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What's the Word

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Released
  
8/4/1980

Length
  
34:26 (Original)

Genre
  
Blues-rock Texas blues

Producer
  
Denny Bruce

Studio
  
Sumet-Bernet Sound Studios, Dallas, Texas

Label
  
Chrysalis (Original) Benchmark (Reissue)

What's the Word is the second studio album by the Austin, Texas-based Blues-rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds, released in 1980. Like its predecessor, the album initially sold poorly, but is now regarded as a successful white blues recording. The 2000 CD reissue on Benchmark Records contains three bonus tracks, two of which were recorded live at Club Koda, Austin, Texas.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated

  1. "Runnin' Shoes" (Traditional, Juke Boy Bonner) – 3:38
  2. "You Ain't Nothin' But Fine" (Sidney Semien, Floyd Soileau) – 1:48
  3. "Low-Down Woman" – 3:15
  4. "Extra Jimmies" (Jimmie Vaughan, Keith Ferguson) – 2:35
  5. "Sugar Coated Love" (Audrey Butler, J.D. Miller) – 3:00
  6. "Last Call For Alcohol" (Vaughan, Kim Wilson) – 2:55
  7. "The Crawl" (Raymond Victorica, Wayne Shuler) – 2:15
  8. "Jumpin Bad" (Vaughan, Wilson) – 2:25
  9. "Learn To Treat Me Right" – 3:07
  10. "I'm A Good Man (If You Give Me A Chance)" – 2:50
  11. "Dirty Work" – 3:00
  12. "That's Enough of That Stuff" – 2:05

Bonus tracks on some editions

  1. "Band Introduction by C-Boy" – 0:21
  2. "Bad Boy" (Live) (Eddie Taylor) – 3:11
  3. "Scratch My Back" (Live) (James Moore) – 5:06
  4. "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds" (Vaughan, Ferguson, Wilson) – 1:10
  • "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds" is track 13 on some earlier Chrysalis releases.

    • Musicians

  • Kim Wilson – vocals, harmonica, simultaneous drums and harp on "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds"
  • Jimmie Vaughan – guitar
  • Keith Ferguson – bass
  • Fran Christina – drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12) percussion on "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds"
  • Mike Buck – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 11)

    • Technical

  • Denny Bruce – producer
  • Bob Sullivan – engineer
  • Frank DeLuna – mastering

    • References

    What's the Word Wikipedia
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