1978's Alive on Arrival, among them "Goin' Down to Laurel," four from 1979's Jackrabbit Slim, including "Romeo's Tune," four from 1980's Little Stevie Orbit, and three from Steve Forbert, plus covers of Chuck Berry's "Too Much Monkey Business" and "Little Queenie," and two '60s oldies -- the Searchers' "Everytime That You (Walk in the Room)" and the Troggs' "Love Is All Around" -- and the non-LP Forbert original "You Gotta Go." Fronting a full band (dubbed the Rough Squirrels), Forbert is able to re-create the sound of the albums, and while it can't be said that he bests the original recordings, he often matches them. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	02/27/1996
Label:	King Biscuit Entertainment
UPC:	0707108801125
Rank:	109282

Tracks

1. Ya Ya (Next to Me)
2. He's Gotta Live up to His Shoes
3. Too Much Monkey Business
4. Goin' Down to Laurel
5. Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast
6. It Isn't Gonna Be That Way
7. It Takes a Whole Lotta Help (To Make It on Your Own)
8. Complications
9. Song for Katrina
10. Cellophane City
11. Schoolgirl
12. Everytime That You (Walk in the Room)
13. Say Goodbye to Little Jo
14. Romeo's Tune
15. The Sweet Love That You Give (Sure Goes a Long, Long Way)
16. I'm an Automobile
17. You Gotta Go
18. Love Is All Around
19. You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Forbert   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Frank Campbell   Bass
John Leventhal   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Wells Kelly   Drums
Paul Errico   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Charlyn Zlotnick   Photography
Chuck Berry   Composer
Jackie DeShannon   Composer
Bruce Pilato   Liner Notes
Reg Presley   Composer
The Troggs   Composer
Suha Gur   Mastering
Steve Forbert   Composer
Evert Wilbrink   Executive Producer
Steve Ship   Executive Producer
Stephen Jacaruso   Design
Barry Ehrmann   Executive Producer