Cats on the Coast
| Cats on the Coast | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, GA | |||
| Length | 38:12 | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
| Sea Level chronology | ||||
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Cats on the Coast is the second album by American rock band Sea Level.[1] It was released in 1977 on Capricorn Records.
The leadoff track, "That's Your Secret", reached #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's only charting single.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[3] |
In a review for AllMusic, Dave Lynch wrote: "Some great music from Sea Level was still to come, but the best moments of Cats on the Coast wouldn't be topped."[2]
Exposé's Peter Thelen stated that, with the album, "there... seemed to be a new emphasis on the vocal material, which seemed to be changing from a country funk sound into more of a funky white soul a la Boz Scaggs. Only four instrumentals this time out, one under two minutes, but still the high point of the album, especially the title track."[4]
Track listing
Side one
- "That's Your Secret" (Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey) – 5:15
- "It Hurts to Want It So Bad" (Charles Feldman, Tim Smith, Steve Smith) – 3:38
- "Storm Warning" (Chuck Leavell) – 5:23
- "Had to Fall" (Randall Bramblett, Jimmy Nalls, Lamar Williams) – 4:35
Side two
- "Midnight Pass" (Neil Larsen) – 6:30
- "Every Little Thing" (Randall Bramblett) – 4:40
- "Cats on the Coast" (Davis Causey) – 5:38
- "Song for Amy" (Chuck Leavell) – 1:40
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 99 |
Personnel
- Randall Bramblett – organ, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, vocals, percussion
- Davis Causey – guitar, backing vocals
- Jai Johanny Johanson – congas
- Chuck Leavell – piano, organ, electric piano, ARP Odyssey, clavinet, percussion, vocals
- Jimmy Nalls – guitar, backing vocals
- George Weaver – drums
- Lamar Williams – bass
- Technical
- Stewart Levine – producer
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer
- David Pinkston – engineer
References
- ^ "Country fools". Jazziz. Vol. 19, no. 7. Jul 2002. p. 21.
- ^ a b Lynch, Dave. "Sea Level: Cats on the Coast". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Thelen, Peter (April 1, 1999). "Reviews: Sea Level". Exposé. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 267. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
