Who Else!

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Who Else!
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Studio album by
Jeff Beck
Released16 March 1999 (1999-03-16)
Genre
Length53:52
Label Epic
Producer Jeff Beck, Tony Hymas
Jeff Beck chronology
Crazy Legs
(1993)		Who Else!
(1999)		 You Had It Coming
(2000)
Singles from Who Else!
  1. "What Mama Said"
    Released: 1999 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Who Else! is the seventh studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released on 16 March 1999 through Epic Records. [2] The album reached No. 99 on the U.S. Billboard 200 [4] and marks the end of a decade-long absence of original material from Beck since the release of Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop in 1989. Stylistically it showcases the first addition of electronic and techno music into his repertoire, along with the blues-based instrumental rock and jazz fusion of previous albums.

Contents

Fellow guitarist Jennifer Batten, having often cited Beck's influence on her playing, [5] [6] is featured as a collaborator and subsequently joined him on tour for three years. [7] The album features the collaborative songwriting of Tony Hymas. "Brush with the Blues" became a signature tune and concert staple, and along with "Angel (Footsteps)" made it onto his 2008 concert album Live at Ronnie Scott's . "What Mama Said" samples Dick Shawn's dialogue from the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [8]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."What Mama Said" Jennifer Batten, Jeff Beck, Tony Hymas 3:22
2."Psycho Sam"Hymas4:55
3."Brush with the Blues" (live)Hymas, Beck6:24
4."Blast from the East"Hymas4:46
5."Space for the Papa"Hymas7:41
6."Angel (Footsteps)"Hymas6:30
7."THX138"Hymas6:15
8."Hip-Notica"Hymas, Beck4:40
9."Even Odds" Jan Hammer 3:29
10."Declan" Dónal Lunny 4:02
11."Another Place"Hymas1:48
Total length:53:52

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 74
US Billboard 200 [11] 99

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  6. ↑ "Jennifer Batten: 'Playing With Michael Jackson Was Like A Paid Vacation'". Ultimate Guitar Archive. 2011-12-05. the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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