Green Bullfrog

Green Bullfrog was an album resulting from a one-off studio project and recorded between February and May 1970. Producer Derek Lawrence's idea, it was realized by a stellar group of musicians with whom Lawrence had worked with through the 1960's. For contractual reasons, the musicians were billed under pseudonyms:

• Albert Lee = Pinta
• Matthew Fisher = Sorry
• Ian Paice, of Deep Purple = Speedy
• Tony Ashton = Bevy
• Rod Alexander = Vicar
• Chas Hodges = Sleepy
• Earl Jordan = Jordan
• Big Jim Sullivan = Boss
• Ritchie Blackmore, of Deep Purple = Boots

Despite rumours at the time Jeff Beck, Roger Glover and Jon Lord do not appear on the sessions. A few originals (penned by Lawrence) were played, as well as many blues-inflected covers of rock songs. A record of this session was released in 1972. It was distributed by Decca records.

Four tracks recorded by Green Bullfrog have been published on the Ritchie Blackmore compilation Get Away - Groups and Sessions (2005).

It was remixed at Abbey Road Studios, London in 1991 by Derek Lawrence.

Tracks

(as on the Green Bullfrog Session CD) (*appeared on original vinyl)

1. "Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy)
2. "Bullfrog" (Lawrence)*
3. "Walk a Mile in my Shoes" (Joe South)*
4. "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup)*
5. "Makin' Time" (Eddie Phillips)*
6. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price)*
7. "I'm a Free Man" (Klingman)*
8. "Lovin' You is Good for me Baby" (Lawrence/Corlett/Hutton)*
9. "I Want You" (White)*
10. "Louisiana Man" (Doug Kershaw)
11. "Who Do You Love" (Ellas McDaniel)

External links

• http://www.blackmoresnight.com/moon_castle_pages/blackmore_discography.htm R. Blackmore discography