Reel to Real

Personnel: Aurthur Lee (vocals, harmonica); Melvan Whittington (guitar); John Sterling (slide guitar); Clifford Solomon, John Clauder, Alan DeVille, Fred Carter, Wilber Brown, Billy Sprague (horns); Bobby Lyle (piano, Clavinet, organ, keyboards); Gary Bell (ARP synthesizer); Joe Blocker (drums); Herman McCormick (congas); Jesse Smith, Vanetta Field, Carlina Williams (background vocals).Audio Mixers: John Stronach; Michael Verdick; Bill Inglot; Brian Kehew.Liner Note Authors: Aurthur Lee; David Fricke.Recording information: Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA.Photographers: Michael Putland; Barry Feinstein; John Sterling .Arthur Lee had every reason to feel disenchanted with his career in 1974, as his harder rock moves on 1970's False Start and his 1972 solo debut Vindicator didn't please critics or fans and his deal with the fledgling Buffalo Records label left him with an unreleased album, Black Beauty, when the company abruptly crashed and burned. Lee had started dipping his toes into mate