Don't Waste It

{{Infobox album

| name = Don't Waste It

| type = Studio

| artist = Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons

| cover = Don't_Waste_It_by_Jo_Jo_Zep.jpg

| alt =

| released = 18 February 1977

| recorded = 1976

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Southern rock

| length =

| label = Oz Records

| producer = Ross Wilson

| chronology = Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Whip It Out

| next_year = 1977

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Don't Waste It

| type = studio

| single1 = Beating Around the Bush

| single1date = July 1976

| single2 = Security

| single2date = 8 November 1976

}}

}}

Don't Waste It is the debut studio album by Australian band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in February 1977, the album peaked at number 37 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Band member Joe Camilleri later reflected saying "The first Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons album was a heart-breaking experience. We had so much energy live, but I didn’t know how to capture that in the studio."{{cite web |url=http://www.theblacksorrows.com.au/biography/|title=biography|publisher=The Black Sorrows|accessdate=24 October 2017}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| collapsed =

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Security

| writer1 = Otis Redding

| length1 = 2:55

| title2 = Dancing Shoes

| writer2 = Wayne Burt

| length2 = 5:03

| title3 = If It's Love That You Want Darlin'

| writer3 = Wayne Burt

| length3 = 4:19

| title4 = King of Fools

| writer4 = Wayne Burt

| length4 = 6:07

| title5 = Someday It's Gonna Come to You

| writer5 = Wayne Burt

| length5 = 3:18

}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| headline = Side B

| title6 = We're All in the Same Boat

| writer6 = Wayne Burt

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = Beating Around the Bush

| writer7 = Wayne Burt

| length7 = 3:30

| title8 = That's Alright

| writer8 = James Lane

| length8 = 3:57

| title9 = Sweet Little Latin Lover

| writer9 = Wayne Burt

| length9 = 5:06

| title10 = The Cthulhu

| writer10 = Joe Camilleri, Bruce Woodcock

| length10 = 4:59

}}

Personnel

;Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons

  • Joe Camilleri — tenor and alto saxophones, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 3-6, 10)
  • Jeff Burstin — lead guitar
  • Wayne Burt — rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 2, 7, 9)
  • John Power — bass, vocals; lead vocals (track 8)
  • Gary Young — drums

;Additional personnel

  • Ross Wilson — percussion, backing vocals
  • Adrian Paine — percussion
  • Peter Jones — vibraphone
  • Pat Wilson — backing vocals (track 9)

Charts

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Chart (1977)

!Peak
position

Australian Kent Music Report{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|page=156|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

| style="text-align:center;"|37

References

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{{Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons}}

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Category:1977 debut albums

Category:Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons albums

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