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Why Dontcha is the first studio album by power trio West, Bruce and Laing.

The album features "The Doctor," which received heavy FM radio airplay upon the album's release and became a signature song in live performance for the band. Other noteworthy tracks include "Out Into the Fields," which Jack Bruce continued to perform in concert following West, Bruce and Laing's breakup (and which he re-recorded for his 2001 album Shadows in the Air), and "Love is Worth the Blues," a song loosely based on the chords and structure of The Rolling Stones' "Play With Fire".

Why Dontcha was West, Bruce and Laing's most successful album, reaching #26 on the Billboard U.S. album chart.

Track listing

Side one

"Why Dontcha" - (Leslie West, Jack Bruce, Corky Laing) - 3:04
- Leslie West - guitar, lead vocals
- Jack Bruce - bass
- Corky Laing - drums
"Out Into the Fields" - (West, Bruce, Laing, Pete Brown) - 4:41
- Leslie West - guitar
- Jack Bruce - bass, lead vocals, piano, harmonium, organ
- Corky Laing - drums
"The Doctor" - (West, Bruce, Laing, Sue Palmer) - 4:29
- Leslie West - guitar, lead vocals
- Jack Bruce - bass
- Corky Laing - drums
"Turn Me Over" - (West, Bruce, Laing) - 2:45
- Leslie West - slide guitar
- Jack Bruce - upright bass, harmonica
- Corky Laing - drums, lead vocals
"Third Degree" - (Eddie Boyd, Willie Dixon) - 5:14 (shortened version on french LP - 4:42)
- Credited to Boyd alone on original pressings of the album.
- Leslie West - guitar
- Jack Bruce - bass, lead vocals, piano
- Corky Laing - drums

Side two

"Shake Ma Thing (Rollin' Jack)" - (West, Bruce, Laing) - 3:17
- Leslie West - guitar, lead vocals
- Jack Bruce - bass, lead and backing vocals, piano
- Corky Laing - drums
"While You Sleep" - (West, Bruce, Laing) - 3:24
- Leslie West - dobro, lead vocals, violin
- Jack Bruce - upright bass, backing vocals, piano
- Corky Laing - rhythm guitar
"Pleasure" - (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) - 4:01
- Leslie West - guitar
- Jack Bruce - bass, lead vocals, piano
- Corky Laing - drums
"Love is Worth the Blues" - (West, Bruce, Laing) - 4:12
- Leslie West - guitar, lead vocals, violin
- Jack Bruce - bass
- Corky Laing - drums
"Pollution Woman" - (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) - 4:28
- Leslie West - electric and acoustic guitars
- Jack Bruce - bass, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arp synthesizer
- Corky Laing - drums

Personnel

Leslie West: vocals, producer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Dobro,
Jack Bruce: bass, organ, harmonium, harp, vocals, choir, chorus, producer, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano
Corky Laing: drums, rhythm guitar, vocals, producer
Andy Johns: producer, engineer
Dan Turbeville: assistant engineer
Ed Lee: art direction, design, photography

References

Allmusic.com

External links

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 # "Why Dontcha" - ([[Leslie West]], [[Jack Bruce]], [[Corky Laing]]) - 3:04
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 #* Jack Bruce - [[upright bass]], [[harmonica]]
 #* Corky Laing - drums, lead vocals
-# "Third Degree" ([[Eddie Boyd]]/[[Willie Dixon]]) - 5:14 (shortened version on french LP  - 4:42)
+# "Third Degree" - ([[Eddie Boyd]], [[Willie Dixon]]) - 5:14 (shortened version on french LP  - 4:42)
 #* ''Credited to Boyd alone on original pressings of the album.''
 #* Leslie West - guitar
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 #* Corky Laing - drums
-===Side two===
+;Side two
-# "Shake Ma Thing (Rollin' Jack)" (West/Bruce/Laing) - 3:17
+#<li value=6> "Shake Ma Thing (Rollin' Jack)" - (West, Bruce, Laing) - 3:17
+#* Leslie West - guitar, lead vocals
-# "While You Sleep" (West/Bruce/Laing) - 3:24
+#* Jack Bruce - bass, lead and [[backing vocals|backing]] vocals, piano
-# "Pleasure" (West/Bruce/Laing/Brown) - 4:01
+#* Corky Laing - drums
-# "Love is Worth the Blues" (West/Bruce/Laing) - 4:12
-# "Pollution Woman" (West/Bruce/Laing/Brown) - 4:28
+# "While You Sleep" - (West, Bruce, Laing) - 3:24
+#* Leslie West - [[dobro]], lead vocals, [[violin]]
+#* Jack Bruce - upright bass, backing vocals, piano
+#* Corky Laing - [[rhythm guitar]]
+# "Pleasure" - (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) - 4:01
+#* Leslie West - guitar
+#* Jack Bruce - bass, lead vocals, piano
+#* Corky Laing - drums
+# "Love is Worth the Blues" - (West, Bruce, Laing) - 4:12
+#* Leslie West - guitar, lead vocals, violin
+#* Jack Bruce - bass
+#* Corky Laing - drums
+# "Pollution Woman" - (West, Bruce, Laing, Brown) - 4:28
+#* Leslie West - electric and [[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] guitars
+#* Jack Bruce - bass, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, [[arp synthesizer]]
+#* Corky Laing - drums
 ==Personnel==