David Wiffen is the first studio album and second solo album[1] by Canadian singer-songwriter David Wiffen. The standout tracks are "I've Got My Ticket", "Driving Wheel" and "More Often Than Not". As one reviewer recently commented, "Its complex arrangements sneak around behind seemingly simple songs which gives the whole thing an incredible depth. Stealing the show throughout is Wiffen's incredible baritone. It's smooth but fractured. It's the kind of voice you wish you had. ...As you'll never own his talent, buy the record and get lost in the wonder and heartbreak..."[2] "I've Got My Ticket" was inspired by Jerry Jeff Walker.
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| Released | April 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Country rock/Folk rock | |||
| Length | 29:00 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Producer | Ed Bogas | |||
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Track listing
editAll tracks composed by David Wiffen; except where indicated
- "One Step" (Kaye Lawrence Dunham) – 2:33
- "Never Make a Dollar That Way" – 3:24
- "I've Got My Ticket" – 2:45
- "What a Lot of Woman" – 2:12
- "Since I Fell for You" (B.B. Johnson) – 3:28
- "Driving Wheel" – 4:24
- "Mr. Wiffen" – 2:50
- "Blues Was the Name of the Song" – 1:34
- "Mention My Name in Passing" – 2:20
- "More Often Than Not" – 3:30
Personnel
edit- David Wiffen – acoustic guitar, vocals, organ, arranger
- Jerry Corbitt – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Ed Bogas – piano, arranger
- John McFee – steel guitar
- Sandy Crawley – acoustic guitar[3]
- Kelly Bryan – bass guitar
- Vic Smith – bass guitar
- Bing Nathan – bass guitar
- Greg Dewey – drums
- Jeff Myer – drums
- Jim Stern – drums
- Jeremy Merrill – French horn
- Germain Wallace – saxophone
- Gerry Gilmore – saxophone
- Bernard Krause – Moog synthesizer
Production
edit- Producer: Ed Bogas
- Recording Engineer: Robert DeSousa
- Mixing: Robert DeSousa/Mike Fusaro
- Photography: Tony Lane
- Liner Notes: n/a
References
edit- ^ The first being a live recording, David Wiffen Live at The Bunkhouse (1965).
- ^ Lost Classic...David Wiffen Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Album review, November 2007; www.electricroulette.com.
- ^ With whom Wiffen had previously played in The Children and 3's a Crowd.