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Why Dontcha

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Released
  
November 1972

Artist
  
West, Bruce and Laing

Producer
  
Andy Johns

Genres
  
Blues rock, Hard rock

Length
  
38:15

Release date
  
November 1972

Label
  
COLUMBIA

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Why Dontcha(1972)
  
Whatever Turns You On(1973)

Similar
  
Corky Laing albums, Blues rock albums

Why Dontcha is the first studio album by power trio West, Bruce and Laing.

Contents

The album features "The Doctor", which received heavy FM radio airplay upon the album's release and became a signature song in live performance for the band. Other noteworthy tracks include "Out into the Fields", which Jack Bruce continued to perform in concert following West, Bruce and Laing's breakup (and which he re-recorded for his 2001 album Shadows in the Air), and "Love is Worth the Blues", a song loosely based on the chords and structure of The Rolling Stones' "Play with Fire".

Why Dontcha was West, Bruce and Laing's most successful album, reaching No. 26 on the Billboard U.S. album chart.

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Track listing

Side one
  1. "Why Dontcha" (Leslie West, Jack Bruce, Corky Laing) – 3:04
  2. Leslie West – guitar, lead vocals
  3. Jack Bruce – bass
  4. Corky Laing – drums
  5. "Out into the Fields" (West, Bruce, Laing, Pete Brown) – 4:41
  6. Leslie West – guitar
  7. Jack Bruce – bass, lead vocals, piano, harmonium, organ
  8. Corky Laing – drums
  9. "The Doctor" (West, Bruce, Laing, Sue Palmer) – 4:29
  10. Leslie West – guitar, lead vocals
  11. Jack Bruce – bass
  12. Corky Laing – drums
  13. "Turn Me Over" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 2:45
  14. Leslie West – slide guitar
  15. Jack Bruce – upright bass, harmonica
  16. Corky Laing – drums, lead vocals
  17. "Third Degree" (Eddie Boyd, Willie Dixon) – 5:14 (shortened version on French LP – 4:42)
  18. Credited to Boyd alone on original pressings of the album.
  19. Leslie West – guitar
  20. Jack Bruce – bass, lead vocals, piano
  21. Corky Laing – drums
Side two
  1. "Shake Ma Thing (Rollin' Jack)" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 3:17
  2. Leslie West – guitar, lead vocals
  3. Jack Bruce – bass, lead and backing vocals, piano
  4. Corky Laing – drums
  5. "While You Sleep" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 3:24
  6. Leslie West – dobro, lead vocals, violin
  7. Jack Bruce – upright bass, backing vocals, piano
  8. Corky Laing – rhythm guitar
  9. "Pleasure" (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) – 4:01
  10. Leslie West – guitar
  11. Jack Bruce – bass, lead vocals, piano
  12. Corky Laing – drums
  13. "Love Is Worth the Blues" (West, Bruce, Laing) – 4:12
  14. Leslie West – guitar, lead vocals, violin
  15. Jack Bruce – bass
  16. Corky Laing – drums
  17. "Pollution Woman" (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) – 4:28
  18. Leslie West – electric and acoustic guitars
  19. Jack Bruce – bass, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ARP synthesizer
  20. Corky Laing – drums

Personnel

  • Leslie West – vocals, producer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Dobro,
  • Jack Bruce – bass, organ, harmonium, harp, vocals, choir, chorus, producer, ARP synthesizer, acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Corky Laing – drums, rhythm guitar, vocals, producer
    • Technical personnel
  • Andy Johns – producer, engineer
  • Dan Turbeville – assistant engineer
  • Ed Lee – art direction, design, photography

    • Songs

    1Why Dontcha3:02
    2Out Into the Fields4:40
    3The Doctor4:28

    References

    Why Dontcha Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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