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Any Way The Wind Blows
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If Bill’s last album, the highly acclaimed and very successful struttin’ our stuff was the teaser, anyway the wind blows is the main event. Each song is superbly crafted and reflects Bill’s encyclopedic musical historical knowledge. The result is a delicious blend of blues, jazz, R&B and rock.
The greatest thing about this album is that it will transport you to a land where it’s always two in the morning, where the air is thick with cigarette smoke and the heady mixture of bourbon and perfume. It’s a dark, hot, crowded room full of broken hearts, shattered dreams and wonderfully misspent youth. Old tunes sit seamlessly with new ones, the common denominator being they’re all classics.
Bill Wyman – always the quiet almost immobile one at the back – has delved into his musical roots to provide an audio feast for the present. And being Bill, the band he has put together, the unbelievable Rhythm Kings is just extraordinary. They play with the outrageous skill that only comes when you make music from the heart – because you want to.
anyway the wind blows is a masterclass of musicianship, blues arrangements and emotion. It’s real. It’s how you always wanted to hear it played. Of course, if you asked Bill Wyman, he’d just give a small, wry smile and say, “Nah…it’s just a few mates having a good time.” I’d say, thank heavens for friends like these.
Russ Kane (July 1998)
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tracks:
1 anyway the wind blows 3:25
Lyrics and music by JJ Cale. Published by Audiogram Songs Inc.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Peter Frampton
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Geraint Watkins
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Sonia Jones
2 spooky 3:35
Lyrics and music by B. Buie, J. Cobb, H. Middlebrooks, M. Shapiro. Published by Lowry Music Company Inc.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Acoustic Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Gary Brooker
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead
Backing Vocals: Georgie Fame / Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Debi Doss
3 walking one & only 3:29
Lyrics and music by Dan Hicks. Published by Great Guns Publishing.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Martin Taylor
Acoustic Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Sonia Jones
4 mojo boogie 3:38
Lyrics and music by JB Lenior. Published by Ghana Music. Administered by Arc Music.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Gary Brooker
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow / Nick Payn / Sid Gauld
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
5 too late 2:57
Lyrics and music by Willie Dixon. Published by Hoochie Coochie Music. Administered by Bug Music.
Vocal: Paul Carrack
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm Guitar: Andy Fairweather-Low
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Geraint Watkins
Harmonica: Jerry Portnoy
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
6 every sixty seconds 3:05
Lyrics and music by Bill Wyman. Published by Almo Music Corp.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Slide Guitar: Chris Rea
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
7 ring my bell 2:52
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Derek Watkins / Pete Beachill / Andy Macintosh
8 days like this 2:49
Lyrics and music by Mose Allison. Published by Andre Mae Music Co.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead
9 he’s a real gone guy 3:19
Lyrics and music by Nellie Lutchor. Published by Criterion Music Corporation.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Derek Watkins / Pete Beachill / Andy Macintosh
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
10 a true romance 3:02
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Slide Guitar: Mick Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
11 gee baby ain’t i good to you 4:02
Lyrics and music by Don Redman and Andy Razaf. Published by Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and The Songwriters Guild.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Eric Clapton
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Debi Doss
12 when hollywood goes black & tan 3:07
Traditional arranged by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Payn / Sid Gauld
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Sonia Jones
13 crazy he calls me 4:13
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor, Graham Broad and Dave Hartley. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Organ: Georgie Fame
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
14 struttin’ our stuff 4:32
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Mike Sanchez
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Organ: Georgie Fame
Horns: Derek Watkins / Pete Beachill / Andy Macintosh
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
bonus tracks:
15 sugar babe 4:06
Lyrics and music by Morgan C. Robinson. Published by Bobby Robinson Sweet Soul Music/BMI.
Vocal / Harmonica: Geoff Grange
Drums: Chris Johnson
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Andy Fairweather-Low
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
16 gonna find me a new love 2:55
Lyrics and music by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf. Published by Walden Music Inc.
Vocal / Harmonica: Geoff Grange
Drums: Chris Johnson
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead/Slide Guitar: Terry Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Andy Fairweather-Low
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
__________________________________________________
Martin Taylor appears with courtesy of Linn Records.
