Mad Shadows (album)
| Mad Shadows | ||||
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| Studio album by Mott the Hoople | ||||
| Released | September 1970 | |||
| Recorded |
November 1969-April 1970, Olympic Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 35:51 | |||
| Label | Island (UK), Atlantic (US) | |||
| Producer | Guy Stevens | |||
| Mott the Hoople chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | favourable[2] |
Mad Shadows was the second album by Mott the Hoople. It was recorded in 1970 and released in the UK on Island Records in September 1970 (catalogue number ILPS 9119) and in the US by Atlantic Records (cat. no. SD 8272). It was subsequently re-released by Angel Air in 2003 (SJPCD158). As with their debut album, it was produced by Guy Stevens.
The original pressing reached No. 48 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1970.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Ian Hunter except where noted.
Side one
- "Thunderbuck Ram" (Mick Ralphs) - 4:50
- "No Wheels to Ride" - 5:50
- "You Are One of Us" - 2:26
- "Walkin' with a Mountain" - 3:49
Side two
- "I Can Feel" - 7:13
- "Threads of Iron" (Ralphs) - 5:12
- "When My Mind's Gone" - 6:31
2003 CD bonus tracks
- "It Would Be a Pleasure" (Ralphs) - 1:50
- "How Long? (Death May Be Your Santa Claus)" (Hunter, Verden Allen) - 3:54
Personnel
- Ian Hunter - lead vocals (2-5, 7-9), piano, rhythm guitar
- Mick Ralphs - lead guitar, backing and lead (1, 6) vocals
- Verden Allen - organ, backing vocals
- Pete "Overend" Watts - bass, backing vocals
- Dale "Buffin" Griffin - drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Guy Stevens - piano, percussion
References
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Mad Shadows". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Melissa Mills (12 November 1970). "Mad Shadows". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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