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.
Reception
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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..."[1]
Track listing
- "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
- "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
- Dino Valenti – guitar, vocals, flute, percussion
- Gary Duncan – guitar, vocals, bass, percussion, organ
- John Cipollina – guitar, percussion
- Nicky Hopkins – keyboards, piano
- David Freiberg – bass, vocals, guitar
- Greg Elmore – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Charts
Album
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| 1971 |
Billboard Pop Albums |
26 |
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