- Source: What About Me (Quicksilver Messenger Service album)
What About Me is the fifth album by American psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Released in December 1970 and recorded partly at the same sessions that produced Just for Love, the album is the last to feature pianist Nicky Hopkins and the last pre-reunion effort to feature founding members David Freiberg and John Cipollina. Several tracks, including "Baby Baby", "Subway" and "Long Haired Lady" had been played regularly at shows through 1970, previewing the album.
The album became the band's fourth and final to hit the top 30 on Billboard, as the group remained popular thanks to the minor hit "Fresh Air" from the previous album. The title track "What About Me" was also released as a single, charting at #100.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Lindsay Planer wrote of the album "Musically, there is little to delineate the fifth long-player from Quicksilver Messenger Service, What About Me, from their previous effort, Just for Love. Not surprisingly, material for both was initiated during a prolific two-month retreat..."
Track listing
= Side one
="What About Me" (Jesse Oris Farrow) – 6:43
"Local Color" (John Cipollina) – 3:00
"Baby Baby" (Farrow) – 4:44
"Won't Kill Me" (David Freiberg) – 2:32
"Long Haired Lady" (Farrow) – 5:55
= Side two
="Subway" (Gary Duncan, Farrow) – 4:29
"Spindrifter" (Nicky Hopkins) – 4:38
"Good Old Rock and Roll" (Farrow) – 2:30
"All in My Mind" (Duncan, Farrow) – 3:48
"Call on Me" (Farrow) – 7:36
Personnel
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Dino Valenti – lead vocals (except on "Won't Kill Me"), guitar, percussion
Gary Duncan – guitar, backing vocals, bass, percussion, organ
John Cipollina – guitar, percussion
David Freiberg – bass, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Won't Kill Me", guitar
Greg Elmore – drums, percussion
Nicky Hopkins – piano (except on "What About Me", "Baby Baby", "Subway", and "Call on Me")
Mark Naftalin - piano on "What About Me", "Baby Baby", and "Call on Me"
Additional musicians on "What About Me" and "Call on Me"
Martin Fierro - tenor and alto saxophone, flute
Frank Morin - tenor saxophone
Pat O'Hara - trombone
Jose Rico Reyes - conga, percussion, backing vocals
Ron Taormina - baritone and soprano saxophone
Charts
Album
Single
References
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