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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Scorpio Sound, London | |||
| Genre | Blues-rock, hard rock | |||
| Label |
Vertigo (UK) Mercury (USA) | |||
| Producer | Streetwalkers | |||
| Streetwalkers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  
[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B [2] |
Red Card was the third[ citation needed] and most successful studio album by the UK rock group Streetwalkers, which made the #20 in the UK album charts. [3] The album features the lineup of Roger Chapman, Charlie Whitney, Bobby Tench of The Jeff Beck Group and Hummingbird, Nicko McBrain, who later played drums with Iron Maiden and bassist Jon Plotel. This groove-heavy album [4] was released in the UK by Vertigo and in the United States by Mercury during 1976 and remains a much respected album by many.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Roger Chapman and John “Charlie” Whitney; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Run for Cover" | 5:50 | |
| 2. | "Me an' Me Horse an' Me Rum" | Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney, Bobby Tench | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Crazy Charade" | Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney, Bobby Tench | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Daddy Rolling Stone" | Otis Blackwell | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Roll Up, Roll Up" | 3:34 | |
| 6. | "Shotgun Messiah" | Roger Chapman, John “Charlie” Whitney, Bobby Tench | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Between Us" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Decadence Code" | 6:41/ 9:11 | |
| Total length: | 41:26 | ||
Personnel
- Roger Chapman - lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Charlie Whitney - guitar, keyboards, slide guitar
- Bob Tench (credited courtesy of A&M Records) - guitars, backing and lead vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Jon Plotel - bass, backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain - drums, percussion
- Uncle Al's Pals Choir - choir and chorus
- Wilfred Gibson - string arrangements on "Between Us"
Notes
- ^ Dougan, John. "Red Card - Streetwalkers | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music: Primitives-Three's A Crowd. Guinness. p. 3999.
- ^ Red Card John Dougan at Allmusic
References
- Strong, Martin Charles and Peel, John. The great rock discography. Canongate US (2004). 7th edition. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2.
- Tudor, Dean. Annual index to popular music record reviews. Scarecrow Press (1977). Digitized October 12, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8108-1070-9.
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| Red Card | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Scorpio Sound, London | |||
| Genre | Blues-rock, hard rock | |||
| Label |
Vertigo (UK) Mercury (USA) | |||
| Producer | Streetwalkers | |||
| Streetwalkers chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B [2] |
Red Card was the third[ citation needed] and most successful studio album by the UK rock group Streetwalkers, which made the #20 in the UK album charts. [3] The album features the lineup of Roger Chapman, Charlie Whitney, Bobby Tench of The Jeff Beck Group and Hummingbird, Nicko McBrain, who later played drums with Iron Maiden and bassist Jon Plotel. This groove-heavy album [4] was released in the UK by Vertigo and in the United States by Mercury during 1976 and remains a much respected album by many.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Roger Chapman and John “Charlie” Whitney; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Run for Cover" | 5:50 | |
| 2. | "Me an' Me Horse an' Me Rum" | Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney, Bobby Tench | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Crazy Charade" | Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney, Bobby Tench | 5:32 |
| 4. | "Daddy Rolling Stone" | Otis Blackwell | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Roll Up, Roll Up" | 3:34 | |
| 6. | "Shotgun Messiah" | Roger Chapman, John “Charlie” Whitney, Bobby Tench | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Between Us" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Decadence Code" | 6:41/ 9:11 | |
| Total length: | 41:26 | ||
Personnel
- Roger Chapman - lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Charlie Whitney - guitar, keyboards, slide guitar
- Bob Tench (credited courtesy of A&M Records) - guitars, backing and lead vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Jon Plotel - bass, backing vocals
- Nicko McBrain - drums, percussion
- Uncle Al's Pals Choir - choir and chorus
- Wilfred Gibson - string arrangements on "Between Us"
Notes
- ^ Dougan, John. "Red Card - Streetwalkers | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music: Primitives-Three's A Crowd. Guinness. p. 3999.
- ^ Red Card John Dougan at Allmusic
References
- Strong, Martin Charles and Peel, John. The great rock discography. Canongate US (2004). 7th edition. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2.
- Tudor, Dean. Annual index to popular music record reviews. Scarecrow Press (1977). Digitized October 12, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8108-1070-9.
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