8th Street Nites

8th Street Nites
Studio album by Back Door
Released	1973 (1973)
Recorded	June 1973 (1973-06)
Studio	Electric Lady Studios
Genre	Jazz fusion, progressive rock
Length	35:34
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Felix Pappalardi
Back Door chronology
Back Door (1972)Back Door1972 8th Street Nites (1973) Another Fine Mess (1975)Another Fine Mess1975

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8th Street Nites is the second studio album by Back Door, released in 1973 by Warner Bros. Records. In 2014 it was re-released on CD, compiled with Back Door and Another Fine Mess, by BGO Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Linin' Track"	Lead Belly	4:00
2.	"Forget Me Daisy"	Ron Aspery, Colin Hodgkinson	2:14
3.	"His Old Boots"	Ron Aspery, Colin Hodgkinson	3:24
4.	"Blue Country Blues"	Ron Aspery, Colin Hodgkinson	2:47
5.	"Dancin' in the Van"	Ron Aspery, Tony Hicks, Colin Hodgkinson	1:52
6.	"32-20 Blues"	Robert Johnson	2:26

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Roberta"	Lead Belly	2:51
2.	"It's Nice When It's Up"	Ron Aspery, Colin Hodgkinson	2:56
3.	"One Day You're Down, The Next Day Your Down"	Ron Aspery, Colin Hodgkinson	3:35
4.	"Walkin' Blues"	Son House	3:15
5.	"The Bed Creaks Louder"	Ron Aspery, Colin Hodgkinson	2:21
6.	"Adolphus Beal"	Ron Aspery, Colin Hodgkinson	3:53

Personnel

Adapted from the 8th Street Nites liner notes.

Back Door

• Ron Aspery – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, electric piano
• Tony Hicks – drums
• Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar, vocals

Production and additional personnel

• Bob D'Orleans – engineering
• Tom Hummer – assistant engineer
• Robert McFarlane – photography
• Felix Pappalardi – production, tambourine (A1), electric piano (A2), percussion (B4)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1973	Warner Bros.	LP	K 46265
United States				BS 2753
Europe	2000		CD	936 247 761

References

External links

• 8th Street Nites at Discogs (list of releases)