David Wiffen is the first studio album and second solo albumThe first being a live recording, David Wiffen Live at The Bunkhouse (1965). by Canadian singer-songwriter David Wiffen. The standout tracks are "I've Got My Ticket", "Driving Wheel" and "More Often Than Not". As one reviewer recently commented, "Its complex arrangements sneak around behind seemingly simple songs which gives the whole thing an incredible depth. Stealing the show throughout is Wiffen's incredible baritone. It's smooth but fractured. It's the kind of voice you wish you had. ...As you'll never own his talent, buy the record and get lost in the wonder and heartbreak..."Lost Classic...David Wiffen Album review, November 2007; www.electricroulette.com. "I've Got My Ticket" was inspired by Jerry Jeff Walker. The album reached #73 on the Canadian charts. The single "More Often Than Not" was #25 on the Canadian AC charts and #85 on the rock charts.
Track listing All tracks composed by David Wiffen; except where indicated "One Step" (Kaye Lawrence Dunham) – 2:33 "Never Make a Dollar That Way" – 3:24 "I've Got My Ticket" – 2:45 "What a Lot of Woman" – 2:12 "Since I Fell for You" (B.B. Johnson) – 3:28 "Driving Wheel" – 4:24 "Mr. Wiffen" – 2:50 "Blues Was the Name of the Song" – 1:34 "Mention My Name in Passing" – 2:20 "More Often Than Not" – 3:30
Personnel David Wiffen – acoustic guitar, vocals, organ, arranger Jerry Corbitt – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Ed Bogas – piano, arranger John McFee – steel guitar Sandy Crawley – acoustic guitarWith whom Wiffen had previously played in The Children and 3's a Crowd. Kelly Bryan – bass guitar Vic Smith – bass guitar Bing Nathan – bass guitar Greg Dewey – drums Jeff Myer – drums Jim Stern – drums Jeremy Merrill – French horn Germain Wallace – saxophone Gerry Gilmore – saxophone Bernard Krause – Moog synthesizer
Production Producer: Ed Bogas Recording Engineer: Robert DeSousa Mixing: Robert DeSousa/Mike Fusaro Photography: Tony Lane Liner Notes: n/a
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