Beautiful Loser
For the 2008 film, see Beautiful Loser (film).
| Beautiful Loser | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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 songs written and composed by Bob Seger, except "Nutbush City Limits", written by Tina Turner.
| Side One | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Beautiful Loser" | 3:29 | |
| 2. | "Black Night" | 3:24 | |
| 3. | "Katmandu" | 6:09 | |
| 4. | "Jody Girl" | 3:41 | |
| Side Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Travelin' Man" | 2:41 | |
| 2. | "Momma" | 3:22 | |
| 3. | "Nutbush City Limits" | 3:57 | |
| 4. | "Sailing Nights" | 3:18 | |
| 5. | "Fine Memory" | 2:56 | |
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)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Pop Albums | 131 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Katmandu" | Billboard Hot 100 | 43 |
| 1975 | "Beautiful Loser" | Billboard Hot 100 | 103 |
| 1976 | "Nutbush City Limits" | Billboard Hot 100 | 69 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bob Seger: Beautiful Loser > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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