Rory Gallagher (album)

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Rory Gallagher
Studio album by
Rory Gallagher
Released21 May 1971 [1]
RecordedFebruary 1971
StudioAdvision Studios, London, England
GenreBlues rock
Length55:10
LabelPolydor
ProducerRory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher chronology
Rory Gallagher
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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[2]

Rory Gallagher is the debut solo album by Irish blues rock musician Rory Gallagher, released in 1971. It marked his departure from the first band he formed, Taste. After disbanding Taste, Gallagher auditioned some of the best musicians available at the time. Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, the bassist and drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, were among those considered for the new combo.[3] He decided on two Belfast musicians, drummer Wilgar Campbell and bass guitarist Gerry McAvoy, to be the core of his new power trio band.

Background

After practising with

Davy Graham, and Scottish guitarist Bert Jansch. (Gallagher would later go on to record with Jansch.) "I Fall Apart" has a jazz feel to it and features a guitar solo that starts slow and introspective and builds to a powerful climax. The next two songs, "Hands Up" and "Sinner Boy", were again blues rock and would also become standard numbers for his live show. "Wave Myself Goodbye" is another acoustic number, a talking blues song featuring New Orleans style piano provided by Vincent Crane from the band Atomic Rooster (Rory's brother Donal had been acting as tour manager for them). Gallagher plays saxophone in the next song, a jazz number called "Can't Believe It's True". Also recorded at the time were two blues classics, Muddy Waters' "Gypsy Woman" and "It Takes Time" by Chicago blues legend Otis Rush
. Muddy Waters was a teenage hero for Gallagher; they ultimately collaborated on Muddy Waters' album The London Muddy Waters Sessions. Although these songs were left off the original album they were included in the CD release. On September 3, 2021 a 50-th anniversary edition will be released on multiple formats.

Recording

The album was recorded in

London. As with most of Gallagher's albums he produced it himself. The engineer was Eddy Offord, who had engineered for Gallagher on the album On the Boards with his previous band Taste.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher except where indicated.

Side one

  1. "Laundromat" – 4:38
  2. "Just the Smile" – 3:41
  3. "I Fall Apart" – 5:12
  4. "Wave Myself Goodbye" – 3:30
  5. "Hands Up" – 5:25

Side two

  1. "Sinner Boy" – 5:04
  2. "For the Last Time" – 6:35
  3. "It's You" – 2:38
  4. "I'm Not Surprised" – 3:37
  5. "Can't Believe It's True" – 7:16

CD bonus tracks

  1. "Gypsy Woman" – 4:02 (Muddy Waters)
  2. "It Takes Time" – 3:34 (Otis Rush)

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Rory Gallagher
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 16
Irish Albums (OCC)[8] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 93

References

  1. ^ "Rory Gallagher official site".
  2. AllMusic
  3. ISBN 9781848891531
    . Also trying out for the new outfit at the time were former Hendrix sticks man Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding
  4. ISBN 9781848891531
    .
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rory Gallagher – Rory Gallagher". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

External links

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