Butt Rockin'
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{{Infobox album
| name = Butt Rockin'
| type = studio
| artist = the Fabulous Thunderbirds
| cover = Butt rockin.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1981
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{Flatlist|
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=32|s=14}}
| label = Chrysalis (Original)
Benchmark (Reissue)
| producer = Denny Bruce
| prev_title = What's the Word
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = T-Bird Rhythm
| next_year = 1982
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7030|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=Tony |last2=Smith |first2=Chris |title=The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |year=2006 |edition=|publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-140-51384-4|page=190}}
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev3score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=236}}
}}
Butt Rockin' is the third studio album by Texas-based blues rock band the Fabulous Thunderbirds, released in 1981. The recording took the band closer to old rhythm and blues and added additional musicians playing piano and brass. A 2000 CD reissue contains three bonus tracks.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated
- "I Believe I'm in Love"
- "One's Too Many (And a Hundred Ain't Enough)" (Wilson, Nick Lowe)
- "Give Me All Your Lovin{{'"}}
- "Roll, Roll, Roll" (Eddie Shuler, Lonnie Brooks)
- "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (Louiguy, Jacques Larue, Mack David)
- "I Hear You Knockin{{'"}} (J.D. Miller)
- "Tip on In" (Robert Holmes, James Moore, John Holmes)
- "I'm Sorry"
- "Mathilda" (Huey Thierry, George Khoury)
- "Tell Me Why"
- "In Orbit" (Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan, Keith Ferguson, Fran Christina)
=Bonus tracks=
- "Found a New Love"
- "I Got Eyes" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
- "Someday You'll Want Me" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
Personnel
;The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Kim Wilson - vocals, harmonica
- Jimmie Vaughan - guitar
- Keith Ferguson - bass
- Fran Christina - drums
with:
- Al Copley - piano
- Greg Piccolo - tenor saxophone
- Doug James - baritone saxophone
- Anson Funderburgh - second guitar on "Tip on In"
References
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{{The Fabulous Thunderbirds}}
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Category:The Fabulous Thunderbirds albums