Whale Meat Again


Whale Meat Again is the second studio album by the British musician Jim Capaldi, released by Island Records in 1974. Like his first solo album, it failed commercially in his native United Kingdom but did better in the United States. With help from the opening track, "It's All Right", which spent seven weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 55, the album reached number 191 in the Billboard 200.

Reception

's retrospective review commented that the album was more focused on mood than Capaldi's debut, with longer songs built on soulful grooves "giving this album a funkier, open feel that lingers longer than the songs." In a review for the 2012 reissue of the album, Terry Stauntman of the British magazine Classic Rock remarked how this album "represents a further moving away from Traffic's sound and Capaldi marking out his own territory more forcefully".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jim Capaldi except where indicated.
;Side one
  1. "It's All Right" – 4:12
  2. "Whale Meat Again" – 4:33
  3. "Yellow Sun" – 7:16
  4. "I've Got So Much Lovin'" – 4:45
;Side two
  1. "Low Rider" – 5:40
  2. "My Brother" – 5:02
  3. "Summer Is Fading" – 8:30
  4. "We'll Meet Again" – 1:25
Two additional tracks were recorded in the same sessions. The first, an acoustic version of "Whale Meat Again", was released only on the B-side of the single "It's All Up to You". The second, "You & Me", was eventually released on the compilation album Koss. Capaldi also re-recorded "You & Me" with partially different lyrics and a new title, "The Contender", for his album of the same name.

Personnel

Musicians

;Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
;Additional musicians