Short Cool Ones is a 1996 collaborative album by Wilson Diesel, (Chris Wilson and Johnny Diesel). The album consists mainly of blues covers, with one original track, "Other Man". It was co-produced by Doug Roberts, Wilson, and Diesel. They released two singles, "I Can't Stand the Rain" (March) and "Strange Love" (May).
Background In April 1996 Wilson Diesel issued a collaborative album, Short Cool Ones on Aurora Records label for Mushroom Records, with Chris Wilson on lead vocals and harmonica, and Johnny Diesel on lead vocals and lead guitar. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described it as including "15 soul and R&B standards ... and a sole original, 'Other Man'". "Other Man" was written by Diesel (aka Mark Lizotte). Other performers were Dean Addison on bass guitar, Angus Diggs on drums, and Rob Woolf on keyboards and backing vocals.
It was recorded from late 1995 to early 1996 at Clam Shoals and Sing Sing Studios with Doug Roberts co-producing with Wilson and Diesel. Wilson Diesel recorded a separate track, "Trim the Tree", for The Spirit of Christmas 1996 (November) – a charity Christmas-based album with proceeds for Starlight Foundation's Australian branch. By that time Diesel had left Australia to work in the United States and Wilson had returned to his solo career. In November 1998, Wilson Diesel briefly reformed for the Mushroom 25 Concert – celebrating Mushroom Records' anniversary. On 26 October 2013 Wilson Diesel reunited to perform the entire album at the Sydney Blues & Roots Festival.
Track listing
Personnel Chris Wilson – lead vocals (on tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16), harmonica Johnny Diesel – lead vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15), lead guitar
Additional musicians Dean Addison – bass guitar (except track 13) Angus Diggs – drums (except track 13) Wayne Duncan – bass guitar (track 13) Rob Woolf – keyboards, backing vocals Gary Young – drums (track 13)
Design Art direction, photography, design – Pierre Baroni
Production work Engineer – Adam Rhodes, Spiro Fousketakis Mastering – Don Bartley Mixer – Doug Roberts Producer – Doug Roberts, Chris Wilson, Johnny Diesel Studios – Clam Shoals (recording), Sing Sing Studios (recording, mixing), EMI Studios 301 (mastering)
Charts + Weekly chart performance for Short Cool Ones Chart (1996) Peakposition
References
General Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Specific
McFarlane, 'Chris Wilson' entry. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
McFarlane, 'Diesel (aka Johnny Diesel, Mark Lizotte)' entry. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2013.