Twangin...
Twangin... is a 1981 album by Dave Edmunds, and his final recording for Swan Song Records before moving to Columbia Records. The album would also be the last Edmunds solo effort to feature Rockpile.
Twangin... consists mostly of outtakes from previous recording sessions, including one track dating to 1968, a version of "Baby [Let's Play House]", a rockabilly number made famous by Elvis Presley. The album also features a collaboration with the Stray Cats, whose debut album Edmunds produced.
The album is almost entirely made up of cover songs, including the Wilson Pickett B-side "Three Time Loser" and the George Jones classic "The Race Is On".
The album art, featuring a portrait of Edmunds, is by Barney Bubbles.
Track listing
Side one- "Something Happens" - 3:13
- "It's Been So Long" - 2:14
- "Singin' the Blues" - 2:58
- " Living Again If It Kills Me" - 3:20
- "Almost Saturday Night" - 2:10
- "Cheap Talk, Patter and Jive" - 3:05
- "Three Time Loser" - 2:43
- "You'll Never Get Me Up " - 3:46
- "I'm Only Human" - 2:07
- "The Race Is On" - 2:04
- "Baby [Let's Play House]" - 2:18
Personnel
- Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
- Nick Lowe - bass, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House"
- Terry Williams - drums, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House"
- Billy Bremner - guitar, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House"
- Chesterfield Kings - harp on "Cheap Talk, Patter and Jive"
- Brian Setzer - guitar on "The Race Is On"
- Lee Rocker - string bass on "The Race Is On"
- Slim Jim Phantom - drums on "The Race Is On"
- John Williams - string bass on "Baby Let's Play House"
- Mickey Gee - electric guitar on "Baby Let's Play House"
- Aldo Bocca - Engineer