SCOTT WEILAND: 12 BAR BLUES Debut Solo Album (1998)

12 BAR BLUES Scott Weiland Album cover

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.

12 BAR BLUES Scott Weiland Album CD

Tracklist:

  1. Desperation
  2. Barbarella
  3. About Nothing
  4. Where’s the Man
  5. Divider
  6. Cool Kiss
  7. The Date
  8. Son
  9. Jimmy Was a Stimulator
  10. Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down
  11. Mockingbird Girl
  12. Opposite Octave Reaction

12 BAR BLUES Scott Weiland Album Art
12 BAR BLUES Scott Weiland Album back cover

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)

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