The Inside Story (album)
1979 studio album by Robben Ford
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The Inside Story is a 1979 studio album by Robben Ford.[1][2] Ford supported the album with a North American tour.[3]
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| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | February 1979 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Jazz, rock | |||
| Length | 43:32 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Steve Cropper | |||
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Critical reception
The Lincoln Journal Star called the album "enjoyable and distinctive," writing that it rises above "'studio player' anonymity."[5] The Spokesman-Review called Ford "a virtuoso electric guitarist with his feet nicely placed in both the jazz and rock camps."[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Robben Ford except where noted
- "Magic Sam" – 5:53
- "For the One I Love" – 4:22
- "North Carolina" – 4:38
- "There's No One Else" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 6:52
- "The Inside Story" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 5:30
- "Need Somebody" (Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee)
- "Far Away" – 5:40
- "Tee Time for Eric" – 5:09[4]
Personnel
- Robben Ford – guitar, vocals; Roland electric piano on "Need Somebody"
- Alan Rubin – trumpet
- Tom Malone – trombone, baritone saxophone
- Lou Marini – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
- Russell Ferrante – synthesizer, ARP Odyssey and Moog synthesizer programming
- Steve Perry a.k.a. Stephen Sea – synthesizer
- Mark Ford – harmonica
- Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar
- Ricky Lawson – drums, percussion
- Vander "Starz" Lockett – percussion
- Tommy Vig – percussion
- Technical
- Larry Redhon - engineer
- Ron Coro, Johnny Lee - art direction
- Gary Heery - photography
