Robben Ford
The Inside Story
The Story
Robben Ford originally put the band the Yellowjackets together to do his first solo album, called "The Inside Story", on Elektra Records. That band, in that form, did the record, but keyboard player Russell Ferrante was the only guy who was free to go on the road with Ford, so Russ and Ford continued to work together. The group got back together again a little bit later on, and they started playing locally. Then Ford's manager suggested they shop a separate deal for the band. Ford was signed to Elektra, and had already done his album with the band, but the band wasn't signed. Ford was already, at that point, starting to move towards more vocal-oriented music, and the band was a fusion band. Fusion rules "The Inside Story", which only has two vocal tracks, in the traditional Robben Ford style.
The Music
| 05:53 | Magic Sam | Instrumental |
| 04:22 | For The One I Love | Instrumental |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | Vocal |
| 06:52 | There's No One Else | Instrumental |
| 05:30 | The Inside Story | Instrumental |
| 05:21 | Need Somebody | Vocal |
| 05:40 | Far Away | Instrumental |
| 05:09 | Tee Time For Eric | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Robben Ford | Guitar, Vocals, Roland Electric Piano on "Need Somebody" |
| Russell Ferrante | Keyboards, ARP Odyssey and Moog Synthesizer Programming |
| Jimmy Haslip | Bass |
| Ricky Lawson | Drums, Percussion |
| Tommy Vig | Percussion |
| Stars Vander Lockett | Percussion |
| Allan Rubin | Trumpet |
| Lou Marini | Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Horn Arrangements |
| Mark Ford | Harmonica |
| Steve Perry | Oberheim Synthesizer Programming |
| Steve Cropper | Production, Mixing |
| Bruce Robb | Engineering, Mixing |
| Larry Rebron | Second Engineering |
| Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios.
Mastered at A&M. |
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