Kingfish (1985 album)


Kingfish is an album by the rock band Kingfish. It contains previously unreleased tracks that were recorded at various times during the band's first eight years, and is sometimes referred to as Kingfish . Released by Relix Records as a vinyl LP in 1985, side one was recorded in the studio, and side two was recorded live. It was released on CD in 1991.
Kingfish is not to be confused with the band's 1976 debut album, which is also titled Kingfish.
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, who was a member of Kingfish from 1974 to 1976, plays on seven of the album's thirteen songs.

Track listing

LP side one — studio cuts:
  1. "Mess Around" – 3:00
  2. "Put Your Hand on Me" – 4:52
  3. "My Pledge of Love" – 3:12
  4. "Taste of the Devil" – 3:14
  5. "Fox on the Run" – 2:53
  6. "Feels So Good" – 3:00
  7. "Juke" – 2:27
LP side two — live cuts:
  2. "Hidden Charms" – 3:05
  3. "School Days" – 2:21
  4. "Road Runner" – 4:21
  5. "Young Blood" – 2:33
  6. "Promised Land" – 3:43
  7. "Key to the Highway" – 4:51

    Personnel

Musicians

Lead vocals: Matt Kelly on "Taste of the Devil", "Fox on the Run"; Dave Torbert on "Mess Around", "School Days", "Young Blood"; Bob Weir on "Hidden Charms", "Road Runner", "Promised Land"; Barry Flast on "My Pledge of Love", "Feels So Good"; Michael O'Neill on "Key to the Highway"; John Lee Hooker on "Put Your Hand on Me"

Production

"This record is a living tribute to Dave Torbert, June 7, 1948 – Dec. 7, 1982."