Ginger Baker's Air Force 2

Infobox Album
Name = Ginger Baker's Air Force, vol 2
Type = Studio album
Artist = Ginger Baker's Air Force


Background = orange
Released = December 10, 1970
Recorded = May & October 1970 (Trident Studios, London) - September 1970 (Olympic Studios, London)
Genre = Jazz fusion
Length = 43:54
Label = Atco (US and Canada) Polydor
Producer = Ginger Baker, Rick Grech, Denny Laine & Graham Bond
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:px5ibks96ak0 link]
Last album = "Ginger Baker's Air Force" (1970)
This album = "Ginger Baker's Air Force 2" (1970)
Next album =

"Ginger Baker's Air Force 2" was the second and final album by Ginger Baker's Air Force, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). In Germany it was released with a different song listing, songs which were actually unreleased.

This album was recorded in a studio, unlike the previous one, featuring a different lineup of the band, with Denny Laine, Harold McNair, Aliki Ashman, and Rick Grech as "Additional personnel". Graham Bond took lead vocal duties along with Baker, Diane Stewart and Catherine James.

Track listing

UK version

# "Let Me Ride" (Roebuck Staples) –4:22
# "Sweet Wine" (Ginger Baker, Janet Godfrey) –3:34
# "Do U No Hu Yor Phrenz R?" (Ginger Baker) –5:40
# "We Free Kings" (Ginger Baker) –4:22
# "I Don't Want to go on Without You" (Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler) –3:56
# "Toady" (Ginger Baker) –8:21
# "12 Gates of the City" (Graham Bond) –4:05

German version

# "We Free Kings" - Alternate take (Ginger Baker) -4:57
# "Caribbean Soup" (Harald McNair) -3:10
# "Sunshine of Your Love" (Jack Bruce, Peter Brown, Eric Clapton) -5:49
# "You Wouldn't Believe It" (Denny Laine, Ginger Baker) -3:42
# "You Look Like You Could Use A Rest" (Rick Grech) -3:42
# "Sweet Wine" (Ginger Baker, Janet Godfrey) -3:34
# "I Don't Want to go on Without You" (Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler) -3:56
# "Let Me Ride" (Roebuck Staples) -4:23

Personnel

*Ginger Baker: Drums, Tympani, Tubular Bells, African Drums, vocals.
*Ken Craddock: Guitars, Hammond organ, piano, vocals.
*Colin Gibson: Bass guitar.
*Graham Bond: Alto saxophone, Hammond organ, piano, vocals.
*Steve Gregory: Tenor Saxophone, flutes.
*Bud Beadle: Baritone, alto & tenor saxophones.
*Diane Stewart: Vocals.
*Catherine James: Vocals.
*Neemoi "Speedy" Acquaye: Drums, percussion, African drums.Additional personnel
*Denny Laine: Guitars, piano, vocals.
*Rick Grech : Bass guitar.
*Harold McNair: Tenor & alto saxophones, flutes.
*Aliki Ashman: Vocals.
*Rocki Dzidzornu: Percussion, conga.