Georgie Fame appears with courtesy of 3 Line Whip.
Albert Lee appears with courtesy of Payola Records.
Paul Carrack appears with courtesy of ARK 21.
Eric Clapton appears with courtesy of Reprise Records.
Chris Rea appears with courtesy of Magnet Records Limited.
Horn arrangements by Bill Wyman / Nick Payn / Frank Mead, except “Ring My Bell,” “He’s A Real Gone Guy” and “Struttin’ Our Stuff” arranged by Dave Hartley.
All songs arranged and produced the Dirt Boys (Bill Wyman / Terry Taylor).
A Wytel production for Ripple Records.
Tracks 1-14: Engineered by Stuart Epps and Ben Kape, mixed by Tony Taverner and Glyn Johns, mastered by Tim Young.
Tracks 15 & 16: Engineered and mixed by Stuart Epps, mastered by Dave Turner.
Train photos: Aaron Jay
Band photo: Terry O’Neill
Bill Wyman photo: Dr. Fritz Werner Haver
Art direction: Cristina Battani
Design: The Write Stuff Advertising & Marketing
Special Thanks To: Deke Arlon, , Karen Kearne, Sally Ann Keneally, Lynda at Nomis Studios, Tony Panico, Klaus Schmalenbach and Stefan Schmerbeck.
Special, Special Thanks to Georgie Fame who was an inspiration in the studio!
To get the latest information on Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings, please visit them at:
www.stickyfingers.co.uk
www.velvel.com
(P) 1999 Velvel Records LLC © 1999 Velvel Records LLC, 740 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured and distributed by BMG Distribution, a unit of BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. The BMG logo is a trademark of BMG Music,. Printed in U.S.A.
63467-79768-2
To buy this album from Amazon.com, click here: Anyway the Wind Blows
__________________________________________________
If Bill’s last album, the highly acclaimed and very successful struttin’ our stuff was the teaser, anyway the wind blows is the main event. Each song is superbly crafted and reflects Bill’s encyclopedic musical historical knowledge. The result is a delicious blend of blues, jazz, R&B and rock.
The greatest thing about this album is that it will transport you to a land where it’s always two in the morning, where the air is thick with cigarette smoke and the heady mixture of bourbon and perfume. It’s a dark, hot, crowded room full of broken hearts, shattered dreams and wonderfully misspent youth. Old tunes sit seamlessly with new ones, the common denominator being they’re all classics.
Bill Wyman – always the quiet almost immobile one at the back – has delved into his musical roots to provide an audio feast for the present. And being Bill, the band he has put together, the unbelievable Rhythm Kings is just extraordinary. They play with the outrageous skill that only comes when you make music from the heart – because you want to.
anyway the wind blows is a masterclass of musicianship, blues arrangements and emotion. It’s real. It’s how you always wanted to hear it played. Of course, if you asked Bill Wyman, he’d just give a small, wry smile and say, “Nah…it’s just a few mates having a good time.” I’d say, thank heavens for friends like these.
Russ Kane (July 1998)
__________________________________________________
tracks:
1 anyway the wind blows 3:25
Lyrics and music by JJ Cale. Published by Audiogram Songs Inc.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Peter Frampton
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Geraint Watkins
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Sonia Jones
2 spooky 3:35
Lyrics and music by B. Buie, J. Cobb, H. Middlebrooks, M. Shapiro. Published by Lowry Music Company Inc.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Acoustic Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Gary Brooker
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead
Backing Vocals: Georgie Fame / Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Debi Doss
3 walking one & only 3:29
Lyrics and music by Dan Hicks. Published by Great Guns Publishing.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Martin Taylor
Acoustic Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Sonia Jones
4 mojo boogie 3:38
Lyrics and music by JB Lenior. Published by Ghana Music. Administered by Arc Music.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Gary Brooker
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow / Nick Payn / Sid Gauld
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
5 too late 2:57
Lyrics and music by Willie Dixon. Published by Hoochie Coochie Music. Administered by Bug Music.
