Yer' Album

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Yer' Album
Studio album by The James Gang
Released	March 29, 1969
Recorded	September-November 1968
Genre	Rock
Length	49:40
Label	ABC Records
Producer	Bill Szymczyk
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Yer' Album (1969) James Gang Rides Again (1970)

Yer' Album is the first album by the James Gang, released in 1969. The group had written some material, but they were still something of a cover band. This is the only album featuring the bassist Tom Kriss.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Miscellanea

[edit] Track listing

1. "Introduction" (Bert de Coteaux/Jim Fox/Bill Szymczyk) – 0:40
2. "Take a Look Around" (Joe Walsh) – 6:18
3. "Funk #48" (Jim Fox/Tom Kriss/Joe Walsh) – 2:46
4. "Bluebird" (Stephen Stills) – 6:02
5. "Lost Woman" (Jeff Beck/Chris Dreja/Jim McCarty/Keith Relf/Paul Samwell-Smith) – 9:06
6. "Stone Rap" (Jim Fox/Tom Kriss/Bill Szymczyk/Joe Walsh) – 1:00
7. "Collage" (Patrick Cullie/Joe Walsh) – 4:02
8. "I Don't Have the Time" (Jim Fox/Joe Walsh) – 2:49
9. "Wrapcity in English" (Joe Walsh) – 0:57
10. "Fred" (Joe Walsh) – 4:09
11. "Stop" (Jerry Ragovoy/Mort Shuman) – 12:04

[edit] Personnel

• Joe Walsh: Guitars, keyboards, piano, vocals.
• Tom Kriss: Bass guitar, flute, vibraphone, vocals.
• Jim Fox: Drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals.

[edit] Production

• Joe Walsh, Bill Szymczyk: Producer.
• James Gang, Bill Szymczyk, Bert de Coteaux: Arrangers.
• Bill Szymczyk: Engineer.
• Denis Minervini: Assistant engineer.
• Henry Epstein: Cover design.
• Ladimer Jeric: Cover Art.
• Bill Szymczyk: Photography.

[edit] Miscellanea

This album had secret messages that were only heard on manually operated record players. Automatic ones lifted the needle before the extreme last groove went by. Side A had someone saying, "Turn me over." Side B had, "Play me again." During the recording process, the friends of the band kept asking, "When's yer' album coming out?" The album name was named for that question.

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