The Inside Story (album)

The Inside Story
Studio album by Robben Ford
Released	May 1979
Recorded	February 1979
Studio	Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood
Genre	Jazz, rock
Length	43:32
Label	Elektra
Producer	Steve Cropper
Robben Ford chronology
Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford Live (1976) The Inside Story (1979) Love's a Heartache (1983)

The Inside Story is a 1979 studio album by Robben Ford.[1][2] Ford supported the album with a North American tour.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The Lincoln Journal Star called the album "enjoyable and distinctive," writing that it rises above "'studio player' anonymity."[5] The Spokesman-Review called Ford "a virtuoso electric guitarist with his feet nicely placed in both the jazz and rock camps."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Robben Ford except where noted

1. "Magic Sam" – 5:53
2. "For the One I Love" – 4:22
3. "North Carolina" – 4:38
4. "There's No One Else" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 6:52
5. "The Inside Story" (Ford, Russell Ferrante) – 5:30
6. "Need Somebody" (Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee)
7. "Far Away" – 5:40
8. "Tee Time for Eric" – 5:09[4]

Personnel

• Robben Ford – guitar, vocals; Roland electric piano on "Need Somebody"
• Alan Rubin – trumpet
• Tom Malone – trombone, baritone saxophone
• Lou Marini – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
• Russell Ferrante – synthesizer, ARP Odyssey and Moog synthesizer programming
• Steve Perry a.k.a. Stephen Sea – synthesizer
• Mark Ford – harmonica
• Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar
• Ricky Lawson – drums, percussion
• Vander "Starz" Lockett – percussion
• Tommy Vig – percussion

Technical

• Larry Redhon - engineer
• Ron Coro, Johnny Lee - art direction
• Gary Heery - photography

References

1. "The Yellowjackets". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. 2 June 1985. p. 10.
2. "Hot Notes". San Francisco Examiner. 22 Dec 1978. p. 26.
3. Kathman, Christopher (15 Feb 1979). "Scoring the Clubs". LA Weekly. p. 13.
4. "The Inside Story - Robben Ford | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
5. Becker, Bart (21 Feb 1979). "Matter of Record". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 29.
6. Sowa, Tom (23 Feb 1979). "For the Record". The Spokesman-Review. p. 44.