The first solo album by Inga Rumpf, the one who made the musical revolution in German rock since the late 60s and early 70s as part of the Frumpy and Atlantis bands. She was called the German Janis Joplin. The owner of a magnificent and inimitable voice, she actually created the image of these groups. In short, Inga Rumpf is as important to Frumpy and Atlantis as, say, Rod Stewart is to Faces. As she herself recalled: “When writing songs, I was most influenced by blues and jazz, which contributed to my musical maturation” ...
Tracks:
01. America — 3:39
02. I Am The Born Late Sleeper — 3:36
03. Superstar — 5:01
04. Mallorca — 6:32
05. Speed-King — 3:16
06. Mona — 3:53
07. Shubiduah — 3:17
08. Gambling prohibited — 3:33
09. Second-hand girls — 3:06
Personnel:
Inga Rumpf — vocals
Frank Diez — guitar
Rainer Marz — guitar
Karl Schott — bass
Reggi White — bass (01)
Jiggs Whigham, Otto Bredl — bassoon
Adrian M. Askew — piano, organ, Moog synthesizer
Toots Thielemans — harmonica
Johnny Teupen — harp
Heinz Kretzschmar — alto saxophone
James Towsey — baritone saxophone, flute
Wilton Gaynair — tenor saxophone, flute
Ack Van Rooyen, Greg Bowen — trumpet
Claudio Szenkar — percussion, marimba
Ringo Funk — drums
Jackie Carter, Linda Fields — choir
Dieter Dierks — producer
