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Cadillac Man

by Rick Vito

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I got a love crazy baby And you know she drives me mad I got a love crazy baby And you know she drives me mad Still I’m crazy about her Best little gal I ever had Round about midnight Her crazy love comes pourin’ down Round about midnight Her crazy love comes pourin’ down When she starts to hug and kiss me I don’t want nobody else around She loves me in the morning And she loves me all day through Yes, She loves me in the morning’ And she loves me all day through If she ever would leave me She’d have me howlin’ at the moon I got a love crazy baby I got a love crazy baby I got a love crazy baby And you know she drive me mad Still I’m crazy about her Best little gal I ever had Oh Yeah
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Ring-a-ling-a-ling is the sound I’ve been hearing all night Tryin’ to call my baby up, this connection ain't workin’ out right I got a world of suspicion floating ‘round my brain She better come home soon because my heart can’t stand the strain Yeah, I looked at the clock, I saw the time I heard a voice ring out from the back of my mind It’s two A.M. Do you know where your baby is? It’s two A.M. Oh, Do you know where your baby is? No! Well I jump in my car, I put my foot to the floor I got to find her soon, I can’t take this botheration no more My imagination start to run wild I had my speed-o-meter buried, made the Indy 500 look mild Well I pulled to the corner where the gang hangs out They was pointin’ at me and they began to shout It’s two A.M. Do you know where your baby is? It’s two A.M. Do you know where your baby is? Yeah, she might be with the girls, but I doubt it I think somebody’s with it while I’m sittin’ here without it Drive around the block I hear the clock tick tock Which way did she go Someone tell me I don’t know Somebody said she might be with her mother (It’s two A.M.) She might be with her brother She might be with her sis (It’s two A.M.) I can’t take it like this You know I looked at the clock, I saw the time I heard a voice ring out from the back of my mind It’s two A.M. Do you know where your baby is? It’s two A.M. Do you know where your baby is? It’s two A.M. Do you know where she is? It’s two A.M. Do you know where she is? It’s two A.M. Do you know where she is? It’s two A.M. Do you know where your baby is?
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Cadillac Man 03:26
Take a ride with me honey I got the rollin plan Take a ride with me baby A steady rollin’ plan I got the keys to the highway I’m a Cadillac Man We’re gonna slide into midnight When the moon is high Slidin’ into midnight When the moon is high Give you Cadillac lovin’ And never say goodbye I got a big motor runnin’ Just as smooth as I can I got a big motor runnin’ Just as smooth as I can They call me Mister Lucky I’m a Cadillac Man I’m your Cadillac Man I’m your Cadillac Man
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Little Sheba 04:18
She got the fire below dancin’ everywhere Stab you through the heart with her ice pick stare She walks like an angel with a devil within Tryin’ make you a present of a mortal sin But in the midnight mood When the sun goes down The backdoor lovers keep coming around Singing Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Oh, Can’t you see Your kind of lovin’ made a man of me She rolls the black cat bones in the dead of the night And she don’t wear nothin’ but the red moonlight She sends snakeskin shivers down your spine As she makes you drunk on her hot pink wine Yeah, her love is strange, you know it’s true She’ll have you banging your guitar Till you don’t know what to do Singing Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Can’t you see Your kind of lovin’ made a man of me Yeah, her love is strange, you know it’s true She’ll have you banging your guitar Till you don’t know what to do Singing Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Oh, Can’t you see Your kind of lovin’ made a fool of me Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba Come back Little Sheba
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Not too long ago I had a pretty chick Thought I knew the secret and I had the trick We were out in my Ford just crusin’ by When a guy in a Cadillac winked his eye And she was gone Man she was gone Wasn’t no time for one last squeeze Baby was gone like a cool breeze A year went by I met a woman so fine Told me that loved me, she was all mine But when my money ran out that’s when things got rough She said “see you later daddy, I’ve had enough.” And she was gone Man she was gone Wasn’t no time to say “Honey, please” Baby was gone like a cool breeze No time to try and squeeze her No time to try and please her She was free like a bird in the trees Baby got gone like a cool breeze That’s my tale and a lesson learned Play with fire, you know you’re gonna get burned But all you fools are gonna do it again And worry all about it then When she’s gone Yeah, and she’ll be gone There won't be time for one last squeeze When baby gets gone like a cool breeze And she'll be gone Yeah, solid gone There won’t be time to get down on your knees When baby gets gone like a cool breeze
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Once upon a time I was a king who found his queen But a devil brought temptation I should never have seen I was a fool, now I can never make it right I lost my love forever, and now I’m Crying at Midnight Crying at Midnight Crying at Midnight Drowning in my tears It’s a failing of a man to yield to evil’s spell For today what seems like heaven tomorrow is your hell But I was that fool, now I can never make it right My love has gone forever, and left me Crying at midnight Crying at midnight I’m crying at midnight Drownin’ in my tears I was a fool, and I can never make it right I lost my love forever, and now I’m Crying at midnight Crying at midnight I’m crying at midnight Drownin’ in my tears
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Well I was walking down the road back in old rocking Memphis town Yeah I was walking down the road back in old rocking Memphis town I met a Barbeque’n Baby who really knew her way around She said a “Hey there buddy, for just a little bit more” She said “Well hey there buddy, for just a little bit more Well I can cook you up something you ain’t never had before” I said “Well I’m just a poor boy, ain’t got the time of day” I said “Well I’m just a poor boy, ain’t got the time of day” She said “You ain’t bad lookin,’ I’m gonna feed you anyway.” Well she brought me to her kitchen and she showed me her pots and pans Well she brought me to her kitchen and she showed me her pots and pans Well that BB Baby knew just how to serve a hungry man Well if you ever get down to that old rocking Memphis town Well if you ever get down to that old rocking Memphis town Look up my Barbeque’n baby, she really knows her way around Yeah!
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Well I heard the river calling Calling my name Well I heard the river calling Calling my name The tears were falling Like a lonesome night rain I went down to the river And I stood there on the shore I went down to the river And I stood there on the shore I heard the river calling He said “The world don’t need you no more” No More I waded in the river It chilled me to the bone I waded in the river And it chilled me to the bone I heard the river calling “I’m gonna carry you back home” I heard the river calling I heard the river calling Calling Calling
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A little boy’s got a guitar toy He wants to be like his daddy and make some noise He’ll listen to BB, Elmore, and Freddy In just a few years, you know he’ll be ready To keep a rocking that guitar all night And make everybody scream “The Blues Is Alright” You can’t stop a guitar from playing the blues You can’t stop a guitar from cryin’ We can’t stop a guitar from playing the blues You know that guitar ain’t lyin’ It don’t lie She’s in a dead end job working nine to five The money that she earns makes it hard to survive But her soul comes alive when she goes home at night Puts her fingers on the strings and everything is in sight So keep on rocking that guitar all night And make everybody know the blues is alright It’s Alright! You can’t stop a guitar So keep rockin’ that guitar all night And make everybody scream “The Blues Is Alright” You can’t stop a guitar from playing the blues You can’t stop a guitar from cryin’ You can’t stop a guitar from playing the blues You know that guitar ain’t lyin’ It don’t lie You can’t stop a guitar You can’t stop a guitar
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Grammy-nominated guitarist and performer Rick Vito announces his eleventh solo album, Cadillac Man, a collection of eleven original tracks and an instrumental version of Sam Cooke's "Just Another Day." The album title reflects Vito's lifelong passion for classic Cadillac cars. "Mr Lucky," his 1969 Sedan De Ville, is pictured on the cover. Fans of slide and blues guitar will find songs on the album to suit every mood, from rhythmic to rocking, swinging to swampy, and all points in between. One standout is Vito's original rocking arrangement of "It's Two A.M.," previously recorded by Shemekia Copeland and winner of the 2001 W.C. Handy Blues Award for "Song of the Year."

