FZ album(s) in which song has appeared

• Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023), intro as Fifty-Fifty—Pipe Organ Intro Improvisations, recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, April 3, 1973
• Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as Fifty-Fifty (Basic Tracks, Take 7), recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, April 3, 1973
• Over-Nite Sensation (1973) as Fifty-Fifty, recorded at Whitney Studios, Glendale, CA, April 3, 1973, & Bolic Sound, Inglewood, CA, May 29 & June 1, 1973
  • same version on Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as Fifty-Fifty
• Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2023) as Fifty-Fifty, performed in Detroit, MI, May 12, 1973

 

Tour(s) on which song is known to have been performed (main source: FZShows, v. 7.1)

• February-May 1973 (MOI)—known performances: 13
• June-July 1973 (MOI Pacific Tour)—known performances: 7
• December 1978 (rehearsals)—known performances: 1

 

Comments

Foggy G, "The Songs That Were Played," We're Only In It For The Touring

1973: This is an instrumental version of the "Overnite Sensation" track, essentially performed as on that album, with the standard deviation coming in the solos. The tune begins with Duke only, who gets the song started with a heavy dose of keyboards. The violin and horns carry the melody, leading us to the solo section where Duke, Ponty, and Frank all get a chance to stretch out a little. While I personally feel that Ricki's vocals are the best part of the "Overnite Sensation" track, these instrumental performances are quite enjoyable, having a loose yet highly charged feel to them.