Andy Fraser

Artist:  Andy Fraser
Birth Name:  Andrew McLan Fraser
Born:  July 3,  1952.  Paddington, London, England
Died:  March 16, 2015 (Aged 62).  Temecula, California, USA
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals

Andy Fraser was an English Songwriter and Bass Guitarist.  He was as one of the founding members of the Blues Rock Band Free in 1968, at age 15.  After leaving Free, He formed Rock Band Sharks with Vocalist Snips (later Baker Gurvitz Army), Chris Spedding (Guitar), Marty Simon (Drums), he left the debut album First Walter (973), and he formed The Andy Fraser Band, as a Trio with Kim Turner (Drums) and Nick Judd (Keyboards), released two albums.  He re-located to California to concentrate on songwriting and crafted hits for Robert Palmer, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Rod Stewart and Paul Young.  His most famous compositions remain "All Right Now" and "Every Kinda People", which Robert Palmer recorded in 1978 for his Double Fun album.  He died on March 16, 2015 at his home in California.

Artist:  Andy Fraser Band
Title:  Andy Fraser Band  (2005)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Label:  Repertoire Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Don't Hide Your Love Away  (3:29)
 2.  Changed Man   (3:48)
 3.  Ain't Gonna Worry  (3:48)
 4.  I Wanna Be Worry  (3:11)
 5.  Bring It On Home  (2:52)
 6.  Double Heart Trouble  (4:04)
 7.  Keep On Loving You  (6:07)
 8.  Love Is All Around  (5:16)
 9.  Baby Forever  (4:57)

Personnel:

Andy Fraser:  Vocals, Bass
Nick Judd:  Electric Piano, Bass Pedals
Kim Turner:  Drums

Andy Fraser Band is the remastered and reissued album by The Andy Fraser Band, was released on May 16, 2005 by Repertoire Records, from the original released in 1975.