Vindicator (album)  

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Vindicator is the first solo album by Arthur Lee, formerly of the rock band Love, released in 1972. The backing musicians are credited as Band-Aid.

46 years later the track "Everybody's Gotta Live" was covered by American rapper Mac Miller, and was then released as part of his posthumous album Circles in 2020.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Arthur Lee; except where indicated

1. "Sad Song" – 2:20
2. "You Can Save Up to 50%, But You're Still a Long Ways from Home" – 0:17
3. "Love Jumped Through My Window" – 2:56
4. "Find Somebody" – 3:47
5. "He Said She Said" – 2:18
6. "Every Time I Look Up I'm Down or White Dog (I Don't Know What That Means!)" – 3:57
7. "Everybody's Gotta Live" – 3:31
8. "You Want Change for Your Re-Run" – 4:17
9. "He Knows a Lot of Good Women (Or Scotty's Song)" – 3:14
10. "Hamburger Breath Stinkfinger" – 2:44
11. "Ol' Morgue Mouth" – 0:53
12. "Busted Feet" (Arthur Lee, Charles Karp) – 4:53

Bonus tracks

13. "Everybody's Gotta Live" – 3:37
14. "He Knows a Lot of Good Women" – 3:16
15. "Pencil in Hand" – 2:15
16. "E-Z Rider" (Jimi Hendrix) – 2:58
17. "Looking Glass Looking at Me" – 4:05

Personnel

• Arthur Lee - guitar, vocals
• Charlie Karp - guitar
• Frank Fayad - bass
• Clarence McDonald - organ on "Find Somebody"
• Don Poncher - drums
• Craig Tarwater - guitar
• David Hull - bass

Technical

• Tommy Vicari - engineer
• Steve Mitchell - assistant engineer
• Roland Young - art direction
• Elijah Alfred - cover photography