What's the Word

What's the Word
What's the Word
Studio album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Released	August 4, 1980
Studio	Sumet-Bernet Sound Studios, Dallas, Texas
Genre	Blues-rock; Texas blues
Length	34:26 (Original)
Label	Chrysalis (Original); Benchmark (Reissue)
Producer	Denny Bruce
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

What's the Word is the second studio album by the Austin, Texas-based Blues-rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds, released in 1980. Like its predecessor, the album initially sold poorly, but is now regarded as a successful white blues recording. The 2000 CD reissue on Benchmark Records contains three bonus tracks, two of which were recorded live at Club Koda, Austin, Texas.

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated

"Runnin' Shoes" (Traditional, Juke Boy Bonner) – 3:38
"You Ain't Nothin' But Fine" (Sidney Semien, Floyd Soileau) – 1:48
"Low-Down Woman" – 3:15
"Extra Jimmies" (Jimmie Vaughan, Keith Ferguson) – 2:35
"Sugar Coated Love" (Audrey Butler, J.D. Miller) – 3:00
"Last Call For Alcohol" (Vaughan, Kim Wilson) – 2:55
"The Crawl" (Raymond Victorica, Wayne Shuler) – 2:15
"Jumpin Bad" (Vaughan, Wilson) – 2:25
"Learn To Treat Me Right" – 3:07
"I'm A Good Man (If You Give Me A Chance)" – 2:50
"Dirty Work" – 3:00
"That's Enough of That Stuff" – 2:05

Bonus tracks on some editions[]

"Band Introduction by C-Boy" – 0:21
"Bad Boy" (Live) (Eddie Taylor) – 3:11
"Scratch My Back" (Live) (James Moore) – 5:06
"Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds" (Vaughan, Ferguson, Wilson) – 1:10

"Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds" is track 13 on some earlier Chrysalis releases.

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Kim Wilson – vocals, harmonica, simultaneous drums and harp on "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds"
Jimmie Vaughan – guitar
Keith Ferguson – bass
Fran Christina – drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12) percussion on "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds"
Mike Buck – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 11)

Technical[]

Denny Bruce – producer
Bob Sullivan – engineer
Frank DeLuna – mastering

References[]

^ McLane, Daisann (September 4, 1980). "Fabulous Thunderbirds: Playing the Austin Blues". Rolling Stone. No. 325. Straight Arrow Publishers. p. 18.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r7029
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

External links[]

Official Site

[1] McLane, Daisann (September 4, 1980). "Fabulous Thunderbirds: Playing the Austin Blues". Rolling Stone. No. 325. Straight Arrow Publishers. p. 18.

[2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r7029

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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