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1997 studio album by The Pietasters
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AllMusic
[2]
Willis is an album by the
ska /
soul band
the Pietasters , released in 1997.
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[4] It was released during the mid- to late-1990s ska explosion, and reached No. 44 on the Heatseekers chart.
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The album's first single was "Out All Night".
[6] The band supported the album by touring with the
Cherry Poppin' Daddies .
[7]
Production
The album was produced and engineered by
Brett Gurewitz .
[8]
[9] It contains covers of
the Outsiders ' "
Time Won't Let Me " and
Martha and the Vandellas ' "Quicksand".
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[11]
Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that "the Pietasters mix soul and garage-rock just like any frat-party band of the last four decades ... It's a venerable party-rock formula, but rendered fresh by not only the ska-derived musical accents but also the band's solid songwriting and sheer verve."
[12] The
Hartford Courant thought that "the playing throughout is gloriously sloppy; the tone, pointedly ironic ... This is ska without regrets."
[10]
AllMusic wrote that the band returns "to their roots of '60s pop, soul, and Motown R&B, all fueled by a syncopated beat."
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Track listing
"Crazy Monkey Woman" (Eckhardt/Goodin/Jackson) – 2:38
"Out All Night" (Eckhardt/Gurewitz/Linares) – 3:16
"Ocean" (Eckhardt/Goodin/Jackson) – 3:38
"Fat Sack" (Eckhardt/Goodin/Jackson) – 2:40
"Stone Feeling" (Eckhardt/Linares) – 4:06
"Higher" (Eckhardt/Goodin/Jackson) – 4:45
"
Time Won't Let Me " (Tom King/Chet Kelly) – 3:06
"Without You" (The Pietasters) – 3:23
"Crime" (Eckhardt) – 5:02
"Quicksand" (H. Lewis/K. Lewis) – 2:46
"Bitter" (Eckhardt/Goodin/Jackson) – 3:53
"New Breed" (Jimmy Easter) – 2:59
"Moment" (Eckhardt/Goodin/Jackson) – 3:45
Personnel
Stephen Jackson - vocals
Tom Goodin - guitar
Todd Eckhardt - bass guitar
Rob Steward - drums
Alan Makranczy - saxophone, backing vocals
Jeremy Roberts - trombone, backing vocals
Toby Hansen - trumpet
DJ Selah - additional vocals on track 4
Caroline Boutwell - farfisa
Dave Pinkert - Hammond, B-3, Wurlitzer electric piano
Andy Kaulkin - piano
Carlos Linares - additional trumpet on track 7, creative consultant
Brett Gurewitz - producer, engineer
Don Cameron - assistant producer
Paul Dugre - assistant producer
Joe Breuer - assistant producer
Paul Naguua - assistant producer
Maurice Iragorri - assistant producer
Milton Chan - assistant producer
References
^ Porter, Christopher (November 21, 1997).
"The Pietasters" . Washington City Paper .
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a
b
"Willis - The Pietasters | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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"The Pietasters Biography, Songs, & Albums" . AllMusic .
^ Partridge, Kenneth (September 14, 2021).
Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing . Penn State Press.
ISBN
978-0-271-09053-5 – via Google Books.
^
"Heatseekers" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 25, 1997 – via Google Books.
^ Warminsky III, Joe (22 Nov 1997). "D.C. AREA BAND THE PIETASTERS OFFER MORE THAN SLICE OF WARMED-OVER SKA". The Morning Call . p. A43.
^ Lindquist, David (24 Oct 1998). "Sub teacher grades ska life high". The Indianapolis Star . p. E4.
^
"Bosstones Singer Sweetens Pietasters Future" . MTV News .
^ Healy, James (October 9, 1997). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SKA/R&B". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Entertainment. p. 12.
^
a
b Brown, Matthew (12 Feb 1998). "WILLIS -- THE PIETASTERS". Hartford Courant . Calendar. p. 7.
^ Lustig, Jay (August 14, 1998). "Beltway band blends ska with soul". The Star-Ledger . Ticket. p. 4.
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"D.C. POP: BOUNCY, TRANCEY AND MOODY" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 9 February 2022 .