Short Cool Ones is a 1996 collaborative album by Wilson Diesel, (Chris Wilson and Johnny Diesel). The album consists mainly of blues covers, with one original track, "Other Man". It was co-produced by Doug Roberts, Wilson, and Diesel. They released two singles, "I Can't Stand the Rain" (March) and "Strange Love" (May).
Short Cool Ones | ||||
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Studio album by Wilson Diesel | ||||
Released | April 22, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 57:50 | |||
Label | Aurora, EMI | |||
Producer | Doug Roberts, Chris Wilson, Johnny Diesel | |||
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Singles from Short Cool Ones | ||||
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In April 1996 Wilson Diesel issued a collaborative album, Short Cool Ones on Aurora Records label for Mushroom Records, with Chris Wilson on lead vocals and harmonica, and Johnny Diesel on lead vocals and lead guitar.[1] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described it as including "15 soul and R&B standards ... and a sole original, 'Other Man'".[1] "Other Man" was written by Diesel (aka Mark Lizotte).[2] Other performers were Dean Addison on bass guitar, Angus Diggs on drums, and Rob Woolf on keyboards and backing vocals.[3]
It was recorded from late 1995 to early 1996 at Clam Shoals and Sing Sing Studios with Doug Roberts co-producing with Wilson and Diesel.[4][5] Wilson Diesel recorded a separate track, "Trim the Tree", for The Spirit of Christmas 1996 (November) – a charity Christmas-based album with proceeds for Starlight Foundation's Australian branch.[6][7] By that time Diesel had left Australia to work in the United States and Wilson had returned to his solo career.[1][4] In November 1998, Wilson Diesel briefly reformed for the Mushroom 25 Concert – celebrating Mushroom Records' anniversary.[1][4] On 26 October 2013 Wilson Diesel reunited to perform the entire album at the Sydney Blues & Roots Festival.[8][9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Can't Stand the Rain" | Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard Miller | 3:45 |
2. | "Other Man" | Mark Lizotte | 3:52 |
3. | "Spoonful" | Willie Dixon | 4:06 |
4. | "Strange Love" | Jerry West | 2:12 |
5. | "Evil (Is Going On)" | Dixon | 2:48 |
6. | "Tee Ni Nee Ni Nu" | James Moore | 2:10 |
7. | "Little Red Rooster" | Dixon | 4:40 |
8. | "Running Shoes" | Weldon Bonner | 4:02 |
9. | "Too Wet to Plough" | John Ned Shines | 5:14 |
10. | "My Babe" | Dixon | 2:44 |
11. | "Somebody Loan Me a Dime" | Milton Middlebrook, Fenton Robinson, Jesse Anderson | 3:48 |
12. | "Sun Is Shining" | Elmore James | 4:45 |
13. | "Sugar Babe" | Waymon Glasco | 3:01 |
14. | "Cherokee Dance" | Robert Landers | 2:55 |
15. | "Don't Start Me Talkin'" | Sonny Boy Williamson | 2:42 |
16. | "Who Will Your Next Fool Be" | Charlie Rich | 5:01 |
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Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 18 |
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