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Willie And The Poor Boys – Willie And The Poor Boys (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1985
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Willie And The Poor Boys is an LP by Willie And The Poor Boys from 1985 released on the Mercury, Ripple Records label.
About this album
Willie And The Poor Boys delivers straight-ahead blues rock with rowdy covers and easygoing pub-band swagger. Formed in the mid-1980s as a charity project, the group brought together established British musicians including Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Andy Fairweather Low and Kenney Jones, with the concept built around reworking blues, R&B and rock ’n’ roll favourites. The 1985 album leans into feel, groove and good-time familiarity rather than reinvention, turning songs such as Baby Please Don't Go, You Never Can Tell and Slippin' And Slidin' into a loose, communal celebration of classic roots music. Its appeal lies in the chemistry of players who already knew the style inside out.
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Artist: Willie And The Poor BoysLabel: Mercury, Ripple Records – 824 606-1Format: LPUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1985Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Blues Rock
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A1 Baby Please Don'T Go
A2 Can You Hear Me
A3 These Arms Are Mine
A4 Revenue Man (White Lightening)
A5 You Never Can Tell
A6 Slippin' And Slidin'
B1 Saturday Night
B2 Let'S Talk Over It
B3 All Night Long
B4 Chicken Shack Boogie
B5 Sugar Bee
B6 Poor Boy Boogie