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

  1. "I Believe I'm in Love"
  2. "One's Too Many (And a Hundred Ain't Enough)" (Wilson, Nick Lowe)
  3. "Give Me All Your Lovin{{'"}}
  4. "Roll, Roll, Roll" (Eddie Shuler, Lonnie Brooks)
  5. "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (Louiguy, Jacques Larue, Mack David)
  6. "I Hear You Knockin{{'"}} (J.D. Miller)
  7. "Tip on In" (Robert Holmes, James Moore, John Holmes)
  8. "I'm Sorry"
  9. "Mathilda" (Huey Thierry, George Khoury)
  10. "Tell Me Why"
  11. "In Orbit" (Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan, Keith Ferguson, Fran Christina)

=Bonus tracks=

  1. "Found a New Love"
  2. "I Got Eyes" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
  3. "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:

References