Loose Shoes and Tight Pussy is the last studio album by American pop-rock musician Alex Chilton, released in Europe in 1999.[6][7] It was released in the United States in 2000 under the title Set.[8] It was subsequently released on a double CD with one of Chilton's previous albums, Clichés.
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| Released | 1999; February 22, 2000 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | February 21, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Sear Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock, jazz, soul, blues | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | Last Call Records[1] Bar/None[2] | |||
| Producer | Alex Chilton | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| NME | [5] |
The album is made up of cover versions of older songs, some of which have been recorded by several other artists.
Track listing
edit- "I've Never Found a Girl" (Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell) – 3:45
- "Lipstick Traces" (Naomi Neville) – 3:27
- "Hook Me Up" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) – 4:16
- "The Oogum Boogum Song" (Alfred J. Smith) – 3:26
- "If You's a Viper" (Leroy Smith) – 2:16
- "I Remember Mama" (Shirley Caesar, Michael Mathis, Bernard Sterling, Dottie Sterling, Ann Price, Mae Newton) – 3:46
- "April in Paris" (E. Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke) – 3:29
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:18
- "Single Again" (Gary Stewart) – 2:55
- "You've Got a Booger Bear Under There" (Ollie Hoskins, Quinn Golden) – 4:39
- "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) – 4:03
- "Goodnight My Love" (John Marascalco, George Motola) – 2:55
Personnel
edit- Alex Chilton – guitar, vocals
- Ron Easley – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Richard Dworkin – drums
- Recorded at Sear Sound, New York City
- Engineered by Tom Schick
- Assisted by Todd Parker
- Mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee in June 1999
- Mélange auteur – Don Bell
- Mix and overdub engineer – Pete Matthews
- Sleeve design by Louis Sutter
- Photography by Vincent Lignier
References
edit- ^ George-Warren, Holly (2014). A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man. Penguin. ISBN 978-0698151420. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Butland, John F. (March 1, 2000). "Alex Chilton Set". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Set - Alex Chilton | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Loose Shoes And Tight Pussy". NME. 12 September 2005.
- ^ "Alex Chilton - Loose Shoes and Tight Pussy". Discogs. 1999.
- ^ Woodbury, Jason P. (April 2, 2009). "Alex Chilton - Loose Shoes and Tight Pussy". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Luerssen, John D. (February 28, 2000). "Alex Chilton Set to Go". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 10, 2020.