Jim Stafford (album)

Jim Stafford is the 1974 debut album from American singer Jim Stafford. It was issued subsequent to the release of the first two singles. The LP reached #55 on the U.S. Pop albums chart. On the Country chart, it peaked at #6.

Jim Stafford
Studio album by
Jim Stafford
Released1974[1]
Length36:15
LabelMGM
ProducerPhil Gernhard and Lobo
Jim Stafford chronology
Jim Stafford
(1974)		 Not Just Another Pretty Foot
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]

The LP features four songs which became U.S. Top 40 hits: "Swamp Witch" (#39 Billboard, #31 Cash Box), "Spiders & Snakes" (#3), "My Girl Bill" (#12) and "Wildwood Weed" (#7). All but the first were higher-charting hits in Canada, as was the album itself (#48).

Track listing

Side one

  1. "L.A. Mamma" (Jim Stafford) – 2:24
  2. "I Ain't Sharin' Sharon" (Jim Stafford) – 2:14
  3. Medley : "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) / "A Visit with an Old Friend" (Jim Stafford) – 5:10
  4. "Wildwood Weed" – 2:41 (Don Bowman)
  5. "16 Little Red Noses and a Horse That Sweats" (Jim Stafford) – 3:54
  6. "Spiders & Snakes" – 3:07 (Jim Stafford, David Bellamy)

Side two

  1. "The Last Chant" (Jim Stafford) – 3:19
  2. "My Girl Bill" – 3:13 (Jim Stafford)
  3. "Nifty Fifties Blues" (Jim Stafford) – 3:03
  4. "A Real Good Time" (Jim Stafford/Martin Cooper) – 3:33
  5. "Swamp Witch" – 3:48 (Jim Stafford)

Charts
Year Album Peak chart positions
US US Country AUS[4] CAN
1974 Jim Stafford 55 6 27 48

References
  1. "Jim Stafford – Jim Stafford". Discogs.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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