All American Boy (album)

All American Boy
Studio album by Rick Derringer
Released	October 1973
Recorded	1973 at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO
Genre	Rock, hard rock, Blues rock
Length	44:28
Label	Blue Sky
Producer	Bill Szymczyk, Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer chronology
All American Boy (1973) Spring Fever (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Džuboks	(favorable)[2]

All American Boy is the debut solo studio album by Rick Derringer, it was released on Blue Sky Records in late 1973. "Joy Ride" and "Time Warp" (not to be confused with The Rocky Horror Picture Show song) are instrumentals.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Cub Koda wrote of the album "this is simply Rick Derringer's most focused and cohesive album, a marvelous blend of rockers, ballads, and atmospheric instrumentals.", and they added that it was "one of the great albums of the '70s that fell between the cracks."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick Derringer; except where indicated

1. "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"^[4] - 3:43
2. "Joy Ride" - instrumental - 1:50
3. "Teenage Queen" - 3:31
4. "Cheap Tequila" - 2:44
5. "Uncomplicated" - 3:40
6. "Hold" (Derringer, Patti Smith) - 3:12
7. "The Airport Giveth (The Airport Taketh Away)" - 2:49
8. "Teenage Love Affair" - 3:20
9. "It's Raining" - 2:05
10. "Time Warp" - instrumental - 2:53
11. "Slide On Over Slinky" - 4:21
12. "Jump, Jump, Jump" - 6:00

Personnel

• Rick Derringer - Lead vocals, guitar, organ
• David Bromberg - Guitar, dobro
• Joe Walsh - Electric guitar
• Bobby Caldwell - Drums on all tracks except "Uncomplicated"
• Joe Vitale - Drums
• Kenny Passarelli - Bass guitar
• Tasha Thomas - Backing vocals
• Edgar Winter - Keyboards
• Lani Groves - Backing vocals
• Carl Hall - Backing vocals
• Suzi Quatro - Bass guitar
• Paul Harris - Keyboards
• Joe Lala - Percussion
• Toots Thielemans - Harmonica

References