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released March 22, 2024

CADILLAC MAN PRODUCED BY RICK VITO

All songs by RICK VITO, Vitone Music, BMI except
“Just Another Day,” by Sam Cooke, Sony/ATV, Abco Music, Inc.

ENGINEERS
Rick Vito, Obie O’Brien, Mike Lawson, Brian Harrison

MASTERING
Phil Nicolo

MUSICIANS
Guitars, Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Bass, Percussion: Rick Vito
Saxophones: Jim Hoke (tracks 1., 3., 6., 9.)
Drums: Lynn Williams (tracks 3., 6., 8., 11.), Rick Reed (tracks 2., 12.),
Charles “Mojo” Johnson (tracks 1., 4., 5., 7., 9. 10.)
Hammond B-3: Kevin McKendree (tracks 2., 7., 9., 11.)
Harmonica: Steve Marriner (track 4.)
Bass: Charlie Harrison (track 12)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Aimee Vito, Front cover. Andrew Stuart, Rear Cover. Anthony Scarlati, Interior photo.

DESIGN & LAYOUT
Jim Stelluto, Rick Vito

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Erik Dalton

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
My dear wife, Aimee, also Ara, Francesco, Mark & Augustine, Sallie Bengtson & Betsie Brown, Erik Dalton, Ken, Penny & Joe at Reverend Guitars, Obie O’Brien, Will Kelly, Curt Mangan Guitar Strings, Latch Lake Slides, Richie Owens, Sam Pantoni, Aubrey Preston, Josh Dragotta, and all the great musicians, engineers, and all of the talented, creative people who helped in making of this recording.

Rick Vito plays the SOUL AGENT Signature guitar from Reverend Guitars, www.reverendguitars.com

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Rick Vito Franklin, Tennessee

A member of Fleetwood Mac from 1987-1991, Rick Vito then released his debut solo album in '92 and began worldwide touring with his own band. He later partnered with Mick Fleetwood in the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat. Rick Vito. Their CD, Blue Again, was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Vito's now iconic slide guitar solo on Bob Seger's "Like A Rock" has was heard on the Chevy truck TV commercials.
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