La Booga Rooga

La Booga Rooga was the second solo album by Andy Fairweather Low, and was released by A&M Records in 1975.[1]

La Booga Rooga
Studio album by Andy Fairweather Low
Released	1975
Genre	Pop rock
Length	37:19
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Glyn Johns
Andy Fairweather Low chronology
Spider Jiving (1974) La Booga Rooga (1975) Be Bop 'N' Holla (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A–[2]
Rate Your Music	[3]

It was Fairweather Low's most successful album, with an eclectic musical styling. The opening track was a cover of Clarence Williams' 1933 penned track "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It",[1] which incorporated steel guitar playing by B. J. Cole.[4] Another offering, "Champagne Melody", was styled as lounge music, whilst the album's funk-driven title track became a minor UK hit in March 1976, when covered by an Australian female vocal group, The Surprise Sisters.[5]

The album also contained Fairweather Low's biggest selling single, "Wide Eyed and Legless",[1] which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1975.[6] However, his earlier single release of "La Booga Rooga" in September that year, failed to chart.[7][6] Leo Sayer covered "La Booga Rooga" on his 1978 album, Leo Sayer.[8]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Andy Fairweather Low, except where noted.

Side 1

1. "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" (Clarence Williams)  – 3:11
2. "Jump Up and Turn Around"  – 4:02
3. "Halfway to Everything"  – 4:04
4. "La Booga Rooga"  – 4:11
5. "Champagne Melody"  – 3:03

Side 2

1. "If That's What It Takes"  – 3:29
2. "8 Ton Crazy"  – 3:29
3. "Grease It Up"  – 3:10
4. "Wide Eyed and Legless"  – 4:00
5. "Inner City Highwayman"  – 4:40

Personnel

• Bud Beade – Saxophone
• John Bundrick – Keyboards
• Doreen Chanter – Backing vocals
• Irene Chanter – Backing vocals
• B. J. Cole – Guitar (steel)
• John David – Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Joe Egan – Backing vocals
• Georgie Fame – Keyboards
• Benny Gallagher – Vocals, accordion
• Steve Gregory – Horn
• Jimmy Jewell – Saxophone
• Glyn Johns – Cabasa, engineering, production
• Kenney Jones – Drums
• Bernie Leadon – Guitar, banjo
• Andy Fairweather Low – Guitar, vocals
• Graham Lyle – Backing vocals
• Gered Mankowitz – Photography
• Dave Mattacks – Drums
• Gerry Rafferty – Backing vocals
• Brian Rogers – String arrangements
• Bruce Rowland – Drums
• Barry St. John – Backing vocals
• Liza Strike – Backing vocals
• Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton – Trumpet
• Joanne Williams – Backing vocals[4][9]

Later issues

In 2006, the album was released on CD.[10]

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "La Booga Rooga by Andy Fairweather Low (Album): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
4. La Booga Rooga (record sleeve). UK: A&M Records. 1975.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 542. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
6. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
7. "Andy Fairweather Low - La Booga Rooga / Halfway To Everything - A&M - UK - AMS 7192". 45cat. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
8. Joe Viglione. "Leo Sayer - Leo Sayer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
9. "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
10. "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

External links

• La Booga Rooga at Discogs.com