Crazy Legs is a studio album by Jeff Beck and the Big Town Playboys, released on 29 June 1993. The recording is an album of Gene Vincent songs. The album is considered to be a tribute to Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps,Jeff Beck Interview , published in 'The Guitar Magazine' Vol 3 No 4, June 1993."The New Rolling Stone Album Guide", 2004, p. 57 and in particular to Vincent's early guitarist Cliff Gallup, who Beck recognized as his biggest influence."The Big Town Playboys" , An interview with lead vocalist and piano player Mike Sanchez, THE JEFF BECK BULLETIN Issue No. 1 / March 1993
The album peaked at No. 171 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Track listing
"Race with the Devil" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:00 "Cruisin'" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:22 "Crazy Legs" (Danny Wolfe, Jerry Reed) – 2:03 "Double Talkin' Baby" (Danny Wolfe, Jerry Reed) – 2:15 "Woman Love" (Jack Rhodes) – 2:35 "Lotta Lovin'" (Bernice Bedwell) – 2:04 "Catman" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:24 "Pink Thunderbird" (Paul Peek, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:30 "Baby Blue" (Gene Vincent, Bobby Jones) – 2:36 "You Better Believe" (Cliff Gallup) – 2:09 "Who Slapped John?" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 1:55 "Say Mama" (Johnny Earl, Johnny Meeks) – 2:13 "Red Blue Jeans and a Pony Tail" (Jack Rhodes, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:18 "Five Feet of Lovin'" (Buck Peddy, Mel Tillis) – 2:11 "B-I-Bickey-Bi-Bo-Bo-Go" (Don Carter, Dub Nalls, Jack Rhodes) – 2:12 "Blues Stay Away from Me" (Alton Delmore, Henry Glover, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney) – 2:24 "Pretty Pretty Baby" (Danny Wolfe) – 2:26 "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:15
Personnel Jeff Beck - lead guitar The Big Town Playboys Mike Sanchez - vocals, piano Adrian Utley - rhythm guitar Ian Jennings - upright bass, backing vocals Clive Deamer - drums, backing vocals with: Leo Green - tenor saxophone on "Say Mama" Nick Lunt - baritone saxophone on "Say Mama" Tony Rivers - backing vocals on "Baby Blue" Technical Leif Mases - engineer David Saunders & Lance Miles - Studio & Backline Techs Stan Watts - cover illustration
Charts Chart (1993) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 190Japanese Albums (Oricon) 51
Additional notes Catalogue: (CD) Epic 53562
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