Hoppkorv

Hoppkorv was the seventh album by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna, and their last studio album recorded for Grunt Records. Unlike previous albums, Hot Tuna relied entirely on an outside producer for this effort, Harry Maslin. In addition to four new original songs by Jorma Kaukonen and one by Nick Buck, the album includes covers of Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy", Muddy Waters' "I Can't Be Satisfied", and Chuck Berry's "Talkin' 'bout You."

Released in 1976, the album reached number 116 on the Billboard charts. In 1996, RCA released the CD box set Hot Tuna in a Can which included a remastered version of this album, along with remasters of the albums Hot Tuna, First Pull Up, Then Pull Down, Burgers and America's Choice

Hoppkorv is Swedish for "Jumping Hot Dog" or "Jumping Sausage" in Google Translate... Using Google Translate, in Norwegian, Hoppkorv means the children's game "Hopscotch".

Personnel

 * Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
 * Jack Casady – bass
 * Bob Steeler – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

 * Nick Buck – keyboards
 * John Sherman – 2nd guitar on "Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man"
 * Karen Tobin – background vocals

Production

 * Harry Maslin – producer, engineer
 * Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
 * Bill Thompson – manager
 * Allen Sudduth – assistant engineer
 * David Gertz – assistant mixing engineer
 * Michael Casady, Ron Dudley – equipment
 * Acy Lehman – art direction
 * Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) – album design
 * Chris Whorf – album design
 * Roger Rossmeyer – cover photos, liner photos
 * Jerry Leiberwitz (Leibowitz) – sleeve painting
 * Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
 * Mastered by Rick Collins, Kendun Recorders, Burbank