Mercury Records Collection: SRM-1-653: Super Dude I

SRM-1-653: Super Dude I / Don Covay

Label Type :	red Mercury/Phonogram type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SRM-1-653A-CS4 MS IS AII G.K.
	SIDE-B	SRM-1-653B-CS4-MS S2 A 2 G.K.

Comments

a cut-out hole on the jacket

Inside The Groove

Mr. Don Covay's funky funky stuffs.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Maybe one of his most impressive album of his Mercury era in the 1970's. His lightweight funky tunes like "Overtime Man", "I Stayed Away Too Long", etc. are cool, while melodious ballad songs are also inevitable. Speaking of funny cover versions of R&B classics, "Memphis" (Tenessee) and "Money (That's What I Want)", few "Soul" are there, but I like their funky pretty arrangements.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	2-48835	Overtime Man (D. Covay)	3:04
A-2	2-48969	Leave Him, Part I (D. Covay - P. Griffin)	4:47
A-3	2-48961	I Stayed Away Too Long (D. Covay)	3:18
A-4	2-48970	I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In (D. Covay)	4:20
A-5	2-48968	Hold You To Your Promise (D. Covay)	2:32
A-6	2-48966	Memphis (C. Berry)	3:20
SIDE-B
B-1	2-48965	The Pinch Hitters (D. Covay)	3:10
B-2	2-48967	Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home (L. Scott - E. Darby)	6:01
B-3	2-48964	Bad Mouthing (E. Darby - N. Jean)	3:26
B-4	2-48992	Leave Him, Part II (D. Covay - P. Griffin)	3:23
B-5	2-48962	Money (That's What I Want) (B. Gordy - J. Bradford)	3:00
B-6	2-48963	Don't Step On A Man When He's Down (D. Covay - H. Hall)	2:37

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1:
Don Covay (vo) with:
David Wolfert (lead-g) & The Muscle Shoals Sound Band, with strings arranged by Horace Ott.
Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in June 21, 1972.

A-2 thru B-6:
same personnel as above.
Recorded at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in January 29 and 30, 1973.