Rock On (Humble Pie album)
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Rock On | ||||
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Released | March 1971 | |||
Recorded | Olympic Studios, London, January 1971 | |||
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Length | 38:43 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Glyn Johns & Humble Pie | |||
Humble Pie chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Rock On is the fourth album by the English rock group Humble Pie, released in March 1971. It reached #118 on the Billboard 200. It is the last Humble Pie studio album to feature guitarist/singer Peter Frampton, who left the band towards the end of the year.
Background
Rock On saw Humble Pie establishing the heavy blues/rock sound they became famous for, led in no small part by their new manager, Dee Anthony, after the collapse of Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate Records. It was Frampton's favourite album with Humble Pie, but he was becoming unhappy with continuing in the band.[3] In the latter part of the year, after their live album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore was mixed, and shortly before it was released, he left the band[3] to pursue a solo career, and take his music in a more acoustic direction.
Most of the songs on Rock On were performed live on tour before being recorded for the album. Singer and guitarist
The album features the
Track listing
- "Shine On" (Frampton) – 3:00
- "Sour Grain" (Frampton, Marriott) – 2:40
- "79th and Sunset" (Marriott) – 3:01
- "Stone Cold Fever" (Ridley, Marriott, Shirley, Frampton) – 4:09
- "Rollin' Stone" (Muddy Waters, arranged by Humble Pie) – 6:00
- "A Song for Jenny" (Marriott) – 2:35
- "The Light" (Frampton) – 3:15
- "Big George" (Ridley) – 4:08
- "Strange Days" (music - Humble Pie; words - Marriott) – 6:36
- "Red Neck Jump" (Marriott) – 3:06
Personnel
Humble Pie
- Steve Marriott – organ (1, 7, 9), vocals (2-10), guitar (2-6, 8, 10), percussion (2, 3), harmonica (4, 5), Wurlitzer piano (6, 7), piano (9, 10)
- Peter Frampton – guitar (all tracks), vocals (1-5, 7, 8, 10), piano (3), percussion (4, 9)
- Greg Ridley – bass (all tracks), vocals (3-5, 7, 8, 10), percussion (4, 9)
- Jerry Shirley – drums (all tracks), percussion (1, 2, 4, 7, 9), piano (3), vocals (10)
Guest musicians
- Soul Sisters:
- P. P. Arnold, Claudia Lennear, & Doris Troy – vocals (1, 6)
- B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar (2, 3, 6)
- Bobby Keys – saxophone (8)
- Alexis Korner – vocals (10)
Production
- Recorded and mixed by Glyn Johns at Olympic Sound Studios, London, January 1971 ("Strange Days" August-September 1970)
- "79th & Sunset" recorded by Andrew Johns at Olympic, London, January 1970
- A Glyn Johns and Humble Pie Joint Production
- John Kelly – album cover design and photography
References
- AllMusic
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b Bell, Max (20 October 2018). "The story of Humble Pie, the anti-supergroup". Louder. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Free Music and Lyrics to the song Stone Cold Fever by Humble Pie – Rhapsody Online
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Twelker, Uli; Schmitt, Roland (2010). The Small Faces & Other Stories (2nd ed.). Sanctuary. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-1-86074-392-4.