Jim Stafford (album)

Jim Stafford
Studio album by Jim Stafford
Released	1974[1]
Length	36:15
Label	MGM
Producer	Phil Gernhard and Lobo
Jim Stafford chronology
Jim Stafford (1974) Not Just Another Pretty Foot (1975)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]

Jim Stafford is the 1974 debut album from country rock and folk artist Jim Stafford. It was issued subsequent to the release of the first two singles. The LP reached #55 on the U.S. Pop albums chart. On the Country chart, it peaked at #6.

The LP features four songs which became U.S. Top 40 hits: "Swamp Witch" (#39 Billboard, #31 Cash Box), "Spiders & Snakes" (#3), "My Girl Bill" (#12) and "Wildwood Weed" (#7). All but the first were higher-charting hits in Canada, as was the album itself (#48).

Track listing[]

Side one

1. "L.A. Mamma" (Jim Stafford) – 2:24
2. "I Ain't Sharin' Sharon" (Jim Stafford) – 2:14
3. Medley : "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) / "A Visit with an Old Friend" (Jim Stafford) – 5:10
4. "Wildwood Weed" – 2:41 (Don Bowman)
5. "16 Little Red Noses and a Horse That Sweats" (Jim Stafford) – 3:54
6. "Spiders & Snakes" – 3:07 (Jim Stafford, David Bellamy)

Side two

1. "The Last Chant" (Jim Stafford) – 3:19
2. "My Girl Bill" – 3:13 (Jim Stafford)
3. "Nifty Fifties Blues" (Jim Stafford) – 3:03
4. "A Real Good Time" (Jim Stafford/Martin Cooper) – 3:33
5. "Swamp Witch" – 3:48 (Jim Stafford)

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