Butts Band (album)
Butts Band is the first album by Butts Band, released on January 15, 1974. "Pop-a-Top" was released as a single, with "Baja Bus" on the B side. Band founders Robby Krieger and John Densmore would assemble an entirely new group of musicians for the band's second and final album, 1975's Hear and Now.
Critical reception
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Joe Viglione gave the album a rating of three and a half out of five stars. He noted that the album is "very musical and great stuff, it just had no image, introduced us to new personalities."1996 compilation
Both albums by the Butts Band were repackaged together and released in 1996 as One Way label's, "The Complete Recordings". Two studio bonus tracks, "That's All Right" and "Lovin' You For All The Right Reasons", were added to the album.Track listing
- "I Won't Be Alone Anymore"
- "Baja Bus"
- "Sweet Danger"
- "Pop-A-Top"
- "Be with Me"
- "New Ways"
- "Love Your Brother"
- "Kansas City"
Personnel
According to the liner notes:- Jess Roden – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Robby Krieger – lead guitar
- Roy Davies – keyboards, synthesizers
- Phil Chen – bass; rhythm guitar on "Pop-A-Top"
- John Densmore – drums
- Mick Weaver – Wurlitzer piano on "New Ways" and "Kansas City", organ on "Love Your Brother"
- Larry McDonald – congas on "Baja Bus" and "Pop-A-Top"
- Allan Sharp – congas on "Love Your Brother"