Wet Willie - Manorisms / Which One's Willie? (2013)

 

Label: BGO Records
Genre: Southern Rock, Blues Rock
Year Of Release: 2013
Total Time: 01:17:59

 

Tracklist:

 

Manorisms (1977)

01. Rainman (M. Duke) 03:21
02. Make You Feel Love Again (G. Jackson, T. Jones III) 03:28
03. So Blue (M. Duke) 03:17
04. We Got Lovin' (J. Hall, J. Hall, M. Duke) 03:32
05. Don't Turn Me Away (M. Duke) 04:49
06. Street Corner Serenade (M. Smith, M. Duke) 04:54
07. One Track Mind (J. Hall, M. Duke) 03:48
08. How 'Bout You (M. Duke) 01:14
09. Doin' All The Right Things (The Wrong Way) (M. Duke) 04:12
10. Let It Shine (J. Hall, J. Hall, M. Smith, M. Duke) 04:20

Which One's Willie? (1979)
11. Ramona (Joe Droukas, Peter Solomon) 04:36
12. Stop And Take A Look (At What You've Been Doing)/Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You (Jerry Akines, Johnny Belmon, Reginald Turner, Robert Peckman, Victor Drayton) 04:25
14. Weekend (Mick Jackson, Tommy Mayer) 06:01
15. Smoke (Michael Duke) 05:05
16. The Hard Way (Michael Duke) 04:22
17. Tired Dreams (Michael Duke) 04:13
18. This Time (Michael Duke) 04:00
19. Mr. Streamline (Jack Hall, Jimmy Hall, Marshall Smith) 04:01
20. You Don't Know What You Mean To Me (Eddie Floyd, Steve Carpenter) 04:11

 

This 2013 BGO two-fer combines 1977's Manorisms and the following year's Which One's Willie?, the two records Wet Willie released on Epic after a prolonged stint at Capricorn. The shift in labels was accompanied by a shift in sound, with the group largely abandoning its signature Southern rock in favor of a super-slick mainstream pop/rock sound, one that found space for arena-rock workouts, power ballads, funky vamps, and a fair share of yacht rock, where soft sounds took precedence over full-tilt boogie. Whether or not this is a good thing depends entirely on taste.
Both recordings made the US Top 200 with the singles 'Weekend' and 'Street Corner Serenade' making the Top 30.

 

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