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Solo Flight 1975​-​1980 (remastered 24​/​88)

by Corky Siegel

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1.
Idaho Potato Man 03:34
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Well, there's something you should know before you bring me them vittles, I don't eat nothing that don't bleed a little That's right, It's gotta wiggle in the pan. Cause I'm a carnivarian not an Idaho potato man /// Now don’t you pick it from a tree don’t dig it outa the ground I’ll eat it if it moos and runs around - That’s right, catch it if you can, cause I'm a NY steak not an Idaho potato man /// I donʼt want nothin steamed I donʼt want nothin boiled - bring it red it the middle and char-coal broiled - That Right Keep a cow on hand and you can tell the cook that I'm no Idaho Potato Man /// So when you bring me the steak be sure to keep the potato, keep the peas and the carrots and the lettuce and tomato – oh ick - cause Iʼm no vegetarian - I want a NY Steak not an Idaho Maam /// So donʼt you send me down to the salad bar and if itʼs French Onion Soup itʼs AuRevior Mais Oui Excuse moi madame, Iʼm a filet mingon not a french fried potato garcon. - Chevrolet Coupe /// (normally don't get around to singing these verses): I come from part of the world where life is sacred and they never cook it and they never bake it but now, I’m American, I want a NY stake not an Idaho potato Man /// Well Iʼm greecing my gills, Iʼm feedin my face, getting animal fat all over the place Yahoooooo Eatin all the flesh I can, I'm a NY steak not an Idaho Potato Man ///
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Midnight Radio 03:27
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Late night station turned on, Tires in the rain The Eagles ride beside you to the highways old refrain The night can last forever as fast as you can go Listening to the midnight radio All night café coffee, pour yourself a cup Not a soul is in the place you're the only one who's up Tired and lonely with hours more to go For company midnight radio Listening to the midnight radio In bed but just not sleepy, in love but all alone Too tired to write a letter too late to use the phone Smile and turn the dial to a station that you know Salvation on that midnight radio Listening to the midnight radio Bridge: listening to the midnight radio
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On the Rebound 03:09
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Broken dreams and the shattering sound As all the pieces scatter on the ground I missed the hoop on my hook shot loop Now you'll get me on the rebound Best laid plans of mice and men I learned the hard way what I should've known then She didn't love me she was no friend It was a long shot and I blew it in the end Broken dreams and the shattering sound As all the pieces scatter on the ground I missed the hoop on my hook shot loop Now you'll get me on the rebound The game is lost and I'll never be the same And as I stand here dripping in the rain My heart goes slipping down the drain Then you'll come along and scoop me up again Broken dreams and the shattering sound As all the pieces scatter on the ground I missed the hoop on my hook shot loop Now you'll get me on the rebound
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Southwest Coast Blues 04:58
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I'm gonna lay right here on the south west coast of Lake Michigan where the sky scrapers swaying and the pigeons are playing on the roof again I'm selling ice-cream bars and it may take hours to get rich again on the streets on the side-walks of the southwest coast of Lake Michigan I'm gonna stay with you baby on the south west coast of Lake Michigan and I aint-a-gonna leave you alone unless I get the itch again cause I'm so happy just looking out the window with you my friend watching the cops chase the robbers up the south west coast of Lake Michigan Well, the waves are splashing and the dead fish are flashing on the lake again and the wind is a-shifting and the smog is drifting in on Chicagoland and I've been sitting here thinking, am I gonna haft-a be here till the very end waiting for the palms trees to grow on the south west coast of Lake Michigan
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Vertigo 03:43
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She's standing at the window, you're watching all the while you're blinded by her beauty, you're taken with her style you're taken with her style Then you claim the shaky stairway, you don't care for heights and so You feel a little dizzy, seems like vertigo It seems like vertigo She's an acrobatic pilot, writing love songs in the sky You're a little agoraphobic, but you know that you can fly Do you know that you can fly Should you try to keep your balance, or is it time to just let go Is she the one for you, or is it only vertigo Is it only vertigo She takes you on her catwalk, you're too high to catch your breath You slip and lose your footing, seeing only who you're with You see only who you're with And then the earth spreads out above you, and the sky as hung below I know it seems you're falling, it's only vertigo Don't be fooled it isn't love, it's only vertigo It's only vertigo
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Since I Told You 03:22
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Do used to knock knock knock on my door We used to roll around on the floor But since I told you, told you that I love you, you ain't been coming round no more You used to follow me like Sherlock Holmes You'd hang around, never leave me alone But since I told you, told you that I love you, you ain't been coming round no more You said forever you'd be good to me I guess forever ain't as long as I thought it would be I could be in the shower or anywhere And if I turned around you'd be there But since I told you, told you that I love you, you ain't been coming round no more
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Good Thing 03:34
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If you ever treated me wrong, honey I would tell on you I'd tell your mama, I'd tell your papa, reported to the police too But I'd never leave you, I'd never leave you, I'd never leave you, I'd never leave you, oh oh no no no no no, I'd never leave you If we ever disagreed, so what honey, we'd fight it out We wouldn't pull punches, that's what my hunch is, So someone knocked the other one out Somebody would win, somebody would lose, I'd end up on my back all black and blue But oh oh no no no, I'd never leave you Well you don't have to grab my arms and twist it The way you poured on, this poor boy can't resist it Our future together sounds terrific And he knows when he's got a good thing, yes I do He knows when he's got a good thing, shooby Doo And I know when I got a good thing Please don't feel so insecure just because I'm not around I might go this way, I might go that way, but I'll always be back in town Because I know I love you, I know you love me, you know I love you, you know you love me And you know no no no no, I'll never leave you That's right that's right that's right that's right Cause I know I love you, I know you love me, you know I love you, you know you love me and you know know know know know that I'll never leave you.
