Cats on the Coast
Cats on the Coast is the second album by American rock band Sea Level. It was released in 1977 on Capricorn Records.
The leadoff track, "That's Your Secret", reached #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's only charting single.
Reception
In a review for AllMusic, Dave Lynch wrote: "Some great music from Sea Level was still to come, but the best moments of Cats on the Coast wouldn't be topped."Exposé's Peter Thelen stated that, with the album, "there... seemed to be a new emphasis on the vocal material, which seemed to be changing from a country funk sound into more of a funky white soul a la Boz Scaggs. Only four instrumentals this time out, one under two minutes, but still the high point of the album, especially the title track."
Track listing
Side one
- "That's Your Secret" – 5:15
- "It Hurts to Want It So Bad" – 3:38
- "Storm Warning" – 5:23
- "Had to Fall" – 4:35
Side two
- "Midnight Pass" – 6:30
- "Every Little Thing" – 4:40
- "Cats on the Coast" – 5:38
- "Song for Amy" – 1:40
Personnel
- Randall Bramblett – lead vocals, piano, organ, backing vocals, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, percussion
- Davis Causey – electric guitar, backing vocals
- Jai Johanny Johanson – congas
- Chuck Leavell – piano, percussion, organ, harmony vocals, electric piano, ARP Odyssey, clavinet, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Jimmy Nalls – electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
- George Weaver – drums
- Lamar Williams – bass, backing vocals
- Stewart Levine – producer
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer
- David Pinkston – engineer