The Inside Story (album)

The Inside Story
Studio album by Robben Ford
Released	May, 1979 (US) (LP)
Recorded	Cherokee Recording Studios, February 1979, USA
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:32
Label	Elektra
Producer	Steve Cropper
Robben Ford chronology
Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford Live (1976) The Inside Story (1979) Love's a Heartache (1983)

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Allmusic	[1]
Amazon	[2]
CD Universe	[3]

The Inside Story is a 1979 studio album by Robben Ford. This Robben Ford's solo album can be regarded as the start of the Jazz fusion band the Yellowjackets.

Track listing

All songs written by Robben Ford unless otherwise noted.

1. "Magic Sam" – 5:53 instrumental
2. "For the One I Love" – 4:22 instrumental
3. "North Carolina" – 4:38 vocal
4. "There's No One Else" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 6:52 instrumental
5. "The Inside Story" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 5:30 instrumental
6. "Need Somebody" (Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee) – 5:21 vocal
7. "Far Away" – 5:40 instrumental
8. "Tee Time for Eric" – 5:09 instrumental

Personnel

• Robben Ford - Guitar, Electric Piano, Vocals
• Russell Ferrante - Moog Synthesizer, Arp Odyssey, Synthesizer Programming
• Steve Perry - Synthesizer Programming, Roland
• Jimmy Haslip - Bass
• Ricky Lawson - Percussion, Drums
• Starz Vander Lockett - Percussion
• Tommy Vig - Percussion
• Mark Ford - Harmonica
• Alan Rubin - Trumpet
• Tom "Bones" Malone - Trombone, Horn, Baritone Saxophone
• Lou Marini - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Horn Arrangements

Production

• Steve Cropper - Producer, Mixing
• Bruce Robb - Engineer, Mixing
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• Ron Coro - Art Direction
• Johnny Lee - Art Direction, Design
• Gary Heery - Photography
• Robben Ford - Liner Notes

Releases

• 1979 LP Elektra 169
• 1998 CD Wea International 61021
• 2004 CD Elektra 5702
• 2006 CD Wounded Bird 169

References

1. The Inside Story (album) at AllMusic
2. Amazon, The Inside Story
3. CD Universe, The Inside Story