High Priest by Alex Chilton
1987's High Priest was the first full length solo record for Alex Chilton since 1979's ground shaking Like Flies on Sherbert. It showed Alex in full control of his faculties as both a musician and a musicologist. He leads a solid band of Memphis/ New Orleans studio heavyweights through 4 newly penned originals and a well curated list of covers.
Tracklist
| 1. | Take It Off | 2:56 |
| 2. | Let Me Get Close To You | 2:39 |
| 3. | Dalai Lama | 5:15 |
| 4. | Volare | 3:00 |
| 5. | Thing For You | 3:16 |
| 6. | Forbidden Love | 2:46 |
| 7. | Make A Little Love | 3:31 |
| 8. | Trouble Don't Last | 3:17 |
| 9. | Don't Be A Drag | 3:29 |
| 10. | Nobody's Fool | 3:13 |
| 11. | Come By Here | 3:41 |
| 12. | Raunchy | 2:14 |
Credits
released March 1, 1987
Baritone Saxophone – Fred Ford (tracks: 6 to 8, 13 to 18), Jim Spake (tracks: 19, 20)
Bass – René Coman (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 to 20)
Cornet – Nokie Taylor (tracks: 13,18)
Drums – Doug Garrison
Engineer – John Hampton (tracks: 13 to 20), Kim Jenkins (2) (tracks: 13 to 18), Mark Culp, Tom Laune (tracks: 1 to 12)
Photography By – Anna Lee Van Cleef
Producer – Alex Chilton
Tenor Saxophone – Jim Spake (tracks: 5 to 8, 12 to 20)
Trumpet – Nokie Taylor (tracks: 6 to 8)
Vocals, Guitar – Alex Chilton
Voice – René Coman (tracks: 1, 13 to 18)
Baritone Saxophone – Fred Ford (tracks: 6 to 8, 13 to 18), Jim Spake (tracks: 19, 20)
Bass – René Coman (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 to 20)
Cornet – Nokie Taylor (tracks: 13,18)
Drums – Doug Garrison
Engineer – John Hampton (tracks: 13 to 20), Kim Jenkins (2) (tracks: 13 to 18), Mark Culp, Tom Laune (tracks: 1 to 12)
Photography By – Anna Lee Van Cleef
Producer – Alex Chilton
Tenor Saxophone – Jim Spake (tracks: 5 to 8, 12 to 20)
Trumpet – Nokie Taylor (tracks: 6 to 8)
Vocals, Guitar – Alex Chilton
Voice – René Coman (tracks: 1, 13 to 18)
License
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Alex Chilton was that rare artist who reinvented himself over and over again, often abandoning earlier successful formulas. He ran the gamut: the blue-eyed soul of the Box Tops, the Beatles-meets-Beale Street-high harmony of Big Star, a stint as a ’77 punk provocateur, a co-conspirator in mutant Memphis art rock, and a songster interested in soul and blues tunes, jazz standards and rockabilly.