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Rollin' and Coastin' (In Search of America)

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Released
  
1985

Artist
  
Ron Kavana

Genre
  
Blues

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Length
  
34:21

Release date
  
1985

Label
  
Appaloosa Records

Recorded
  
Summer 1984, Wee Meent Studios, London

Rollin' & Coastin' (In Search of America) is the first solo album released by London-based Irish musician Ron Kavana. The album was released on LP 1985 and compact disc by Appaloosa records in 1994 (AP 042-2).

Contents

Released as a 1985 solo album, the tracks were recorded in 1984. The first five tracks feature Kavana with Gary Rickard; the remaining four feature Kavana with his old band Juice On The Loose.

Track listing

  1. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" (J.F. Kuhn) - 3:13
  2. "Underneath the Harlem Moon" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) - 3:55
  3. "Love Has No Pride" (Eric Kaz, Libby Titus) - 4:45
  4. "Roll Em Easy" (Lowell George) - 3:54
  5. "Life's a Railway to Heaven" (Tradational, arranged Kavana) - 3:00
  6. "Coastin'" (Kavana) - 3:41
  7. "I Want My Baby Back (Edwin Starr) - 3.:48
  8. "Talk to Me" (Joe Seneca) - 4:10
  9. "Joanna" (Ainley, Charlie Hart) - 4:29
  10. "Troubles, Troubles" (Paul Gayten, Clarence "Frogman" Henry) - 3:14

Personnel

  • Ron Kavana - Vocals, Electric Lead & Acoustic Slide Guitars, Mandolin, Harp & Percussion
  • Gary Rickard - Vocals & Electric Guitar (tracks 1-5)

    • Juice On The Loose (Tracks 6-10):

  • Alan "Bam" King - Vocals & Electric Guitar
  • Alan Dunn - Accordion & Piano
  • Nick Pentelow - Tenor Saxophone
  • Frank Mead - Alto Saxophone
  • Charlie Hart - Bass
  • Fran Byrne - Drums
  • Terry Day - 'F' Gong
  • Steve Broughton - Handclaps

    • Produced by Audio Verite Productions assoc., London

    Engineer: Steve Broughton

    Executive Producer: Ratti Franco

    Songs

    1Man Smart - Women Smarter3:20
    2Underneath the Harlem Moon3:59
    3Love Has No Pride4:45

    References

    Rollin' & Coastin' (In Search of America) Wikipedia
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