Billy Burnette - s/t

Name: Billy Burnette
Album: s/t
Year: 1980
Style: Honky-Tonk, Rockabilly, Pub Rock
Similar Bands: Stray Cats, Southside Johnny, Buddy Holly, Marshall Crenshaw
"One-Word" Review: Truck Stop Bar Demos
Based Out Of: Memphis TN
Label: CBS, Columbia

Cover, Sleeve, Record

Back, Lyrics, Record

Billy Burnette (1980)

1. In Just a Heartbeat 3:59
2. Oh, Susan 2:44
3. Danger Zone 3:32
4. Don't Say No 3:04 (single)
5. Rockin' LA 2:17 /
6. Honey Hush 2:26 
7. Rockin' With Somebody New 2:29
8. One Night 3:02 (Elvis Presley cover)
9. Sittin' On Ready 2:21
10. Angeline 2:37
11. Tear It Up 3:09 

Album Rating (1-10): 6.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Billy Burnette - Guitar, Vox, Production Assistant (Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, Spirit of the Forest, Shawn Camp, Townes Van Zandt, Michael Smotherman, Roy Orbison, Troy Newman, Dwight Twilley, John Fogerty, Christine McVie, George Strait, Jimmy Barnes, Todd Sharp )
• Kimme Gardner - Bass (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, Badger, Garwood Pickjon, Quiet Melon, The Birds, The Creation, Wobblers, Ronnie Wood)
• Chris Brosius - Guitar, Backing Vox (Lisa Nemzo, Karla DeVito, Moon Martin, Judy Street)
• Ian Wallace - Drums, Percussion (21st Century Schizoid band, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Crimson Jazz Trio, Fission Trip, King Crimspn, Snape, The Quireboys, The Sleepy, Wallace Trainor Conspiracy, Warriors, The World
• Barry Seidel - Producer
• Nicholas Von Sternberg - Neon Photo
• Sam Emerson -Band Photo
• Gregg Cobar - Billy Photo
• Biff Dawes - Engineer
• Les Cooper - Assoc. Engineer
• Patrick Burnette - Assoc. Engineer
• Ken Perry - Masterting

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band / singer songwriter. Looks like it will be some John Mellencamp Americana by the back photo, but perhaps mixed with some new wave tendencies based on the neon cover

Album Review: Apparently, I share a birthday with Billy, some 25 years later. He recorded his first record with Ricky Nelson at the age of 7, partially due to the fact that his father was famous performer, Dorsey Burnette, who even had him on tour at 3 1/2 years old. After many brushes with a slew of legendary acts and legendary acts who played songs he wrote, his biggest success was replacing Lindsay Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac: an experience that took him away from rockabilly/country music for a few years. The pub rock element comes through more than rockabilly on most of the songs. Most songs feel like demos, too...there is just something missing in the production.

Stand Out Track: Oh Susan

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