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Goodbye California 03:00
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Standing on Nevada's shoreline gazing out into the sea side Watching california bubble underneath the oceantide Memories of trolly cars, memories of Hollywood Memories of all those stars they disappeared without a word First the shaken and then the thunder I guess it all just slipped right under Goodbye California The lord has trouble making his mind up He giveth he taketh and thats the way things wind up Goodbye California Millions of people on the virgin coast line crying tears into the brine Some for the gold, some for the lies, some for the ones that they'l never find It'l take a lot of rain and a lot of time to dress the wounds that hurt inside And for the one I love that I left behind, She'll always burn there on my mind First the shaken and then the thunder I guess it all just slipped right under Goodbye California The lord has trouble making his mind up He giveth he taketh and thats the way things wind up Goodbye California Standing on Nevada's shoreline gazing out into the sea side Watching california bubble underneath the oceantide Thoughtless heartless cruel pacific soaking up nevada shore You'll not have californias coast to slap round anymore Goodbye California
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Just a Little Piece 05:19
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I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing If it's a matter of what is possible well I'll take what I can get Now I don't need the whole ocean baby I just wanna get my feet a little wet And I don't need to take the cake I just want a little piece of the pie And you don't have to tell me you love me I just want to see that look in your eye I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing If you package your love in bottles baby, well I just want to pop the cork and if you love the shaking on the plate give me just enough to fit on my fork Your love is like a mountain well I want to play in the foothills And if you don't want to catch-a-the fever Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie the chills I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing Ooh baby you turn me on and my thermostat is out of control No way can you trust me now that my spinning wheels have started to roll Well you might slow me up but you're never gonna shut me down And I don't need to take-a-ya home, I just want to see you around I want to see you around I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love I don't want the whole thing, just a little piece of your love Just a little, just a little, just a little, just a little, just a Just a little piece of your love Just a little, just a little, just a little, just a little, just a Just a little piece of your love I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't want the whole thing I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't want the whole thing
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Oh Emmy Lou 07:27
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It was a cauliflower morning all cast in grey and blue, You came with little warning through the daffodil and dew The sun rose right behind me, my shadow fell on you Then my shoestrings came undone when you touched me Emmy Lou The rolling hills kept rolling, I swear they rolled away, The wind kept right on blowing till it gently blew itself away My heart kept pounding; “Let me in I know you care,” then I melted into gravy With your fingers in my hair Lying in magnetic fields, my heart went racing on an oval track And when you wrapped your love around me, I nearly had a heart attack. Oh Emmy Lou, Emmy Lou, Emmy Lou, Emmy Lou, Emmy Lou emmylouemmylouemmylou I’m so attracted to you Is this really real? Come on Emmy, what’s the deal.
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I Don't Need A Roommate 03:06
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Well, you can come by in the evening, when my lights are low When we wake up in the morning, I'll hate to see you go Cause I don't need a roommate, I don't need a roommate I don't need a roommate baby, I just need a friend Well you can press my buzzer baby, I'll let you in any day But don't ask me for an extra key, it will scare me away Cause I don't need a roommate, I don't need a roommate I don't need a roommate baby, I just need a friend Well you got fine qualifications, you're so motherly too But I got a bachelor apartment honey There's just ain't space enough for two Cause I don't need a roommate, I don't need a roommate I don't need a roommate baby, I just need a friend Well you could and sleep with me You could wake with me You could dine with me That's fine with me But please don't plan on moving in Cause I don't need a roommate, I just need a friend
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I Don't Care Wat Cha Doin' 02:18
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You could spend your money, stay out all night Oh baby, that's all right I don't care wat-cha-doin No, I don't care wat-cha-doin as long as you're doing it with me That's right You could go to Jamaica, just lay in the sand Have a ball, I'll understand I don't care wat-cha-doin No, I don't care wat-cha-doin as long as you're doing it with me That's right You could do what ya want, just carry on I won't mind, cause I'm coming along I don't care wat-cha-doin No, I don't care wat-cha-doin as long as you're doing it with me That's right
13.
Am I Wrong About You 06:16
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14.
Rolling in the Morning Corn 05:02
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15.
Half Asleep at the Wheel 05:09
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Hobo Bill's Last Ride 05:11
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Corky here: In 1975 through the very early part of the 80's - directly after 10 years with Siegel-Schwall, I was launched into my Solo-Singer-Songwriter spell, before being held captive by my Chamber Blues addiction in 1983. This collection includes only life-long favorites of mine. Don’t miss special guests Vassar Clements, Howard Levy, Tony Brown and more. And don’t miss “Oh Emy Lou” (track 10) with the beautiful upright bass playing of Jim Tullio.

