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Playing My Fiddle for You

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Playing My Fiddle for You
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1974
Recorded1974 at RCA, Hollywood, California
Genre
LabelGrunt/RCA
ProducerAl Schmitt
Papa John Creach chronology
Filthy!
(1972)
Playing My Fiddle for You
(1974)
I'm the Fiddle Man
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Playing My Fiddle for You is Papa John Creach's third solo album and his last with Grunt Records. All the songs on the album are played with the supporting band Zulu, featuring Kevin Moore who would later be known as Keb' Mo'. After this album, the supporting band changed their name to Midnight Sun.

Track listing

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Side One

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  1. "Friendly Possibilities" (Zulu) – 4:08
  2. "Milk Train" (Grace Slick, Papa John Creach, Roger Spotts) – 3:03
  3. "I Miss You So" (Jimmy Henderson, Bertha Scott, Sid Robin) – 3:24
  4. "String Jet Continues" (Creach) – 7:47

Side Two

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  1. "Playing My Music" (Zulu) – 3:40
  2. "Git It Up" (Creach, Zulu) – 2:52
  3. "Gretchen" (Creach, Zulu) – 3:46
  4. "One Sweet Song" (Zulu) – 4:11
  5. "Golden Dreams" (Zulu) – 3:08

Personnel

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Zulu

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  • Carl Byrd – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Johnny Parker – clavinet, organ, celeste, vocals
  • Holden Raphael – congas, percussion, harmonica
  • Kevin Moore – guitar, cals
  • Sam Williams – bass

Production

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  • Al Schmitt – producer
  • Richie Schmitt – engineer
  • Dennis Smith – assistant engineer
  • Artie Torgersen – assistant engineer
  • Marty Paich – horn arrangement
  • Recorded at RCA Records, Hollywood
  • H. B. Greene – cover design, photography

Notes

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  • Playing My Fiddle for You (Vinyl back cover). Papa John Creach. New York City: Grunt Records. 1974. BFL1-0418.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Playing My Fiddle for You - Papa John Creach | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.