ST11261 was the sixth album released by Brewer & Shipley

Brewer & Shipley

Brewer & Shipley were an American folk rock music duo of the late 1960s through 1970s, consisting of singer-songwriters Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley. They were known for their intricate guitar work, vocal harmonies and socially conscious lyrics. Their greatest success was the song "One Toke Over the...

.

The album's title refers to its Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

 catalog number, a device previously used by Peter, Paul & Mary (Album 1700

Album 1700

Album 1700 is the seventh studio album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in 1967 . It produced the band's most successful and final hit — "Leaving on a Jet Plane" . The album peaked at #15 on Billboard Magazine's Top LP chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the...

, 1967), and which would later be used for albums released by Dave Davies

Dave Davies

David Russell Gordon "Dave" Davies is an English rock musician best known for his role as lead guitarist and vocalist for the English rock band The Kinks....

 (AFL1-3603, 1980) and Yes

Yes (band)

Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...

 (90125

90125

-Yes:*Jon Anderson – lead vocals*Tony Kaye – keyboards*Trevor Rabin – guitars, additional keyboards, backing vocals*Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals*Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals- Studio personnel :...

, 1983).

Stephen Stills

Stephen Stills

Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...

's band Manassas

Manassas (band)

Manassas was an American rock band, formed by Stephen Stills in 1971. The nucleus of the band had already backed Stills on his July 1971 album, Stephen Stills 2, and in May 1972, the double album, Manassas, was released. Down The Road was released in 1973, but in October of that year the band split...

 recorded Brewer's song "Bound to Fall" for their 1972 debut album

Manassas (album)

Manassas is the 1972 debut double album from Stephen Stills' band of the same name."It Doesn't Matter" was released as a single and peaked at #61...

, two years in advance of its appearance on ST11261.

Track listing

all songs Brewer & Shipley except where marked

Side A

1. "Fair Play" (Steve Canaday
   Steve Canaday
   Steve Canaday is an American artist based in Los Angeles.-Education:Canaday studied at the Wayne State University in Detroit in Michigan earning a BFA in 1994 and graduated with an MFA in painting from the University of California in Los Angeles in 2001.-Exhibitions:Canaday's work has been shown...
   
   ) – 4:53
2. "It Did Me In" (Mark Baysinger) – 2:43
3. "Look Up, Look Out" – 2:55
4. "Shine So Strong" (Mike Brewer) – 3:05
5. "How Are You" – 3:55

Side B

1. "Eco-Catastrophe Blues" – 3:15
2. "Keeper Of The Keys" – 3:52
3. "Bound To Fall" (Mike Brewer, Tom Mastin [uncredited]) – 2:15
4. "Oh So Long" – 2:25
5. "Ballad of a Country Dog" (Mike Brewer) – 4:50

Personnel

• Mike Brewer - Vocals & Guitars
• Tom Shipley - Vocals & Guitars
• Gary Mallaber
  Gary Mallaber
  Gary Mallaber is a Los Angeles session drummer, percussionist and singer. He got his start playing drums in a band from Buffalo, New York, known as Raven....
  
   & Russ Kunkel
  Russ Kunkel
  Russell Kunkel , also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA...
  
   - Drums
• Jesse Ed Davis
  Jesse Ed Davis
  Jesse Edwin Davis was an American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist. His death in 1988 is attributed to a drug overdose.-Biography:...
  
   - Electric Guitars
• John Boylan - Keyboards
• Doug Haywood - Bass
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow
  Sneaky Pete Kleinow
  Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow was an American country-rock musician, songwriter, and a motion picture special effects artist...
  
  - Pedal Steel Guitar