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Short Cut Draw Blood

Original Release Date: 

1975

Original Label:

Island

Sounding equally fresh and current today, Jim’s keen socio-politically conscious themes are just as relevant now as they were when they were recorded. None more so than in the anti-establishment title track ‘Short Cut Draw Blood’ with its snarling warning of climate destruction and corporate greed.

"The skill and the thrill of a writer on form has shone through the best parts of the album."

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TRACKLISTING

01 Goodbye Love

02 It’s All Up To You

03 Love Hurts

04 Johnny Too Bad

05 Short Cut Draw Blood

06 Living On A Marble

07 Boy With A Problem

08 Keep On Trying

09 Seagull

CREDITS

Produced by Jim Capaldi, Steve Smith and Chris Blackwell


All songs written by Jim Capaldi, except “Love Hurts” written by Boudleaux Bryant, and “Johnny Too Bad” written by Beckford / Bailey / Crooks.


Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama (Engineer: Steve Melton), Island Studios, London (Engineer: Richard Digby Smith), and Basing Street Studios, London (Engineers: Phil Brown and Richard Digby Smith).


Musicians:

Lead Guitar: Pete Carr on “Johnny Too Bad” and “Short Cut Draw Blood”, Chris Spedding on “Living On A Marble” and Paul Kossoff on “Boy With A Problem”

Rhythm Guitar: Jimmy Johnson on “Johnny Too Bad”, “Living On A Marble” and “Boy With A Problem”, Chris Spedding on “Short Cut Draw Blood”

Acoustic Guitar: Steve Winwood on “Goodbye Love” and “Seagull”, Jess Roden on “It’s All Up To You”, Chris Spedding on “Love Hurts”, Peter Yarrow on “Johnny Too Bad”, and Pete Carr on “Living On A Marble” and “Boy With A Problem”,

Electric Guitar: Jimmy Johnson on “Short Cut Draw Blood”

Piano: Steve Winwood on “Goodbye Love”, “Love Hurts” and “Keep On Trying, Barry Beckett on “Johnny Too Bad”, “Short Cut Draw Blood”, “Living On A Marble” and “Boy With A Problem”, Rabbit on “It’s All Up To You”, and Jean Roussel on “Love Hurts”

Organ: Steve Winwood on “Goodbye Love” and “Keep On Trying”, Barry Beckett on “Johnny Too Bad”

Bass: David Hood, Steve Winwood on “Goodbye Love” and “Living On A Marble”, Philip Chen on “It’s All Up To You”, Rosko Gee on “Love Hurts” and “Keep On Trying”

Percussion: Remi Kabaka and Rebop Kwaku Baah on “Goodbye Love” and “Johnny Too Bad”, Ray Allen on “Love Hurts”, Jim Capaldi and Rebop Kwaku Baah on “Short Cut Draw Blood”, Jim Capaldi on “It’s All Up To You” and “Living On A Marble”, Rebop Kwaku Baah on “Boy With A Problem” and “Keep On Trying”

Drums: Roger Hawkins, Jim Capaldi on “It’s All Up To You”, Jerry Conway on “Love Hurts” and Remi Kabaka on “Keep On Trying” and “Seagull”.

Saxophone: Ray Allen on “Goodbye Love”, “Johnny Too Bad” and “Keep On Trying”

Clavinet: Rabbit on “It’s All Up To You”

Synthesizer: Steve Winwood on “Living On A Marble”

Trombone: Rico Rodrigues on “Keep On Trying”

Mellotron and Harpsichord: Steve Winwood on “Seagull”

Flute: Chris Wood


The Muscle Shoals Horns play on “Johnny Too Bad” (arranged by Jimmy Johnson)

String arrangements on “It’s All Up To You”, “Love Hurts” and “Boy With A Problem” by Harry Robinson


Photography: Dick Polak

Design: Eckford/Stimpson

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