ST11261 (1974) was the sixth album released by Brewer & Shipley. The album’s title refers to its Capitol Records catalog number, a device previously used by Peter, Paul & Mary (Album 1700, 1967), and which would later be used for albums released by Dave Davies (AFL1-3603, 1980) and Yes (90125, 1983). In the 2021 documentary on Brewer & Shipley One Toke Over the Line … and Still Smokin’, Mike Brewer explains that the decision to name the album after its catalog number followed an encounter with a record executive who referred to the artists’ music as “product.”
Stephen Stills’s band Manassas recorded Brewer’s song “Bound to Fall” for their 1972 debut album, two years in advance of its appearance on ST11261.
Tracks
1 Fair Play (Steve Canaday) 04:59
2 It Did Me In (Mark Baysinger) 02:45
3 Look Up, Look Out (Michael Brewer; Tom Shipley) 03:01
4 Shine So Strong (Michael Brewer) 03:10
5 How Are You (Michael Brewer; Tom Shipley) 04:19
6 Eco-Catastrophe Blues (Michael Brewer; Tom Shipley) 03:19
7 Keeper Of The Keys (Michael Brewer; Tom Shipley) 04:00
8 Bound To Fall (Michael Brewer; Tom Shipley) 02:18
9 Oh So Long (Michael Brewer; Tom Shipley) 02:30
10 Ballad Of A Country Dog (Michael Brewer) 04:56
Musicians
1 Fair Play
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Drums | Gary Mallaber |
| Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
| Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Piano | Michael Omartian |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
2 It Did Me In
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Drums | Gary Mallaber |
| Piano | John Boylan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Buddy Emmons |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
3 Look Up, Look Out
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Drums | Gary Mallaber |
| Guitar | Larry Knight |
| Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Sax | Bill Perkins |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Congas | Larry Knight |
| Tambourine | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
4 Shine So Strong
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Shaker | Michael Brewer |
| Background Vocals | Tom Shipley |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
5 How Are You
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
| Organ | Al Kooper |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
6 Eco-Catastrophe Blues
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Drums | Gary Mallaber |
| Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Slide Guitar | Jesse Ed Davis |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
7 Keeper Of The Keys
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Larry Knight |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
8 Bound To Fall
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| 12 String Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Synthesizer | John Boylan |
| Synthesizer | Michael Brewer |
| Percussion | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
9 Oh So Long
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
| Flute | Bud Shank |
| Flute | Bill Perkins |
| Tambourine | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
10 Ballad Of A Country Dog
| Bass | Doug Haywood |
| Drums | Gary Mallaber |
| Guitar | Larry Knight |
| Acoustic Guitar | Michael Brewer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tom Shipley |
| Harmonica | Steve Cash |
| Tambourine | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Michael Brewer |
| Vocals | Tom Shipley |
Liner Notes
Producer – John Boylan
Arranged By (Strings) – Jimmie Haskell
Engineer – Paul Grupp
Engineer (Assistant) – Baker Bigsby, Jim Isaacson, John Haeny, Michael Nemo, Reed Stanley
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Photography By – Norman Seeff
Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Mixed At Westlake Audio
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc
ST11261 (1974) was the sixth album released by Brewer & Shipley. The album’s title refers to its Capitol Records catalog number, a device previously used by Peter, Paul & Mary (Album 1700, 1967), and which would later be used for albums released by Dave Davies (AFL1-3603, 1980) and Yes (90125, 1983). In the 2021 documentary on Brewer & Shipley One Toke Over the Line … and Still Smokin’, Mike Brewer explains that the decision to name the album after its catalog number followed an encounter with a record executive who referred to the artists’ music as “product.”