Fritz The Cat is the 1972 soundtrack album to the Ralph Bakshi directed animated film of the same name.
The soundtrack features a number of blues, funk and rock and roll songs as well as the film’s score, which consists of soul-jazz performed by Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin.
The album was originally released on Fantasy Records in 1972. It was later re-released in 1996 on compact disc as part of a compilation that featured both the soundtracks to Fritz the Cat and another Ralph Bakshi feature, Heavy Traffic, on the same disc.
Tracks
1 Black Talk (Charles Earland) 02:32
2 Duke’s Theme (Ray Shanklin) 05:28
3 Fritz The Cat (Ed Bogas; Robert Crumb) 00:58
4 Mamblues (Cal Tjader) 03:05
5 Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel) 02:22
6 Bertha’s Theme (Ray Shanklin) 04:59
7 Winston (Ed Bogas) 02:20
8 House Rock (Chuck Day; Ed Bogas) 02:57
9 The Synagogue 01:15
10 Yesterdays (Jerome Kern; Otto Harbach) 03:27
11 Love Light Of Mine (Betty Watson) 02:51
12 The Riot (Ed Bogas; Merl Saunders) 03:13
13 You’re The Only Girl (I Ever Really Loved) (Ed Bogas; Ray Shanklin; Steve Krantz) 03:16
Musicians
1 Black Talk
| Drums | Idris Muhammad |
| Guitar | Melvin Sparks |
| Organ | Charles Earland |
2 Duke’s Theme
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Arthur Adams |
| Electric Piano | Merl Saunders |
| Vibraphone | Cal Tjader |
| Percussion | Kenneth Nash |
3 Fritz The Cat
| Bass | Mel Graves |
| Drums | Lee Charlton |
| Guitar | Eddy Ottenstein |
| Vocals | Alice Stuart |
4 Mamblues
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Arthur Adams |
| Vibraphone | Cal Tjader |
| Percussion | Kenneth Nash |
5 Bo Diddley
6 Bertha’s Theme
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Arthur Adams |
| Organ | Merl Saunders |
| Percussion | Kenneth Nash |
7 Winston
| Bass | Mel Graves |
| Drums | Lee Charlton |
| Electric Piano | Merl Saunders |
| Piano | Ed Bogas |
| Piano | Ray Shanklin |
| Sax | Mel Martin |
| Vocals | Innocent Bystanders |
8 House Rock
| Bass | Mel Graves |
| Drums | Lee Charlton |
| Guitar | Chuck Day |
| Organ | Ray Shanklin |
10 Yesterdays
11 Love Light Of Mine
12 The Riot
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
13 You’re The Only Girl (I Ever Really Loved)
| Bass | Mel Graves |
| Drums | Lee Charlton |
| Guitar | Chuck Day |
| Vocals | Jim Post |
Liner Notes
Producer – Ed Bogas, Ray Shanklin, Steve Krantz
Arranged By – Ed Bogas (Track 9)
Engineer – Jim Stern
Mixed By – Jim Stern
Design – Tony Lane
Phonographic Copyright Fantasy Records
Copyright Fantasy Records
Fritz The Cat is the 1972 soundtrack album to the Ralph Bakshi directed animated film of the same name.