Wet Willie - Manorisms / Which One's Willie? (Reissue) (1977-79/2013)
BAND/ARTIST: Wet Willie
- Title: Manorisms / Which One's Willie?
- Year Of Release: 1977-79/2013
- Label: BGO Records
- Genre: Southern Rock, Boogie Rock, Funk Rock
- Quality: Flac (image, .cue, log)
- Total Time: 01:17:59
- Total Size: 538 Mb (scans)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
Manorisms 1977:
1. Rainman (M. Duke) - 3:21
2. Make You Feel Love Again (G. Jackson, T. Jones III) - 3:28
3. So Blue (M. Duke) - 3:17
4. We Got Lovin' (J. Hall, J. Hall, M. Duke) - 3:32
5. Don't Turn Me Away (M. Duke) - 4:49
6. Street Corner Serenade (M. Smith, M. Duke) - 4:54
7. One Track Mind (J. Hall, M. Duke) - 3:48
8. How 'Bout You (M. Duke) - 1:14
9. 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
12/13. 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
Line-up::
Bass, Vocals – Jack Hall
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Theophilus Lively
Guitar – Larry Berwald
Guitar, Vocals – Marshall Smith
Harmonica, Saxophone, Lead Vocals – Jimmy Hall
Keyboards, Lead Vocals – Mike Duke
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.
Oldies | Rock | FLAC / APE
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