Tasty (The Shadows album)

Tasty is the eleventh rock album by British instrumental (and sometimes vocal) group The Shadows, released in 1977 through Columbia (EMI).

Tasty
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1977 (1977-08)
RecordedApril, May and August 1974 and March and April 1977
GenreRock
Length40:07
LabelColumbia (EMI)
ProducerThe Shadows
The Shadows chronology
Specs Appeal
(1975)
Tasty
(1977)
String of Hits
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cricket Bat Boogie"Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch02:56
2."Return to the Alamo" (Orchestra arranged and conducted by Norrie Paramor)Bennett, Marvin, Welch04:04
3."Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"Elton John, Bernie Taupin03:08
4."Another Night"Bennett, Marvin, Alan Tarney, Welch03:25
5."Honky Tonk Women"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards02:57
6."Montezuma's Revenge"Bennett, Marvin, Welch04:05
Total length:20:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk, Don't Run"Johnny Smith02:51
2."Superstar"Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell04:12
3."Bermuda Triangle"Bennett, Marvin, Welch05:14
4."The Most Beautiful Girl"Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson02:45
5."Creole Nights"Bennett, Marvin, Welch04:30
Total length:19:32

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Personnel

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  • Hank Marvin – Electric and acoustic guitars
  • Bruce Welch – Electric and acoustic guitars
  • John Farrar – Electric and acoustic guitars (side one, tracks 3 and 5, side two tracks 2 and 4)
  • Brian Bennett – Drums, percussion and piano

With

  • Dave Richmond – Bass guitar (side one, tracks 3 and 5, side two tracks 2 and 4)
  • Alan Tarney – Bass guitar (side one, tracks 1, 2, 4 and 6, side two tracks 1, 3 and 5)
  • Norrie Paramor – Orchestral accompaniment on "Return to the Alamo"
  • Tony Clark and Dick Plant – Engineers
  • Recorded at – Abbey Road Studios, London / Music Centre, Wembley
  • Back Cover Photograph – Gered Mankowitz
  • Design and Artwork – Cream

References

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  1. ^ a b Thompson, Dave. Tasty at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2011.