Don't Waste It

Don't Waste It
Studio album by
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
Released18 February 1977
Recorded1976
GenreSouthern rock
LabelOz Records
ProducerRoss Wilson
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons chronology
Don't Waste It
(1977) 		Whip It Out
(1977)
Singles from Don't Waste It
  1. "Beating Around the Bush"
    Released: July 1976
  2. "Security"
    Released: 8 November 1976

Don't Waste It is the debut studio album by Australian band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in February 1977, the album peaked at number 37 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Band member Joe Camilleri later reflected saying "The first Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons album was a heart-breaking experience. We had so much energy live, but I didn’t know how to capture that in the studio."[1]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Security"Otis Redding2:55
2."Dancing Shoes"Wayne Burt5:03
3."If It's Love That You Want Darlin'"Wayne Burt4:19
4."King of Fools"Wayne Burt6:07
5."Someday It's Gonna Come to You"Wayne Burt3:18
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."We're All in the Same Boat"Wayne Burt3:45
7."Beating Around the Bush"Wayne Burt3:30
8."That's Alright"James Lane3:57
9."Sweet Little Latin Lover"Wayne Burt5:06
10."The Cthulhu"Joe Camilleri, Bruce Woodcock4:59

Personnel

Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons
  • Joe Camilleri — tenor and alto saxophones, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 3-6, 10)
  • Jeff Burstin — lead guitar
  • Wayne Burt — rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 2, 7, 9)
  • John Power — bass, vocals; lead vocals (track 8)
  • Gary Young — drums
Additional personnel
  • Ross Wilson — percussion, backing vocals
  • Adrian Paine — percussion
  • Peter Jones — vibraphone
  • Pat Wilson — backing vocals (track 9)

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[2] 37

References

  1. ^ "biography". The Black Sorrows. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.


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