"Rockin' Jake has hit the jackpot with BADMOUTH: great songs, fiery harmonica work, and an all-star band featuring guitarist Brian Stoltz (funky Meters, Neville Bros.), bassist David Hyde (Delbert McClinton, Zachary Richard), drummer Russ Broussard (John Mooney, Terrance Simien), and producer John Gros (George Porter, Jr.'s Runnin' Pardners) at the keys, with a host of guest stars adding their special spices to this heady mix. BADMOUTH rocks and rolls with abandon, drops the funk and reaches down under the surface of the Blues to give us a dynamic portrait of the Crescent City harmonica man (voted the city's best by the readers of OffBeat Magazine) who's played with Maria Muldaur, G. Love and Special Sauce, Jimmy Rogers, Pinetop Perkins, Tommy Ridgley, Eddie Bo and a score of others. Now Rockin' Jake has stepped out on his own to deliver a deeply personal document that will stay in your music machine for a long time to come."
John Sinclair, New Orleans, March 29, 1999

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Track List

1. (Let's Make A) SOUL CONNECTION
(L. Jacobs/Chris Burns -Throw Me Something Music,BMI)
John Gros: background vocals
John Gros, Cornell "C" Williams, Mark Mullins, Rockin' Jake: human handclaps
-Cornell "C" Williams: vocal affirmation

2. BADMOUTH
(L. Jacobs-Throw Me Something Music,BMI)

3. CALL ME ROCKIN'
(L. Jacobs-Throw Me Something Music, BMI)
Chubby Carrier: accordian
Russ Broussard: frottoir
Chubby Carrier, Brian Stoltz, John Gros, Rockin' Jake: shout chorus

4. WAVES OF SADNESS
(L. Jacobs/Chris Burns -Throw Me Something Music,BMI)
Brian Stoltz: tambourine
John Gros: background vocals

5. JUST CAN'T LOSE THESE BLUES
(L. Jacobs-Throw Me Something Music,BMI)
Tim LeBlanc: Micro Synth technician, cool shoes.
Erik Flettrich: Sans Amp technician

6. IT'S ALL GOOD
(L. Jacobs/John Gros -Throw Me Something Music,BMI/Uncle Bud's Publishing,BMI)
Kike Bonilla: percussion
Cornell "C" Williams: prominent vocal
Jim McCormick, John Gros, Rockin' Jake: vocals

7. DO WHATCHA GOTTA DO
(L. Jacobs/Chris Burns -Throw Me Something Music,BMI)
Lenny McDaniel: guest lead vocal
John Gros, Jim McCormick, Cornell "C" Williams, Rockin' Jake: background vocals
Russ Broussard, Brian Stoltz, Jeffrey "Thunderhouse" Clemens: percussion

8. THE WORLD IS A GHETTO (Dickerson/Miller/Allen/Brown/Scott/Oskar/Jordan-TMC Music Inc./Far Out Music Inc. ASCAP)
Kike Bonilla: percussion

9. SURE THING
(L. Jacobs/Chris Burns -Throw Me Something Music,BMI)
John Gros: background vocals

10. TOULOUSE SERENADE
( John Gros-Uncle Bud's Publishing,BMI))
Mark Mullins: trombone
John Gros: background vocals

   BAND (ALL TRACKS):

Rockin' Jake: Lead vocals Harmonicas
Brian Stoltz: Guitars
David Hyde: Basses
Russ Broussard: Drums
John Gros: Keyboards

PRODUCED BY JOHN GROS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ROCKIN' JAKE
(c)(p)1999 Throw Me Something Music, BMI All rights reserved

RECORDED BY ERIK FLETTRICH AT THE AMERICAN SECTOR , New Orleans Jan&Feb, 1999

Additional recording at Audiophile Studios, New Orleans-
Richard Bird, engineer and
Sound Services, New Orleans-
Marc Hewitt, engineer
Mixed by Erik Flettrich and John Gros at THE AMERICAN SECTOR, New Orleans
Digital editing by Mike Hogan
Mastered by Randy Kling at Disc Mastering, Nashville, Tn.
Photography by Jen Bagert
CD artwork and design by Benay Hults