Vocal: Paul Carrack
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm Guitar: Andy Fairweather-Low
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Geraint Watkins
Harmonica: Jerry Portnoy
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
6 every sixty seconds 3:05
Lyrics and music by Bill Wyman. Published by Almo Music Corp.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Slide Guitar: Chris Rea
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
7 ring my bell 2:52
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Derek Watkins / Pete Beachill / Andy Macintosh
8 days like this 2:49
Lyrics and music by Mose Allison. Published by Andre Mae Music Co.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead
9 he’s a real gone guy 3:19
Lyrics and music by Nellie Lutchor. Published by Criterion Music Corporation.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Derek Watkins / Pete Beachill / Andy Macintosh
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
10 a true romance 3:02
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Slide Guitar: Mick Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
11 gee baby ain’t i good to you 4:02
Lyrics and music by Don Redman and Andy Razaf. Published by Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and The Songwriters Guild.
Vocal / Organ: Georgie Fame
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Eric Clapton
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Nick Payn / Frank Mead
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Debi Doss
12 when hollywood goes black & tan 3:07
Traditional arranged by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Albert Lee
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Organ: Georgie Fame
Piano: Dave Hartley
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Payn / Sid Gauld
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Sonia Jones
13 crazy he calls me 4:13
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor, Graham Broad and Dave Hartley. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Beverly Skeete
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Organ: Georgie Fame
Horns: Frank Mead / Nick Pentelow / Nick Payn
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
14 struttin’ our stuff 4:32
Lyrics by Bill Wyman, music by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor. Published by Wytel Music Ltd. / April Music / Warner Chappell.
Vocal: Mike Sanchez
Drums: Graham Broad
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Martin Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Dave Hartley
Organ: Georgie Fame
Horns: Derek Watkins / Pete Beachill / Andy Macintosh
Backing Vocals: Melanie Redmond / Keely Smith / Zoe Nicholas
bonus tracks:
15 sugar babe 4:06
Lyrics and music by Morgan C. Robinson. Published by Bobby Robinson Sweet Soul Music/BMI.
Vocal / Harmonica: Geoff Grange
Drums: Chris Johnson
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead Guitar: Andy Fairweather-Low
Rhythm Guitar: Terry Taylor
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
16 gonna find me a new love 2:55
Lyrics and music by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf. Published by Walden Music Inc.
Vocal / Harmonica: Geoff Grange
Drums: Chris Johnson
Bass: Bill Wyman
Lead/Slide Guitar: Terry Taylor
Rhythm Guitar: Andy Fairweather-Low
Piano: Nicky Hopkins
__________________________________________________
Martin Taylor appears with courtesy of Linn Records.
Georgie Fame appears with courtesy of 3 Line Whip.
Albert Lee appears with courtesy of Payola Records.
Paul Carrack appears with courtesy of ARK 21.
Eric Clapton appears with courtesy of Reprise Records.
Chris Rea appears with courtesy of Magnet Records Limited.
Horn arrangements by Bill Wyman / Nick Payn / Frank Mead, except “Ring My Bell,” “He’s A Real Gone Guy” and “Struttin’ Our Stuff” arranged by Dave Hartley.
All songs arranged and produced the Dirt Boys (Bill Wyman / Terry Taylor).
A Wytel production for Ripple Records.
Tracks 1-14: Engineered by Stuart Epps and Ben Kape, mixed by Tony Taverner and Glyn Johns, mastered by Tim Young.
Tracks 15 & 16: Engineered and mixed by Stuart Epps, mastered by Dave Turner.
Train photos: Aaron Jay
Band photo: Terry O’Neill
Bill Wyman photo: Dr. Fritz Werner Haver
Art direction: Cristina Battani
Design: The Write Stuff Advertising & Marketing
Special Thanks To: Deke Arlon, , Karen Kearne, Sally Ann Keneally, Lynda at Nomis Studios, Tony Panico, Klaus Schmalenbach and Stefan Schmerbeck.
Special, Special Thanks to Georgie Fame who was an inspiration in the studio!
To get the latest information on Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings, please visit them at:
www.stickyfingers.co.uk
www.velvel.com
(P) 1999 Velvel Records LLC © 1999 Velvel Records LLC, 740 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured and distributed by BMG Distribution, a unit of BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. The BMG logo is a trademark of BMG Music,. Printed in U.S.A.
63467-79768-2
