Don’t Be Scared By These Hands is the 2nd solo album from The Tubes frontman Fee Waybill.
John Waldo “Fee” Waybill (born September 17, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska), is the lead singer and songwriter of the band The Tubes. Fee Waybill has also worked with other acts, including Toto, Richard Marx, and projects headed by Billy Sherwood.
Waybill, along with The Tubes, appeared in Robert Greenwald’s Xanadu, and the 1982 independent Canadian film, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. In The Fabulous Stains he played the character Lou Corpse, the washed-up frontman of a band called The Metal Corpses. In 1984, a year after The Tubes released one of their most successful albums, Waybill released his first solo album called Read My Lips. In 1996, Waybill released another album called Don’t Be Scared By These Hands. It was revealed in a video blog by Richard Marx that Waybill was in the process of recording a third solo album. The album title and release date have yet to be announced.
During the early 1980s, Waybill appeared as himself on a short-lived television program called Rock-N-America, usually performing as a street reporter who annoyed pedestrians with nonsensical interviews. He also made a cameo in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure as one of “The Three Most Important People In the World” and in a Fishin’ Musician episode from Second City TV.
In addition to his work with The Tubes, Waybill now works as a record producer. He was the producer for a number of popular artists, including Bryan Adams, and singer/songwriter Richard Marx. One of Fee’s latest efforts includes vocals and co-writing on “All’s Well That Ends Well”, the critically acclaimed song in 2011 by Steve Lukather, of Toto.
Tracks
1 I Know You (Steve Lukather, Fee Waybill) 3:41
2 Tall Dark And Harmless (Bruce Gaitsch, Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 4:02
3 Shut Up And Love Me (Bruce Gaitsch, Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 5:07
4 The Swing Of Things (Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 3:48
5 Fools Cry (Bruce Gaitsch, Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 5:37
6 Surprise Yourself (Steve Lukather, Fee Waybill) 4:53
7 I’ve Seen The Movie Before (Bruce Gaitsch, Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 5:09
8 Dying Of Delight (Bruce Gaitsch, Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 5:14
9 What’s Wrong With That (Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 4:31
10 Somewhere Deep Inside (Richard Marx, Fee Waybill) 3:52
Musicians
1 I Know You
Bass |
Steve Lukather |
Drums |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
2 Tall Dark And Harmless
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Programming |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
Background Vocals |
Cynthia Rhodes |
Background Vocals |
Janey Clewer |
Background Vocals |
Samantha Gaitsch |
3 Shut Up And Love Me
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Programming |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
4 The Swing Of Things
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Programming |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
5 Fools Cry
Drums |
Mario Puzo |
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Programming |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
6 Surprise Yourself
Drums |
Rich Mann |
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Keyboards |
Steve Lukather |
Programming |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
7 I’ve Seen The Movie Before
Drums |
George Bailey |
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Programming |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
8 Dying Of Delight
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Guitar |
Tommy Denander |
Programming |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
9 What’s Wrong With That
Bass |
Randy Jackson |
Drums |
Jonathan Moffett |
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Background Vocals |
Richard Marx |
10 Somewhere Deep Inside
Guitar |
Bruce Gaitsch |
Keyboards |
Richard Marx |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bruce Gaitsch, Fee Waybill, Richard Marx
Mastering – Jeff Silverman
Mixed – Bill Drescher
Recorded by – Bill Drescher, Richard Marx, Fee Waybill, Tommy Denander, Bruce Gaitsch
Photography – Danny O’Connor
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Edge Of Fluke Music
Copyright (c) – Westcoast Records
Mastered at Palette Mastering
Mixed at Music Grinder Studios LA, The Record Plant Studios LA
Recorded at A&M LA, One On One LA, Music Grinder Studios LA, The Record Plant LA, The Noble House Stockholm, King Midas LA, Frantic LA & Nashville
January 26, 2016 @ 08:39
Check my interview with Bruce Gaitsch, I asked him about this album. With such a few resources, it turned out a great album imho.
January 26, 2016 @ 21:44
Got the album!