This special digital audiophile version of "Solo Flight 1975-1980" is Complements of Gadfly Records. This was released as a CD in 1999 and is still available.

Solo Flight is a compilation of two other LPs released in "Corky Siegel" on Dharma Records released in 1976 and "Out of the Blue" on Stuff records released in 1980 (sold out and then went out of business) and subsequently re-released as "Goodbye California" on Skitzo/Frenia records in 1981.

We are now proud to release the first digital version "Solo Flight 1975-1980" as a remastered hi-res 24/88 digital audiophile version.

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released September 1, 2022

Track List and Credits
All songs © Corky Siegel - Dawnserly Music - unless otherwise noted Production by Corky Siegel and Marty Feldman (tracks 1-10)

01. Idaho Potato Man - © C. Siegel - 3:34 Vocal/Piano - Corky Siegel
Background Vocals - Vicki Hubly
Bass Guitar - Regi Gillerson
Drums – Alejo Poveda
Other [Chevrolet Coupé] – Hank Neuberger

02. Midnight Radio - by James Lee Stanley/C. Siegel - 3:28 Vocal/Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel
Background Vocals - Tony Brown
Congas - Shelly Plotkin
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch Percussion – Alejo Poveda
Flute – Al Porth
Synthesized Bass – Chuck DeMeyer

03. On The Rebound - © C. Siegel - 3:08 Vocal/Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel Bass Guitar - Regi Gillerson Drums/Percussion – Alejo Poveda

04. Southwest Coast Blues - © C. Siegel - 4:58 Vocal/Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel
Bass Guitar – Bill Dickens
Drums - Frankie Donaldson
Lyric contribution; "Palm trees to grow" - Nancy Halcott

05. Vertigo - by Thom Bishop/C. Siegel - 3:54 Vocal/Piano - Corky Siegel
Background Vocals - Vicki Hubly
Drums – Alejo Poveda
Violin/Viola – Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky

06. Since I Told You - by James Lee Stanley/C. Siegel - 3:23 Vocal/Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel
Bass Guitar - Regi Gillerson
Drums /Percussion – Alejo Poveda

07. Good Thing - © C. Siegel - 3:34 Vocal/Piano - Corky Siegel
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Gaitsch Percussion – Alejo Poveda

08. Goodbye California - © C. Siegel - 2:58 Vocal/Piano - C. Siegel
Bass Guitar – Bill Dickens
Drums - Frankie Donaldson
Marimba - Howard Levy Percussion – Alejo Poveda Tin Whistle – Al Porth

09. Just A Little Piece - © C. Siegel - 5:18 Vocal/Piano - Corky Siegel
Background Vocals - Vicki Hubly
Bass Guitar – Bill Dickens
Drums - Frank Donaldson Percussion – Alejo Poveda
Saxophone – Al Porth

10. Oh Emy Lou - © C. Siegel - 7:29 Vocal/Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel Acoustic Bass – Jim Tullio
Flutes – Al Porth
Violin/Viola – Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky

11. I Don't Need A Roommate - © C. Siegel - 3:08 Vocal/Piano - Corky Siegel
Fiddles – Vassar Clements

12. I Don't Care Wat Cha Doin - © C. Siegel - 2:17 Vocal/Harmonica - Corky Siegel

13. Am I Wrong About You - © C. Siegel - 6:16 Vocal/Piano - Corky Siegel

14. Rollin In The Morning Corn - © C. Siegel - 5:02 Vocal/Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel
Backing Vocals – Tony Brown

15. Half Asleep At The Wheel - by James Lee Stanley/C. Siegel - 5:09 Vocal/Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel

16. Hobo Bill's Last Ride - by Waldo O’Neal - 5:10 Vocal/Electric Piano/Harmonica - Corky Siegel Fiddles – Vassar Clements
Background Vocals - Lewis Ross

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Corky Siegel is known internationally as one of the worlds great blues harmonica players, blues pianist, singer-songwriter, Co-founder of the SIEGEL-SCHWALL BAND, and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, Corky Siegel has a catalogue of recordings on RCA, Vanguard, Alligator, and million selling blues/classical recordings on the iconic classical label Deutsche Grammophon. ... more

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