Filthy!
Filthy! is Papa John Creach's second solo album and the first with his band Zulu. The guitarist of Zulu would later be known as Keb' Mo'. The band Hot Tuna also makes an appearance on the album on the track "Walking the Tou Tou", which was written by Jorma Kaukonen.
Track listing
Side One
- "Filthy Funky" – 5:19
- "No More Country Girls" – 3:42
- "Don't Tell It To No One" – 2:20
- "Mother's Day" – 3:16
- "Walking the Tou Tou" – 3:16
Side Two
- "Everybody Wants My Good Thing" – 4:12
- "Far Out" – 3:19
- "Give Me an Hour in Your Garden " – 5:30
- "Time Out for Sex" – 2:59
- "Up in the Alley" – 3:30
Personnel
- Papa John Creach – electric violin, vocals
- Big Joe Turner – vocals on "Give Me an Hour in Your Garden"
- Harmonica Fats – harmonica on "No More Country Girls"
Zulu
Plays on all tracks except "Walking the Tou Tou"- Carl Byrd – drums
- Kevin Moore – guitar
- Johnny Parker – keyboards
- Holden "Hoagy" Raphael – percussion, Jew's harp
- Sam Williams – bass
Hot Tuna
Plays on "Walking the Tou Tou"- Jack Casady – bass
- Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar
- Sammy Piazza – drums
- Hoagy Raphael – congas
Horn Section
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Henry Coker, John Ewing – trombones
- Joe Lane Davis, Jerry Jumonville, Maurice Simon – tenor saxophones
Background Vocals
Production
- Papa John Creach – producer, arranger
- Miles Grayson – arranger
- Roger Hamilton Spotts – arranger
- Jamie Dee Howell – production assistance
- Chick Casady – wizard
- Kerry McNabb – recording engineer, mixdown engineer
- Recorded at Paramount Recording Studio
- Marshall Brevetz – studio supervisor
- Mastered at United Sound, Burbank
- Pat Ieraci – production coordinator
- Bruce Steinberg – photography, design
- Bill Thompson – manager, poetry