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All American Boy (album)

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Released
  
October 1973

All American Boy (1973)
  
Spring Fever (1975)

Release date
  
1973

Genres
  
Rock music, Hard rock

Length
  
44:28

Artist
  
Rick Derringer

Label
  
Blue Sky

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Recorded
  
1973 at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO

Producers
  
Bill Szymczyk, Rick Derringer

Similar
  
Rick Derringer albums, Rock music albums

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All American Boy is the debut solo studio album by Rick Derringer, it was released on Blue Sky Records in late 1973. "Joy Ride" and "Time Warp" (not to be confused with The Rocky Horror Picture Show song) are instrumentals.

Contents

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Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Cub Koda wrote of the album "this is simply Rick Derringer's most focused and cohesive album, a marvelous blend of rockers, ballads, and atmospheric instrumentals.", and they added that it was "one of the great albums of the '70s that fell between the cracks."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick Derringer; except where indicated

  1. "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" - 3:43
  2. "Joy Ride" - instrumental - 1:50
  3. "Teenage Queen" - 3:31
  4. "Cheap Tequila" - 2:44
  5. "Uncomplicated" - 3:40
  6. "Hold" (Derringer, Patti Smith) - 3:12
  7. "The Airport Giveth (The Airport Taketh Away)" - 2:49
  8. "Teenage Love Affair" - 3:20
  9. "It's Raining" - 2:05
  10. "Time Warp" - instrumental - 2:53
  11. "Slide On Over Slinky" - 4:21
  12. "Jump, Jump, Jump" - 6:00

Personnel

  • Rick Derringer - Lead vocals, guitar, organ
  • David Bromberg - Guitar, dobro
  • Joe Walsh - Electric guitar
  • Bobby Caldwell - Drums on all tracks except "Uncomplicated"
  • Joe Vitale - Drums
  • Kenny Passarelli - Bass guitar
  • Tasha Thomas - Backing vocals
  • Edgar Winter - Keyboards
  • Lani Groves - Backing vocals
  • Carl Hall - Backing vocals
  • Suzi Quatro - Bass guitar
  • Paul Harris - Keyboards
  • Joe Lala - Percussion
  • Toots Thielemans - Harmonica
  • Songs

    1Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo3:43
    2Joy Ride (instrumental)1:50
    3Teenage Queen3:39

    References

    All American Boy (album) Wikipedia