Rollin' & Coastin' is the first solo album released by London-based Irish musician Ron Kavana

Ron Kavana

Ron Kavana is a London-based Irish singer, songwriter, guitarist and band leader. Born in the County Cork town of Fermoy, he is the son of an Irish father and an American mother from Chicago with Cajun roots....

. The album was released on LP 1985 and compact disc

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 records in 1994 (AP 042-2).

Released as a 1985 solo album, the tracks were recorded in 1984

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. The first five tracks feature Kavana with Gary Rickard; the remaining four feature Kavana with his old band Juice On The Loose.

Track listing

1. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" (J.F. Kuhn) - 3:13
2. "Underneath the Harlem Moon" (Mack Gordon
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   , Harry Revel
   Harry Revel
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   ) - 3:55
3. "Love Has No Pride" (Eric Kaz
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   , Libby Titus
   Libby Titus
   Libby Titus is a singer, songwriter, actress and concert producer. Although she released several solo albums in the 1970s and '80s, she is best known as the co-writer, with Eric Kaz, of "Love Has No Pride", a song recorded by many artists including Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt and Jane Monheit.She...
   
   ) - 4:45
4. "Roll Em Easy" (Lowell George
   Lowell George
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   ) - 3:54
5. "Life's a Railway to Heaven" (Tradational, arranged Kavana) - 3:00
6. "Coastin'" (Kavana) - 3:41
7. "Talk to Me" (Joe Seneca) - 4:10
8. "Joanna" (Ainley, Charlie Hart) - 4:29
9. "Troubles, Troubles" (Paul Gayten
   Paul Gayten
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   , Clarence "Frogman" Henry) - 3:14

Personnel

• Ron Kavana - Vocals, Electric Lead & Acoustic Slide Guitars, Mandolin, Harp & Percussion

• Gary Rickard - Vocals & Electric Guitar (tracks 1-5)

Juice On The Loose (Tracks 6-9):

• Alan "Bam" King - Vocals & Electric Guitar
• Alan Dunn - Accordion & Piano
• Nick Pentelow - Tenor Saxophone
• Frank Mead - Alto Saxophone
• Charlie Hart - Bass
• Fran Byrne - Drums
• Terry Day - 'F' Gong
• Steve Broughton - Handclaps

Produced by Audio Verite Productions assoc., London

Engineer: Steve Broughton

Executive Producer: Ratti Franco