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Insane Asylum is the debut album by American blues rock singer Kathi McDonald. The album was released on Capitol Records in February 1974.
Kathryn Marie "Kathi" McDonald (September 25, 1948 – October 3, 2012) was an American blues and rock singer and songwriter. As a teenager she sang with different bands around the Pacific Northwest before she was discovered by Ike Turner. She sang as an Ikette with Ike & Tina Turner and eventually replaced Janis Joplin as the front woman of Big Brother and Holding Company. McDonald became a background vocalist for various artists, including Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Freddie King, and Long John Baldry. She also recorded as a solo artist and fronted her own band Kathi McDonald & Friends.
Tracks:
1. Bogart To Bowie (Pete Sears, Kathi McDonald) 4:09
2. To Love Somebody (Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb) 4:25
3. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozie) 2:01
4. Threw My Love Away (Pete Sears, Kathi McDonald) 2:56
5. Freak Lover (Mark Unobsky) 3:31
6. Down To The Wire (Neil Young) 2:50
7. Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) 2:30
8. If You Need Me (Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders) 2:49
9. Somethin' Else (Bob Cochran, Sharon Sheeley) 2:39
10. All I Want To Be (Peter Frampton) 3:39
11. Insane Asylum (Willie Dixon) 4:45
Personnel:
Kathi McDonald (Kathryn Marie McDonald) - lead vocals
Pete Sears - bass (1-4,6-11), keyboards, piano (1-11), guitar (11)
Nils Lofgren - guitar (1,6,11)
Aynsley Dunbar - drums (1-11)
Bobbye Hall - percussion (1,3,6)
Pointer Sisters - backing vocals (1-3,5,6)
Ronnie Montrose - lead guitar (3,7,8)
Greg Douglass - rhythm guitar (3,7,8)
Tower Of Power - horns (3,8)
Neal Schon - guitar (4,10)
Jim McPherson - bass (5)
Papa John Creach - violin (5)
Mark Unobsky - guitar (5)
John Cipollina - lead guitar (9)
Gary Philippet - rhythm guitar (9)
Boots Hughston - horns (11)
Sly Stone - vocals (11)
Nice! I have this on vinyl - great to have digital. Thank you.
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