Edgar Winter's White Trash | ||||
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Studio album by Edgar Winter's White Trash | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
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Length | 43:28 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Rick Derringer | |||
Edgar Winter's White Trash chronology | ||||
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Edgar Winter's White Trash is the second studio album by Edgar Winter, and his first with his group White Trash. The album reached #111 on the Billboard charts, and produced the single "Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll", which went to #70 on Billboard's Top 100. The album was prepped for quadraphonic sound, but was left unreleased in this format. The album was produced by Rick Derringer. In Canada, the album reached #82. [3] The track "Dying to Live" is sampled in 2Pac's posthumous release Runnin' (Dying to Live) .
Guitar is played principally by Derringer, but Winter's older brother Johnny also plays on the track "I've Got News for You".
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C [2] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Circus | [5] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Give It Everything You Got" | Jerry Lacroix, Edgar Winter | 4:33 |
2. | "Fly Away" | Lacroix, E. Winter | 3:02 |
3. | "Where Would I Be" | Lacroix, E. Winter | 3:59 |
4. | "Let's Get It On" | Lacroix, E. Winter | 5:05 |
5. | "I've Got News for You" (guitar: Johnny Winter) | Roy Alfred | 3:56 |
6. | "Save the Planet" | Lacroix, E. Winter | 5:41 |
7. | "Dying to Live" | E. Winter | 4:04 |
8. | "Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll" (guitar: Rick Derringer) | E. Winter | 3:46 |
9. | "You Were My Light" | E. Winter | 5:02 |
10. | "Good Morning Music" (guitar solo: Rick Derringer) | Lacroix, E. Winter | 4:20 |
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