Green Bullfrog - The Green Bullfrog Sessions (1971)ak

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Green Bullfrog is a rock album recorded by an ad-hoc band of musicians under the guidance of producer Derek Lawrence. The bulk of the album was recorded over two sessions at De Lane Lea Studios, London in 1970, with later string and brass overdubs. It was originally released in 1971, with reissues in 1980 and 1991.



For contractual reasons, the original album listed pseudonyms in the credits, which led to speculation as to who actually performed on the record. The musicians were eventually confirmed as including Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Paice, Procol Harum's Matthew Fisher, Chas & Dave's Chas Hodges and session guitarists Albert Lee and Big Jim Sullivan.



Tracklist



01 "Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy)

02 "Bullfrog" (Derek Lawrence, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice)*

03 "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" (Joe South)*

04 "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup)*

05 "Makin' Time" (Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett)*

06 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price)*

07 "I'm a Free Man" (Mark "Moogy" Klingman)*

08 "Lovin' You is Good for Me Baby" (Lawrence/Corlett/Hutton)*

09 "I Want You" (Tony Joe White)*

10 "Louisiana Man" (Doug Kershaw)

11 "Who Do You Love?" (Ellas McDaniel)



Personnel

"Speedy" (Ian Paice) – drums

"Sleepy" (Chas Hodges) – bass

"Bevy" (Tony Ashton) – piano / organ

"Sorry" (Matthew Fisher) – piano

"Boots" (Ritchie Blackmore) – guitar

"Pinta" (Albert Lee) – guitar

"The Boss" (Big Jim Sullivan) – guitar

"The Vicar" (Rod Alexander) – guitar

"Jordan" (Earl Jordan) – vocals[8]