Burgers (album)

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Burgers
Burgers cover
Studio album by Hot Tuna
Released February, 1972
Recorded November - December, 1971 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre Folk Rock
Length 37:21
Label Grunt
Producer Jorma Kaukonen
Professional reviews
Hot Tuna chronology
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
(1971)
Burgers
(1972)
The Phosphorescent Rat
(1973)

Burgers is the third album by Hot Tuna, the Folk Rock off-shoot of Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, and Papa John Creach. It was the band's first studio album, the previous two being live recordings. "Water Song" and "Sunny Day Strut" are instrumentals composed for this album.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side One

  1. "True Religion" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 4:42
  2. "Highway Song" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 3:14
  3. "99 Year Blues" (Julius Daniels) – 3:58
  4. "Sea Child" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 5:00

[edit] Side Two

  1. "Keep On Truckin'" (Bob Carleton) – 3:40
  2. "Water Song" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 5:17
  3. "Ode for Billy Dean" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 4:49
  4. "Let Us Get Together Right Down Here" (Rev. Gary Davis) – 3:27
  5. "Sunny Day Strut" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 3:14

[edit] Personnel

  • Jorma Kaukonen - Guitar / Vocals
  • Jack Casady - Bass / Vocals
  • Papa John Creach - Violin / Vocals
  • Sammy Piazza - Drums / Percussion / Vocals
  • David Crosby - Vocals on "Highway Song"
  • Richmond Talbott - Slide guitar / Vocals on "99 Year Blues"
  • Nick Buck - Keyboards on "True Religion" and "Keep On Truckin'"

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Jorma Kaukonen
  • Recording Engineer: Joe Lopes
  • Mixing: Betty Cantor
  • Art Direction/Cover Design: Bruce Steinberg
  • Photography: Bruce Steinberg
  • Liner Notes: William Ruhlmann