Don't Waste It

Don't Waste It
Don't Waste It
Studio album by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
Released	18 February 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Southern rock
Label	Oz Records
Producer	Ross Wilson
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons chronology
Singles from Don't Waste It
	"Beating Around the Bush"; Released: July 1976; "Security"; Released: 8 November 1976;

Don't Waste It is the debut studio album by Australian band Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Released in February 1977, the album peaked at number 37 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

Band member Joe Camilleri later reflected saying "The first Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons album was a heart-breaking experience. We had so much energy live, but I didn’t know how to capture that in the studio."^[1]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Security"	Otis Redding	2:55
2.	"Dancing Shoes"	Wayne Burt	5:03
3.	"If It's Love That You Want Darlin'"	Wayne Burt	4:19
4.	"King of Fools"	Wayne Burt	6:07
5.	"Someday It's Gonna Come to You"	Wayne Burt	3:18

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"We're All in the Same Boat"	Wayne Burt	3:45
7.	"Beating Around the Bush"	Wayne Burt	3:30
8.	"That's Alright"	James Lane	3:57
9.	"Sweet Little Latin Lover"	Wayne Burt	5:06
10.	"The Cthulhu"	Joe Camilleri, Bruce Woodcock	4:59

Personnel

Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons

Joe Camilleri — tenor and alto saxophones, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 3-6, 10)
Jeff Burstin — lead guitar
Wayne Burt — rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 2, 7, 9)
John Power — bass, vocals; lead vocals (track 8)
Gary Young — drums

Additional personnel

Ross Wilson — percussion, backing vocals
Adrian Paine — percussion
Peter Jones — vibraphone
Pat Wilson — backing vocals (track 9)

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report^[2]	37

References

^ "biography". The Black Sorrows. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

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[1] "biography". The Black Sorrows. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

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v t e Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
Joe Camilleri Gary Young Wilbur Wilde Jane Clifton
Studio albums	Don't Waste It Whip It Out So Young Screaming Targets Hats Off Step Lively Dexterity Cha Ricochet
Reissued albums	Step Lively
Live albums	Live!! Loud and Clear Let's Drip Awhile
Compilations	The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons Shape I'm In: The Complete Anthology The Best of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
Singles	"Run Rudolph Run" "Beating Around the Bush" "(I'm in a) Dancing Mood" "Honey Dripper" "So Young" "Hit and Run" "Shape I'm In" "All I Wanna Do" "Puppet on a String" "I Will Return" "But It's Alright" "Gimme Little Sign" "Taxi Mary" "Walk On By"
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