Al Kooper "Championship Wrestling" (1982) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Westcoast Rock-

 Label : CBS, Inc.

 First Fall

01 - I Wish You Would (Billy Boy Arnold)
02 - Two Sides (To Every Situation) (Eric A. Poe)
03 - Wrestle With This (Al Kooper)
04 - Lost Control (Al Kooper)

Second Fall

01 - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) (Clarence Carter, George Jackson & Raymond Moore)
02 - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Al Kooper)
03 - Bandstand (Randall Bramblett & Davis Causey)
04 - Finders Keepers (General Johnson)
05 - Snowblind (Connie Ducharme)


Refereed & Engineered by Bill Szymczyk

Arranged by Al Kooper

Horn Arrangements by Al Kooper & Charles Calello
All Basic Tracks Recorded at Rudy Records, LA except "Lost Control" & "Finders Keepers" Recorded at Bayshore Studios, Coconut Grove, Florida
Entire Album Mixed at Bayshore Studios 
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound


First Fall

01 - I Wish You Would

Lead Guitar : Jeff Baxter

Rhythm Guitar : Elliot Randall

Lead vocal, Organ & Synthesizer : Al Kooper

Harp : 'Fingers' Taylor
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Drums : Bruce Gary

Percussion : Joe Vitale

Horns : Tower Of Power

02 - Two Sides (To Every Situation)

Lead vocal : Valerie Carter

Backup Vocals : Valerie Carter, The Waters Family & Jim Gilstrap

Fender Rhodes : Jim Ehinger

Organ, Clavinet Solo : Al Kooper

Rhythm Guitar : Jeff Baxter, Elliot Randall

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Drums : Ed Greene

Percussion : Steve Forman

Horns : Tower Of Power

03 - Wrestle With This

Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Lead Guitar & OBXA Synthesizer : Al Kooper

Rhythm Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer Solos : Jeff Baxter

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus 

Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta

Percussion : Steve Forman

Horns : Tower Of Power

04 - Lost Control

Lead vocal : Mickey Thomas
Organ & Synthesizer : Al Kooper 
Guitars : Jeff Baxter

Piano : Paul Harris
Bass : George 'Chocolate' Perry
Drums : Joe Vitale
Backup Vocals : The Waters Family & Jim Gilstrap

Second Fall

01 - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool)

Lead & Backing vocals : Valerie Carter

Fender Rhodes : Jim Ehinger 

Organ : Al Kooper

Guitars : Jeff Baxter & Elliot Randall

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Drums : Ed Greene

Horns : Tower Of Power

02 - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

Lead vocal, Clavinet, Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar Solos : Al Kooper

Pedal Steel Solos, Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Jeff Baxter

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus 

Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta

Percussion : Steve Forman
Backup Vocals : The Waters Family & Jim Gilstrap

03 - Bandstand

Lead vocal : Mickey Thomas

Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Jeff Baxter 

Baritone Guitar, Clavinet, Synthesizer : Al Kooper

Piano : Jim Ehinger

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Drums : Ed Greene

Percussion : Joe Vitale

Backup Vocals : The Waters Family & Jim Gilstrap

04 - Finders Keepers

Lead vocal : Ricky Washington

Clavinet : Paul Harris 

Guitar Solo, Synthesizers : Al Kooper 

Guitars : Jeff Baxter

Bass : George 'Chocolate' Perry
Drums & Percussion : Joe Vitale 
Guitar : Jeff Baxter
Horns : Tower Of Power

05 - Snowblind

Instrumental

Piano, Synthesizers, Synthesizer Solo : Al Kooper

Guitar Synthesizer, Lead & Rhythm Guitars : Jeff Baxter

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta

Percussion : Steve Forman

Horns : Tower Of Power
Backup Vocals : Bill Szymczyk , Al Kooper