Flash Forward is an album by the Siegel–Schwall Band. Released by Alligator Records in 2005, it was the second album recorded by the band after they re-formed in 1987, and their first studio album since R.I.P. Siegel/Schwall in 1974.

Flash Forward
Studio album by Siegel–Schwall Band
Released	August 16, 2005
Genre	Blues
Length	54:26
Label	Alligator
Producer	Corky Siegel Holly Siegel
Siegel–Schwall Band chronology
The Siegel–Schwall Reunion Concert (1988) Flash Forward (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
Modern Guitars	(favorable)[3]
Maximum Ink	(favorable)[4]
George Graham	(favorable)[5]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[6]

Flash Forward contains thirteen original songs, with multiple songs written by each of the four members of the band – Corky Siegel, Jim Schwall, Rollo Radford, and Sam Lay.[7] It reached number 9 on the Billboard blues album chart.[8]

Track listing

1. "Afraid of Love" (Corky Siegel) – 4:42
2. "Deja Vous" (Siegel) – 4:24
3. "Going Back to Alabama" (Sam Lay) – 3:40
4. "The Underqualified Blues" (Jim Schwall) – 5:29
5. "Krazy" (Rollo Radford) – 4:40
6. "Can't Stop" (Siegel) – 4:38
7. "On the Road" (Schwall) – 3:38
8. "Twisted" (Siegel) – 3:49
9. "Rumors of Long Tall Sally" (Lay) – 3:05
10. "Hey Leviticus" (Schwall) – 2:42
11. "Sweet Liz" (Lay) – 3:34
12. "Pauline" (Radford) – 6:02
13. "Stormy Weather Love" (Lay) – 3:55

Personnel

Siegel–Schwall Band

• Corky Siegel – harmonica, piano, vocals
• Jim Schwall – guitar, mandolin, twelve-string guitar, accordion, vocals
• Rollo Radford – electric bass, upright bass, vocals
• Sam Lay – drums, vocals; guitar on "Stormy Weather Love"

Additional musicians

• Marcy Levy – background vocals

Production

• Corky Siegel – producer, engineer, liner notes
• Holly Siegel – producer
• Ken Goerries – co-producer, mixing, additional recording
• Bruce Iglauer – additional mixing
• Mitch Zelezny – mastering
• Paul Natkin – photos
• Kevin Niemiec – packaging design
• Michael Trossman – Alligator logo

References