Twangin...

Twangin'... is a 1981 album by Dave Edmunds, and his final recording for Swan Song Records before moving to the Columbia label. The album would also be the last Edmunds solo effort to feature the band he co-led at the time, Rockpile.

Twangin' consists mostly of outtakes from previous Edmunds recording sessions, including one track dating back to 1968 (a version of "Baby Let's Play House", a rockabilly number made famous by Elvis Presley). The album also features a collaboration with the Stray Cats, whose debut album Edmunds had just produced.

The album is almost entirely made up of cover songs, including such obscurities as the Wilson Pickett B-side "Three Time Loser", along with better-known tunes like the George Jones classic "The Race Is On".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Something Happens" (John Hiatt) - 3:13
2. "It's Been So Long" (Ian Gomm) - 2:14
3. "Singin' the Blues" (Melvin Endsley) - 2:58
4. "(I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me" (Nick Lowe, Carlene Carter, Edmunds) - 3:20
5. "Almost Saturday Night" (John Fogerty) - 2:10

Side two

1. "Cheap Talk, Patter and Jive" (Hank DeVito, Donivan Cowart) - 3:05
2. "Three Time Loser" (Don Covay, Ron Miller) - 2:43
3. "You'll Never Get Me Up (In One of Those)" (Mickey Jupp) - 3:46
4. "I'm Only Human" (Lowe, Rockpile) - 2:07
5. "The Race Is On" (George Jones, Don Rollins) - 2:04
6. "Baby Let's Play House" (Arthur Gunter) - 2:18

Personnel

• Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
• Nick Lowe (credited as "Nicky Lowe") - bass, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House"
• Terry Williams - drums, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House"
• Billy Bremner - guitar, except on "The Race Is On" and "Baby Let's Play House"
• Chesterfield Kings - harp on "Cheap Talk, Patter and Jive"
• Brian Setzer - guitar on "The Race Is On"
• Lee Rocker - string bass on "The Race Is On"
• Slim Jim Phantom - drums on "The Race Is On"
• John Williams (later known as John David) - string bass on "Baby Let's Play House"
• Mickey Gee - electric guitar on "Baby Let's Play House"
• Aldo Bocca - Engineer