The Great Fatsby

The Great Fatsby is the second album by American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Leslie West. It was released on Bud Prager's Phantom Records in March 1975 and distributed by RCA Records. The album features Mick Jagger on rhythm guitar.[2]

The Great Fatsby
Studio album by Leslie West
Released	March 1975
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock
Label	Phantom
Producer	Leslie West and Bob d'Orleans
Leslie West chronology
Mountain (1969) The Great Fatsby (1975) The Leslie West Band (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[1]

Track listing

1. "Don't Burn Me" (Paul Kelly)
2. "House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional; adapted and arranged by Leslie West)
3. "High Roller" (Corky Laing, Keith Richards, Leslie West, Mick Jagger, Sandra Palmer)
4. "I'm Gonna Love You Thru the Night" (Corky Laing, Leslie West)
5. "ESP" (Leslie West)
6. "Honky Tonk Women" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
7. "If I Still Had You" (Ira Stone, Maxine Stone, Leslie West)
8. "Doctor Love" (Andy Fraser)
9. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)
10. "Little Bit of Love" (Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke)

Personnel

• Leslie West – guitars, vocals, bass
• Mick Jagger – guitar
• Joel Tepp – guitar, woodwind
• Howie Wyeth – piano, Mellotron
• Gary Wright – piano
• Marty Simon – piano
• Corky Laing – drums
• Nick Farrentella – drums
• Don Kretmar – bass
• Ken Hinckle – bass
• "Buffalo" Bill Gelber - bass
• Frank Vicari - horns, woodwind
• Sredni Vollmer - harmonica
• Dana Valery – solo vocal, backing vocals
• Jay Traynor – backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Bud Prager - executive producer
• George Lopez - engineer
• Harry Sandler - photography

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewleslie-west-solomountainwest-bruce-laing/53800