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1972 studio album by Papa John Creach

Filthy! Studio album by Papa John Creach Released October 30, 1972 Recorded 1972 at Paramount Recording Studio, Hollywood Genre Rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock Label Grunt/RCA Producer Papa John Creach Papa John Creach chronology Papa John Creach (1971) Filthy! (1972) Playing My Fiddle for You (1974)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]

***Filthy!*** is [Papa John Creach](/source/Papa_John_Creach)'s second solo album and the first with his band Zulu. The guitarist of Zulu would later be known as [Keb' Mo'](/source/Keb'_Mo'). The band [Hot Tuna](/source/Hot_Tuna) also makes an appearance on the album on the track "Walking the Tou Tou", which was written by [Jorma Kaukonen](/source/Jorma_Kaukonen).

## Track listing

### Side One

1. "Filthy Funky" (Miles Grayson) – 5:19

1. "No More Country Girls" (Grayson, Lermon Horton) – 3:42

1. "Don't Tell It To No One" (Papa John Creach) – 2:20

1. "Mother's Day" (Roger Spotts) – 3:16

1. "Walking the Tou Tou" (Jorma Kaukonen) – 3:16

### Side Two

1. "Everybody Wants My Good Thing" (Grayson, Horton) – 4:12

1. "Far Out" (Spotts) – 3:19

1. "Give Me an Hour in Your Garden (And I'll Show You How to Plant a Rose)" (Grayson, Horton) – 5:30

1. "Time Out for Sex" (Spotts) – 2:59

1. "Up in the Alley" (Creach) – 3:30

## Personnel

- [Papa John Creach](/source/Papa_John_Creach) – electric violin, vocals

- [Big Joe Turner](/source/Big_Joe_Turner) – vocals on "Give Me an Hour in Your Garden"

- [Harmonica Fats](/source/Harmonica_Fats) (pseudonym for Harvey Blackston; 1927–2000) – harmonica on "No More Country Girls"

### Zulu

Plays on all tracks except "Walking the Tou Tou"

- Carl Byrd – drums

- [Kevin Moore](/source/Keb'_Mo') – guitar

- Johnny Parker – keyboards

- Holden "Hoagy" Raphael – percussion, [Jew's harp](/source/Jew's_harp)

- Sam Williams – bass

### Hot Tuna

Plays on "Walking the Tou Tou"

- [Jack Casady](/source/Jack_Casady) – bass

- [Jorma Kaukonen](/source/Jorma_Kaukonen) – lead guitar

- [Sammy Piazza](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sammy_Piazza&action=edit&redlink=1) – drums

- [Hoagy Raphael](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holden_Raphael&action=edit&redlink=1) – congas

### Horn Section

- [Blue Mitchell](/source/Blue_Mitchell) – trumpet

- [Henry Coker](/source/Henry_Coker), [John Ewing](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Ewing_(musician)&action=edit&redlink=1) – trombones

- [Joe Lane Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Lane_Davis&action=edit&redlink=1), [Jerry Jumonville](/source/Jerry_Jumonville), [Maurice Simon](/source/Maurice_James_Simon) – tenor saxophones

### Background Vocals

- [Venetta Fields](/source/Venetta_Fields), [Sherlie Matthews](/source/Sherlie_Matthews), [Marti McCall](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marti_McCall&action=edit&redlink=1), [Luther Waters](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luther_Waters&action=edit&redlink=1), [Oren Waters](/source/Oren_Waters), [Maxine Willard](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maxine_Willard&action=edit&redlink=1)

### Production

- Papa John Creach – producer, arranger

- Miles Grayson – arranger

- Roger Hamilton Spotts – arranger

- Jamie Dee Howell – production assistance

- Chick Casady – wizard

- Kerry McNabb – recording engineer, mixdown engineer

- Recorded at Paramount Recording Studio

- Marshall Brevetz – studio supervisor

- Mastered at United Sound, Burbank

- Pat (Maurice) Ieraci – production coordinator

- Bruce Steinberg – photography, design

- Bill Thompson – manager, poetry

## Notes

- *Filthy!* (Vinyl gatefold). [Papa John Creach](/source/Papa_John_Creach). [New York City](/source/New_York_City): [Grunt Records](/source/Grunt_Records). 1972. FTR-1009.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ruhlmann, William. ["Filthy! - Papa John Creach | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/filthy%21-mw0000839188). *allmusic.com*. Retrieved August 3, 2014.

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