JIM CAPALDI: THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS – originally released in 1980 by
Carrere /EMI / Electrola/ 7 records / Fonit Cetra (CAL116)
Side A
1.
Hold On To Your Love (Jim Capaldi)
2.
Take Me How You Find Me Girl (Jim Capaldi)
3.
The Sweet Smell Of Success (Jim Capaldi / Pete Bonas)
4.
Every Man Must March To The Beat Of His Own Drum (Jim Capaldi)
Side B
1.
Tonight (Jim Capaldi)
2.
The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood)
3.
Fortune And Fame (Jim Capaldi / Fruit Hill)
4.
Man With No Country (Jim Capaldi / Misha Cipra)
5.
Going Home (Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood)
Bonus Tracks (Cherry Red remastered release in 2012)
10.
Bathroom Jane (Jim Capaldi / Pete Bonas)
(B-side of single released as Carrere 167 in 1980)
11.
Summertime (Jim Capaldi)
12.
I Was Meant For You (Jim Capaldi / Pete Bonas)
(Recorded during sessions for ‘The Sweet Smell Of Success. Previously unreleased)
13.
Rowena (Jim Capaldi)*
14.
Kiss (Jim Capaldi)*
15.
Palace Of Fun (Jim Capaldi) *
16
It’s In Your Eyes (Jim Capaldi) *
*
Home Demos: Recorded directly to a cassette recorder in Ipanema, Rio, Brazil in 1980. Previously unreleased
Players:
drums: Jim Capaldi (except ‘Fortune And Fame’: Rob Mason)
keyboards: Chris Parren
guitars: Pete Bonas (except rhythm guitar ‘Fortune And Fame’: Fruit Hill)
horns and flute: Mel Collins
percussion: Phil Capaldi and Ray Allen
bass: Brent Forbes on ‘Tonight’, ‘Man With No Country’ and “every man Must
March To The Beat Of His Own Drum’; Mick Feat on ‘The Sweet Smell Of Success’;
Alan Spenner on ‘Hold On To Your Love’; Pete Bonas on ‘Take me How You Find
Me Girl’, ‘The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys’ and ‘Fortune And Fame’
backing vocals: Phil Capaldi and The Voice Squad
string arrangements: Harry Robinson
Produced by Jim Capaldi and Phil Brown (not Bonus Tracks)
Recorded at Super Bear Studios, Nice and Russl Tonstudio, Hamburg. Remixed at Revolution Studios, Manchester.