Inkpot (album)

Inkpot
Studio album by Shocking Blue
Released	20 March 1972 (1972-03-20)
Recorded	1 – 25 October, 1 December 1971, 7 – 14 January 1972
Studio	Sound Push Studios, Blaricum, Netherlands
Genre	Rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, country rock
Length	28:38
Label	Pink Elephant
Producer	Shocking Blue
Shocking Blue chronology
Third Album (1971) Inkpot (1972) (1972)

Inkpot is the fifth album by Shocking Blue, released in 1972.

The American and Dutch versions have different track listings.

Three tracks on the album are cover songs, more than usual.

The album's title song may be familiar to people in Hong Kong, as a version is the longtime theme song of televised Mark Six lottery drawing programme.^[1]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Robbie van Leeuwen, except where noted.

Side one[]

1. "I Ain't Never" (Mel Tillis, Webb Pierce) - 2:15
2. "Navajo Tears" - 2:38
3. "Shadows" - 2:27
4. "Blue Jean" - 2:33
5. "Jambalaya" (Hank Williams) - 2:25
6. "Inkpot" - 2:37

Side two[]

1. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) - 2:31
2. "Hey" - 2:28
3. "Who Save My Soul" - 1:55
4. "Red Leaves I+II" - 2:35
5. "The Queen" - 2:03
6. "I Melt Like Butter" - 2:10

Personnel[]

Shocking Blue

• Mariska Veres - lead vocals
• Robbie van Leeuwen - lead vocals on "Hey", guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Cor van der Beek - drums
• Henk Smitskamp - bass guitar

References[]

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