What's the Word

What's the Word
Studio album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Released	8/4/1980[1]
Genre	Blues-rock Texas blues
Length	34:26 (Original)
Label	Chrysalis Records (Original) Benchmark Recordings (Reissue)
Producer	Denny Bruce
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology
Girls go Wild (1979) What's the Word (1980) Butt Rockin' (1981)

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What's the Word is the second studio album by the Austin, Texas-based Blues-rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds, released in 1980. Like its predecessor, the album initially sold poorly, but is now regarded as a successful white blues recording. The 2000 CD reissue on Benchmark Records contains three bonus tracks, two of which were recorded live at Club Koda, Austin, Texas.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kim Wilson; except where indicated

1. "Runnin' Shoes" (Traditional)
2. "You Ain't Nothin' But Fine" (Floyd Soileau, Sidney Semien)
3. "Low-Down Woman"
4. "Extra Jimmies" (Keith Ferguson, Jimmie Vaughan)
5. "Sugar Coated Love" (J.D. Miller)
6. "Last Call for Alcohol" (Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan)
7. "The Crawl"
8. "Jumpin' Bad" (Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan)
9. "Learn to Treat Me Right"
10. "I'm a Good Man (If You Give Me a Chance)"
11. "Dirty Work"
12. "That's Enough of That Stuff"
13. "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds" (Wilson, Keith Ferguson, Jimmie Vaughan)

Bonus tracks on some editions

1. "Band Introduction by C-Boy"
2. "Bad Boy" (Live) (Eddie Taylor)
3. "Scratch My Back" (Live) (James Moore)

Personnel

• Kim Wilson - vocals, harmonica, simultaneous drums and harp on "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds"
• Jimmie Vaughan - guitar
• Keith Ferguson - bass
• Fran Christina - drums, percussion on "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds"
• Mike Buck - drums

External links

• Official Site

References

1. McLane, Daisann (September 4, 1980). "Fabulous Thunderbirds: Playing the Austin Blues". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.) (325): 18.