Be Bop 'n' Holla

Be Bop 'n' Holla
Studio album by
Andy Fairweather Low
Released1976
GenresPop rock, light rock
LabelA&M
ProducerGlyn Johns
Andy Fairweather Low chronology
La Booga Rooga
(1975)		 Be Bop 'n' Holla
(1976)		 Mega Shebang
(1980)

Be Bop 'n' Holla is the third solo album by the Welsh musician Andy Fairweather Low, released in 1976.[1][2] Low supported it with a UK tour.[3] Be Bop 'n' Holla was his final album for A&M Records; Low felt that A&M's signing of the Sex Pistols changed the music industry and marginalized his place in it.[4]

Production

The album was produced and engineered by Glyn Johns.[3] B. J. Cole contributed on pedal steel.[5] Georgie Fame played piano on "Rhythm 'n' Jazz".[6] "Rocky Raccoon" is a cover of the Paul McCartney song.[7] "Travellin' Light" was written by Cliff Richard.[8] The lyrics of "Hot Poop" are a recitation of its chord changes.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[9]
Robert ChristgauA[10]
The Clydebank Press3/5[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar[12]
Norwich MercuryStarStarStarStarStar[13]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[14]

The Clydebank Press called Low "one of the most underrated in the business."[11] The Burton Daily Mail deemed the album "a sort of semi-funky sometimes dreamy beat with Andy's very distinctive vocals."[15] Rolling Stone praised the "light rock-pop" and Low's "kinky sense of humor".[14] The Norwich Mercury admired the "magnificent finale" of the title track.[13]

The San Francisco Chronicle stated that Low "is a gentle musical prankster, whose light but likeable tunes are wrapped in shimmering sounds".[16] Robert Christgau wrote that Be Bop 'n' Holla is "a tuneful, sexy album, and oh so frivolous—'Lighten Up' sounds like a theme song."[10] The Daily Herald-Telephone opined that it "sort of sounds like the ghost of Paul McCartney visiting the remnants of NRBQ."[17]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Shimmie-Doo-Wah-Sae"
  2. "Ain't No Fun Anymore"
  3. "Da Doo Rendezvous"
  4. "Hot Poop"
  5. "Travellin' Light"
  6. "Rocky Raccoon"

Side two

  1. "Lighten Up"
  2. "I Can't Take Much More"
  3. "Rhythm 'n' Jazz"
  4. "Checking Out the Checker"
  5. "Be Bop 'n' Holla"

References

  1. ↑ Bonds, Ray, ed. (1982). The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock: (3rd ed.). Harmony Books. p. 78.
  2. ↑ International Who's Who in Popular Music 2006 (8th ed.). Routledge. 2006. p. 162.
  3. 1 2 Brailsford, Glynn (3 December 1976). "Uncanny Andy". Evening Post. Nottingham. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Going solo with soulful sound". Features. Irish Times. 11 January 2007. p. 14.
  5. ↑ "In Focus". North Wales Weekly News. 25 November 1976. p. 20.
  6. ↑ "Rock music is fun with Andy Low". Evening Herald. Dublin. 1 December 1976. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "Tracks". Retford Times. 26 November 1976. p. 12.
  8. ↑ Richards, Steve (3 January 1977). "Record Week". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. p. 8.
  9. 1 2 "Be Bop 'n' Holla Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Andy Fairweather Low". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 Kelso, David (26 November 1976). "In Focus". The Clydebank Press. p. 10.
  12. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. III. MUZE. p. 1828.
  13. 1 2 Mills, Chris (21 January 1977). "Discovery". Norwich Mercury. p. 4.
  14. 1 2 Marsh, Dave (11 January 1977). "Andy Fairweather Low 'Be Bop 'n' Holla". Omaha World-Herald. Rolling Stone. p. 13.
  15. ↑ "Album Reviews". Burton Daily Mail. 27 November 1976. p. 5.
  16. ↑ Selvin, Joel (13 February 1977). "Pop Records". This World. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 34.
  17. ↑ Stim, Rich (4 March 1977). "Music review". Daily Herald-Telephone. p. 23.
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