The Great Fatsby
Introduction '''''The Great Fatsby''''' is the second album by American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Leslie West. It was released on Bud Prager's Phantom Records in March 1975 and distributed by RCA Records. The album features Mick Jagger on rhythm guitar. The album features four original tracks alongside West's interpretation of six other songs: covers of tracks by Paul Kelly, the Animals, the Rolling Stones, Sharks, Tim Hardin and Free. "Little Bit of Love" would be the first of four tracks by Free covered by Leslie West. Subsequently he released "The Stealer" (on ''Alligator''), "Walk in My Shadow" (on ''Got Blooze'') and "Woman" (on ''Blue Me'').
Track listing # "Don't Burn Me" (Paul Kelly)  3.01# "House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional; adapted and arranged by Leslie West)  4.59# "High Roller" (Corky Laing, Keith Richards, Leslie West, Mick Jagger, Sandra Palmer)  4.17# "I'm Gonna Love You Thru the Night" (Corky Laing, Leslie West)  2.42# "ESP" (Leslie West)  2.46# "Honky Tonk Women" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)  3.20# "If I Still Had You" (Ira Stone, Maxine Stone, Leslie West)  2.17# "Doctor Love" (Andy Fraser)  2.59# "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)  5.20# "Little Bit of Love" (Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke)  2.35
Personnel *Leslie West – guitars, vocals, bass*Mick Jagger – guitar on "High Roller"*Joel Tepp – guitar, woodwind*Howie Wyeth – piano, Mellotron*Gary Wright – piano*Marty Simon – piano*Corky Laing – drums*Nick Farrentella – drums*Donald Kretmar – bass*Ken Hinckle – bass*"Buffalo" Bill Gelber – bass*Frank Vicari – horns, woodwind*Sredni Vollmer – harmonica*Dana Valery – solo vocal, backing vocals*Jay Traynor – backing vocals;Additional personnel*Bud Prager – executive producer*George Lopez – engineer*Harry Sandler – photography
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