I'm the Fiddle Man
I'm the Fiddle Man is Papa John's fourth solo album and the first with Buddah Records. The album was recorded after Papa John Creach left Jefferson Starship following the successful album, Red Octopus. The supporting band on this album is known as Midnight Sun and had a similar lineup to Zulu on Playing My Fiddle for You. This album featured fewer original compositions than the previous album.
Track listing
Source:Side A
- "I'm the Fiddle Man" – 4:02
- "Stardust" – 5:13
- "Enjoy" – 2:35
- "The Rocker" – 2:37
- "Jim Dandy" – 4:08
Side B
- "Joyce" – 4:50
- "I Know Where I'm Goin'" – 2:35
- "Solitude" – 3:33
- "You Left Your Happiness" – 3:05
- "Fiddlin' Around" – 3:40
Personnel
- Papa John Creach – electric violin, vocals
- Mark Leon – drums, vocals
- Kevin Moore – guitar, vocals
- John Lewis Parker – keyboards, vocals
- Holden Raphael – percussion, vocals
- Bryan Tilford – bass, vocals
- Arthur Freeman – arranger & conductor
- Wiliam Kurasch – concertmaster
- Ginger Blake, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
Production
- Ed Martinez – producer
- Recorded at Golden West Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.
- Bruce Ablin – recording engineer, mixdown engineer
- Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.
- Bob MacLeod Jr. – mastering engineer
- Sidney A. Sidenberg & Danny Kessler – management direction
- Ed Caraeff – design & photography
- Milton Sincoff – creative packaging direction