Beautiful Loser

Beautiful Loser
Studio album by Bob Seger
Released	April 1975
Recorded	1975 (?) Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
Genre	Rock
Length	33:01
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bob Seger, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Punch Andrews
Bob Seger chronology
Seven (1974) Beautiful Loser (1975) Live Bullet (1976)

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Beautiful Loser is the eighth studio album by American rock artist Bob Seger, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). This album marked Seger's return to Capitol Records after a four-year split. His previous record with Capitol was Brand New Morning in 1971.

The album relied mostly on session musicians from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, but the Silver Bullet Band members were used separately on some songs and together on "Nutbush City Limits," a cover song of the hit by Ike & Tina Turner.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bob Seger, except "Nutbush City Limits", written by Tina Turner. 

The liner notes credit "Nutbush City Limits" to the Silver Bullet Band, while the album as a whole is credited to only Bob Seger.

Credits

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (all tracks except tracks 4 and 7)

• Barry Beckett - grand piano, organ, synthesizer, electric piano
• Pete Carr - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Roger Hawkins - drums, percussion
• David Hood - bass guitar
• Jimmy Johnson - rhythm guitar
• Spooner Oldham - organ, electric piano

Muscle Shoals Horn Section (track 3)

• Harrison Calloway - trumpet
• Ron Eades - baritone saxophone
• Charles Rose - trombone
• Harvey Thompson - tenor saxophone

Silver Bullet Band (track 7)

• Drew Abbott - guitar
• Chris Campbell - bass guitar
• Charlie Martin - drums
• Robin Robbins - organ

Additional musicians

• Drew Abbott - guitar (tracks 2, 3)
• Kenny Bell - guitar (track 3)
• Pete Carr - guitar solo (track 6)
• Tom Cartmell - saxophone (track 7)
• Paul Kingery - guitar solo (track 7)
• Robyn Robbins - mellotron (track 4)
• Bob Seger - guitar (tracks 4, 5, 9), slide guitar (track 3), harmonica (track 3), piano (track 4)
• Stoney & Rocky - background vocals (track 3)

Technical

• Punch Andrews - production (tracks 4 and 7 only), mixing
• Jim Bruzzesse - engineering
• Jerry Masters - engineering
• Steve Melton - engineering
• Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - production (all tracks except 4 and 7)
• Bob Seger - production (all tracks), mixing
• Greg Smith - engineering

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger Craig Frost Chris Campbell Alto Reed Drew Abbott Charlie Allen Martin Dave Teegarden Rick Manasa Robyn Robbins Dawayne Bailey
The Bob Seger System albums	Ramblin' Gamblin' Man Noah Mongrel
Bob Seger solo albums	Brand New Morning Smokin' O.P.'s Back in '72 Seven Beautiful Loser Face the Promise Ride Out
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band albums	Night Moves Stranger in Town Against the Wind The Distance Like a Rock The Fire Inside It's a Mystery
Live albums	Live Bullet Nine Tonight
Compilations	The Bob Seger Collection Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Early Seger Vol. 1 Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Singles	"East Side Story" "Heavy Music" "2 + 2 = ?" "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" "Lucifer" "If I Were A Carpenter" "Turn the Page" "Who Do You Love" "Get Out of Denver" "Beautiful Loser" "Katmandu" "Nutbush City Limits" "Night Moves" "Mainstreet" "Hollywood Nights" "We've Got Tonite" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Fire Lake" "Against the Wind" "You'll Accomp'ny Me" "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" "Shame on the Moon" "Even Now" "Roll Me Away" "Fortunate Son" "Like a Rock" "Shakedown" "Landing in London" (with 3 Doors Down) "Wait for Me" "Downtown Train" "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)" "Detroit Made"
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