La Booga Rooga

La Booga Rooga
Studio album by
Released1975
GenrePop rock
Length37:19
LabelA&M
ProducerGlyn Johns
Andy Fairweather Low chronology
Spider Jiving
(1974)
La Booga Rooga
(1975)
Be Bop 'N' Holla
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[2]
Rate Your Music[3]

La Booga Rooga was the second solo album by Andy Fairweather Low, and was released by A&M Records in 1975.[1]

It was Fairweather Low's most successful album, with an eclectic musical styling. The opening track was a cover of Clarence Williams' 1933 penned track "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It",[1] which incorporated steel guitar playing by B. J. Cole.[4] Another offering, "Champagne Melody", was styled as lounge music, whilst the album's funk-driven title track became a minor UK hit in March 1976, when covered by an Australian female vocal group, The Surprise Sisters.[5]

The album also contained Fairweather Low's biggest selling single, "Wide Eyed and Legless",[1] which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1975.[6] However, his earlier single release of "La Booga Rooga" in September that year, failed to chart.[7][6] Leo Sayer covered "La Booga Rooga" on his 1978 album, Leo Sayer.[8]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Andy Fairweather Low, except where noted.

Side 1

  1. "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" (Clarence Williams)  – 3:11
  2. "Jump Up and Turn Around"  – 4:02
  3. "Halfway to Everything"  – 4:04
  4. "La Booga Rooga"  – 4:11
  5. "Champagne Melody"  – 3:03

Side 2

  1. "If That's What It Takes"  – 3:29
  2. "8 Ton Crazy"  – 3:29
  3. "Grease It Up"  – 3:10
  4. "Wide Eyed and Legless"  – 4:00
  5. "Inner City Highwayman"  – 4:40

Personnel

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Technical
  • Fabio Nicoli - art direction
  • Nick Marshall - design
  • Gered Mankowitz - photography

Later issues

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In 2006, the album was released on CD.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d William Ruhlmann. "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 1 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "La Booga Rooga by Andy Fairweather Low (Album): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b La Booga Rooga (record sleeve). UK: A&M Records. 1975.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 542. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ "Andy Fairweather Low - La Booga Rooga / Halfway To Everything - A&M - UK - AMS 7192". 45cat. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ Joe Viglione. "Leo Sayer - Leo Sayer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. ^ "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  10. ^ "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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