Rock Billy Boogie
Rock Billy Boogie is a studio album by Robert Gordon, released on RCA Records in 1979. It peaked at number 106 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Critical reception
gave the album a "B" grade, saying, "Gordon's nouveau rockabilly has always been a mite slick and a mite fast, and this is his best album because he's no longer hiding it--his blown notes are just blown notes, not stigmata of authenticity." The Globe and Mail noted that "the further he goes with the schtick, the more convincing he gets, and this time around it's hard to criticize his vocal work as stagey or imitative."Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that "there's not a bad song, or even a less-than-first-rate performance anywhere on it."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.Musicians
- Robert Gordon – vocals
- Chris Spedding – lead guitar
- Scotty Turner – rhythm guitar
- Rob Stoner – bass guitar, piano
- Howie Wyeth – drums, piano
- The Three R's – background vocals
- Terry Vernon – background vocals
- Snooky Bellomo – background vocals
- Tish Bellomo – background vocals
- Paul Evans – background vocals
- Marty Nelson – background vocals
- Robin Grean – background vocals
- Jimmy Wisner – string arrangement
- Richard Gottehrer – production
- Rob Freeman – engineering
- Eric Block – engineering assistance
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Acy Lehman – art direction
- Dick Smith – art direction
- Nick Sangiamo – cover photography
- Gary Green – inner sleeve photography
Charts