ROGER CHAPMAN (FAMILY) : LIVE IN HAMBURG [ARISTA - ESP 1980] LP

Roger Chapman & The Shortlist "Live In Hamburg" LP

(Arista) 1980 made in Spain

cat. num. 200 812-I

#rock #blues rock #family

Moth To A Flame5:39Keep Forgettin'4:43Midnight Child5:06Who Pulled The Nite Down5:48Talking About You (Including Going Down)3:09Short List6:27Can't Get In (Including Keep A Knockin')7:45I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man3:36Let's Spend The Night Together5:57

The glossy sounds of Roger Chapman's solo debut (Chappo) are replaced here by renditions that crackle with energy. This album, originally an August 1979 radio broadcast, pairs a hard-hitting band with Chapman's gruff vocals, and it was demonstrative of Chapman's dedication to his R&B roots with covers of Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Thanks to this album's lineup of the Shortlist (Mel Collins, Tim Hinkley, Jerome Rimson), even the ballads rock.