Get On The Right Track Baby/Let The Sun Shine In/The Monkey Time/All About My Girl/Point Of No Return/ Gimme That Wine/Pink Champagne/Monkeying Around/Pride & Joy/Green Onions/I Love The Life I Live/ Moody’s Mood For Love
Vocalist & keyboard player Georgie Fame’s second LP Fame At Last fused blues and jazz inspired tunes. However, it excludes his UK No. 1 hit single Yeh Yeh. (UK:15)
"Georgie's version of Willie Dixon's I Love The Life I Live is no doubt the best version of this tune ever recorded."
"Its a shame that Georgie Fame (and his seminal band The Blue Flames) has not enjoyed more recognition for his talents and contribution to the music industry."
"The stuff on this disc will grab you, suck you in, blow your mind and make you a devotee of this jazz/blues giant."
"If you weren't there, you wouldn't know. But Fame was the undisputed king of the R & B club scene, with a fanatical following. Why wasn't he a bigger star? Too sophisticated, too musical for an era that was gravitating to loud guitars and crass jamming. In contrast, there was nothing crass about Fame and The Blue Flames."
"Fame comes across as a hip musician whose play was very much on the edge in its day. If you liked the sounds of Them, The Kinks, and The Yardbirds you are almost sure to like this fine assortment of good-time rockin' blues."
"He wasn't really a rocker; he had jazz leanings, and a great voice and band."
"Fame is a great singer - lovely smoky voice - and with the right material he's simply irresistible. It seems music like this is not recorded any more."
"Everything is musically perfectly performed by the great Blue Flames though some tracks like Let The Sunshine In and Pink Champagne may come out a little like fillers."
"A constant reminder of just what a good band Georgie & The Blue Flames were in the mid-60s."
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