Chewing Pine is the last album on the Capitol

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

 label by American

United States

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 guitarist Leo Kottke

Leo Kottke

Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his innovative fingerpicking style, which draws on influences from blues, jazz, and folk music, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies...

, released in 1975. It peaked at #114 on the Billboard

Billboard charts

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 Pop Albums charts. "Power Failure" was originally recorded by Procol Harum

Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...

, a band Kottke toured with in Europe in the 70's.

It was re-issued on CD by BGO (CD148) in 1992 and One Way Records (18461) in 1996.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "a dazzling amalgam of sounds and styles — there's a surprising emphasis on vocal numbers here... The obvious attempt on Chewing Pine to sell Kottke as more of a mainstream artist and a sometime singer obviously didn't work... There are enough good moments, and even a few transcendent ones, to justify owning this album."

Side one

1. "Standing on the Outside" (Leo Kottke/Mary Kottke) – 2:35
2. "Power Failure" (Gary Booker/Keith Reid
   Procol Harum
   Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
   
   ) – 2:24
3. "Venezuela, There You Go" – 3:08
4. "Don't You Think" (Marty Robbins
   Marty Robbins
   Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
   
   ) – 3:34
5. "Regards From Chuck Pink" – 2:56
6. "Monkey Money" – 1:45

Side two

1. "The Scarlatti Rip-Off" – 3:33
2. "Wheels" (Norman Petty
   Norman Petty
   Norman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
   
   ) – 1:47
3. "Grim to the Brim" – 3:13
4. "Rebecca" Richard Crandell – 2:48
5. "Trombone" – 2:12
6. "Can't Quite Put it Into Words" – 3:21

Personnel

• Leo Kottke - 6 & 12-string guitar
• Bill Berg
  Bill Berg (musician)
  Bill Berg is a noted drummer in jazz and fusion music, best known for his work with the group Flim & the BB's, as well as guitarist Wayne Johnson. He also served as the drummer for fellow Hibbing, Minnesota native Bob Dylan's notable record Blood on the Tracks.Berg has also recorded and worked...
  
   - drums, percussion
• Bill Peterson - bass
• Bill Barber
  Billy Barber (musician)
  Billy Barber is a keyboardist and composer. He is the son of pianist and William C. Barber, also known as Bill Barber Sr.He is most noted for the theme song for All My Children in the 1990s as well as keyboardist for the jazz group Flim & the BB's with Jimmy Johnson and Bill Berg...
  
   - piano
• Jack Smith - ogran, piano

Production notes

• Produced by Denny Bruce
  Denny Bruce
  Denny Bruce is an American record producer and artist manager. He was born in Lancaster, PA on October 4, 1944.In the early 60s, he was a drummer for Frank Zappa but suffered a six-month illness with mononucleosis which cost him his job prior to the recording of Zappa's first album with The Mothers...
  
  
• Engineered by Paul Martinson
• Mastered by Bob Berglund

External links

• Leo Kottke's official site
• Unofficial Leo Kottke web site (fan site)
• The Capitol Years