12 Bar Blues is the debut solo album by Scott Weiland, released on March 31, 1998, through Atlantic Records and produced by Blair Lamb. Scott was a founding member and singer for Stone Temple Pilots. 12 Bar Blues’s sound and style differ greatly from STP‘s previous releases. The design concept of the cover is a homage to the cover design of John Coltrane‘s Blue Train album. The album title comes from the simple chord progression known as “twelve-bar blues”. The single Mockingbird Girl was a re-recording of a song Weiland had originally recorded with The Magnificent Bastards for the 1995 Tank Girl soundtrack three years prior. A 25th anniversary vinyl limited pressing (7,500) was offered by Rhino Records for a special Record Store Day release April 22, 2023.
Tracklist:
- Desperation
- Barbarella
- About Nothing
- Where’s the Man
- Divider
- Cool Kiss
- The Date
- Son
- Jimmy Was a Stimulator
- Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down
- Mockingbird Girl
- Opposite Octave Reaction
Personnel
Scott Weiland: lead vocals, beatbox, guitar, keyboards, piano, bass, synthesized bass, drum loops
Tracy Chisolm: theremin
Blair Lamb: beatbox
Holly Reiger: guitars
Jeff Nolan, Zander Schloss: guitars
Sheryl Crow: accordion
Brad Mehldau: piano
Peter DiStefano: guitars, bass
Victor Indrizzo: vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, bass, drums
Daniel Lanois: synthesizers, production
Tony Castaneda: guitars, bass
Martyn LeNoble: bass, cello
Michael Weiland: drums, percussion, drum loops
Suzie Katayama: cello
Novi Novog: viola
Joel Derouin, Robin Lorentz: violin
Production
Produced by Blair Lamb, Tracy Chisholm, Scott Weiland & Daniel Lanois
Recording and engineers: Chad Banford, Chris Goss, Tracy Chisolm
Additional engineers: Daniel Lanois, Jason Gladden, Tracy Chisolm, David Nottingham, Eric Greedy, Jeff Robinson, John Sorensen, Rafa Sardina, Reid Miller
Mixing: Mark Howard, Daniel Lanois, Tracy Chisolm
Mastering: Daniel Lanois, Mark Chalecki
Scott Weiland (October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015)
