4½ Stars
When this album came in for review from Delta Groove .. we checked out the package and saw a title that popped .. “You Smell Like Cookies”. Was the first song we listened to .. got a great Little Walter feel to it .. think it’s a hit. Written by Andy Santana. Liked the Andy Santana written songs the best on this album. Like the production, the mix, the packaging, the performances .. good selection of tunes with a great groove throughout. 4 ½ stars .. great blues from the west coast.
“Andy Santana plays the guitar exactly like I like. He has a clean precise tone that is very melodic. It is simple and to the point never losing sight of the melody just like his wonderful vocals.” – Anson Funderburgh
1. Knock Knock (2:30)
(C. Fran, J. West) Embassy Music Corporation (BMI)
2. Watch Your Step (3:51)
(B. Parker) EMI Grove Park Music Inc. (BMI)
3. Playgirl (3:22)
(D. Bartholomew) EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI)
4. One Way Love Affair (3:23)
(A. Hill) Copyright Control
5. Love Sickness (3:52)
(B. Rice) Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
6. You May Not Know (3:55)
(G. Gill, M. Jones, F. Williams) Shelby Singleton Music Inc. (BMI)
7. No Double Talk (3:00)
(R. Estrin, A. Santana) Chosen Who Publishing, Locked In Music (BMI)
8. Can’t You See (5:23)
(C. Willis) Universal Sony/ATV Songs LLC
9. Take Me Back (3:30)
(A. Brown) Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI)
10. Greaseland (6:49)
(A. Santana) Chosen Who Publishing (BMI)
11. You Smell Like Cookies (3:25)
(A. Santana) Chosen Who Publishing (BMI)
12. What’s Wrong? (2:36)
(A. Santana) Chosen Who Publishing (BMI)
13. Go on Fool (3:15)
(D. Bartholomew, D. Esther) EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI)
Andy Santana: vocals & harmonica, lead guitar (2, 3, 4 & 9), 2nd guitar lead (10),
percussion (13)
Kid Andersen: lead guitar (7), 4th guitar lead (10), baritone guitar (2, 12 & 13), rhythm guitar (3, 4, 6, 9 & 11), acoustic guitars (5), Farfisa (7), Moog (10), acoustic bass (1), cow bell (5 & 10), backup vocals (5 & 6), percussion & shouts (13)
Anthony Paule: lead guitar (6, 8 & 11), 3rd guitar lead (10), rhythm guitar (1, 6, 7, 8, 12 & 13)
Mighty Mike Schermer: 5th guitar lead (10)
Bob Welsh: lead guitar (5 & 10), 1st guitar intro & lead (10), piano (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 & 13), Rhodes (5)
Rusty Zinn: rhythm guitar (2, 4 & 9)
Lorenzo Farrell: keys (13), Hammond B3 (5, 6, 8, 12 & 13)
Nate Ginsberg: keys (2 & 4), Hammond B3 (4), piano (2 & 9), Rhodes (9)
Mike McCurdy: acoustic/electric bass (3, 7 & 11)
Mike Phillips: electric bass (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 13)
Robi Bean: drums (1, 3, 7 & 11)
June Core: drums (5, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 13)
D’mar: drums (2, 4 & 9)
Frankie Ramos: tenor saxophone (1 & 13)
Eric Spaulding: tenor saxophone (4 & 13), backup vocals (9)
Jack Sanford: baritone saxophone (4 & 13), backup vocals (9)
Manny Angel: trumpet (4 & 13), backup vocals (9)
Lisa Leu Andersen: backup vocals (5 & 6), percussion & shouts (13)
Produced by Andy Santana & Kid Andersen, except tracks 3, 4 & 9 by Rusty Zinn
Engineered by Kid Andersen
Mixed by Andy Santana, Kid Andersen & Jeff Scott Fleenor