Roll of the Dice

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Roll of the Dice
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ReleasedAugust 1, 1995
Genre Blues rock, Texas blues
Length50:12
Label Private Music
Producer Danny Kortchmar
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology
Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk
(1991)
Roll of the Dice
(1995)
Different Tacos
(1996)
Professional ratings
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Roll of the Dice is a 1995 studio album by Texas-based blues rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds, their second without Jimmie Vaughan.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Roll of the Dice" (Kim Wilson, Danny Kortchmar)
  2. "Too Many Irons in the Fire" (Kortchmar, Stan Lynch)
  3. "How Do I Get You Back?" (Kortchmar, Tonio K)
  4. "Here Comes the Night" (Bert Berns)
  5. "Takin' It Too Easy" (Wilson, Rick Giles)
  6. "I Don't Wanna Be the One" (Wilson, Jerry Williams)
  7. "Mean Love" (Wilson, Kortchmar)
  8. "I Can't Win" (Wilson, Kortchmar, Steve Jordan)
  9. "Memory from Hell" (Giles, Chuck Jones)
  10. "Lookin' Forward to Lookin' Back" (Wilson, Giles, Jones)
  11. "Do as I Say" (Wilson, Jones)
  12. "Zip A Dee Do Dah" (Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert) [1]

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

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References

  1. 1 2 "Roll of the Dice - The Fabulous Thunderbirds | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 191. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. 1 2 "Roll of the Dice - The Fabulous Thunderbirds | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 14, 2021.