Name: All American Boy
Brand: Blue Sky
SKU: 295285
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All American Boy

Rating

Album: All American Boy
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo
2)	Joy Ride
3)	Teenage Queen
4)	Cheap Tequila
5)	Uncomplicated
6)	Hold
7)	Airport Giveth, The (The Airport Taketh Away)
8)	Teenage Love Affair
9)	It's Raining
10)	Time Warp
11)	Slide on over Slinky
12)	Jump, Jump, Jump

Album: All American Boy
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo
2)	Joy Ride
3)	Teenage Queen
4)	Cheap Tequila
5)	Uncomplicated
6)	Hold
7)	Airport Giveth, The (The Airport Taketh Away)
8)	Teenage Love Affair
9)	It's Raining
10)	Time Warp
11)	Slide on over Slinky
12)	Jump, Jump, Jump

Performer Notes

Personnel: Rick Derringer (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, electric sitar, organ, drums, cowbells, maracas, tambourine, gong); Edgar Winter (vocals, saxophone, piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer); Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas, Carl Hall (vocals, background vocals); Joe Walsh (guitar, electric guitar); David Bromberg (guitar, dobro); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Paul Harris (piano, keyboards, synthesizer, ARP synthesizer); Bobby Caldwell , Joe Vitale (drums); Joe Lala (congas, cowbells, percussion).
Fresh from stints in the McCoys and Johnny Winter Band, All American Boy was supposed to be Rick Derringer's breakthrough solo album. For years, it was argued that the frightfully touched-up cover photo of Derringer sank the album before anyone heard it. If that's true, it's a shame, because this is simply Rick Derringer's most focused and cohesive album, a marvelous blend of rockers, ballads, and atmospheric instrumentals. Joe Walsh helps out on a couple of tracks, but mostly it's Derringer's show -- multi-instrumental virtuosity in a number of styles. Consider this one of the great albums of the '70s that fell between the cracks. ~ Cub Koda

Professional Reviews

Uncut (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He] proves himself capable of taking center stage, writing, producing and playing guitar, sitar, bass, organ and drums..."