Some Days You Eat The Bear And Some Days the Bear Eats You is the 1974 album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews.
The original vinyl album was released worldwide by Elektra Records, the second of two Ian Matthews solo albums released on that label (the first being Valley Hi in 1973), and featured various well-known session musicians such as David Lindley, Al Garth, Jeff Baxter from Steely Dan, and others. It also featured bandmates, guitarist Andy Roberts and drummer Timi Donald, from the first Plainsong album, In Search of Amelia Earhart.
Tracks
1 Ol’ 55 (Tom Waits) 03:15
2 I Don’t Wanna Talk About It (Danny Whitten) 03:49
3 A Wailing Goodbye (Ian Matthews) 02:53
4 Keep On Sailing (Ian Matthews) 04:39
5 Tried So Hard (Gene Clark) 03:01
6 Dirty Work (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 02:56
7 Do I Still Figure In Your Life (Pete Dello) 02:52
8 Home (Ian Matthews) 03:12
9 Biloxi (Jesse Winchester) 04:17
10 The Fault (Ian Matthews) 03:02
Musicians
1 Ol’ 55
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Willie Leacox |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Piano | Michael Fonfara |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
2 I Don’t Wanna Talk About It
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Willie Leacox |
| Guitar | Danny Weiss |
| Acoustic Guitar | Danny Weiss |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ian Matthews |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Gillette |
| Harmonica | Joel Tepp |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
3 A Wailing Goodbye
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Willie Leacox |
| Guitar | Danny Weiss |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ian Matthews |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Gillette |
| Harmonica | Joel Tepp |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
4 Keep On Sailing
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Timi Donald |
| Acoustic Guitar | Andy Roberts |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | BJ Cole |
| Sax | Lyn Dobson |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
5 Tried So Hard
| Bass | Bill Graham |
| Drums | Danny |
| Guitar | Bob Warford |
| Guitar | Jay Lacey |
| Acoustic Guitar | Iain Matthews |
| Piano | David Barry |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
6 Dirty Work
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Willie Leacox |
| Guitar | Danny Weiss |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Piano | Michael Fonfara |
| Sax | Al Garth |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
7 Do I Still Figure In Your Life
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Willie Leacox |
| Guitar | Danny Weiss |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ian Matthews |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | David Lindley |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
8 Home
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Willie Leacox |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ian Matthews |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Harmonica | Joel Tepp |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
9 Biloxi
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Drums | Willie Leacox |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Gillette |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | David Lindley |
| Organ | David Barry |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
10 The Fault
| Bass | David Dickey |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ian Matthews |
| Piano | David Barry |
| Sax | Lyn Dobson |
| Vocals | Ian Matthews |
Liner Notes
Producer – Iain Matthews
Engineer – Fritz Richmond
Calligraphy – Meg McComb
Design – Brian McLaughlin, Christina Matthews, Ian Matthews
Photography – Christina Matthews, Brian McLaughlin
Designed At The Image Plant
Recorded At Elektra Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Elektra Records
Copyright Elektra Records
Some Days You Eat The Bear And Some Days the Bear Eats You is the 1974 album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews.