Circus (Argent album)

Circus

Studio album by Argent

Released

1975

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

36:25

Label

Epic

Producer

Rod Argent, Chris White

Argent chronology

Encore: Live in Concert
(1974)

Circus
(1975)

Counterpoints
(1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Circus is the sixth studio album of Argent, released in 1975 by Epic (PE 33422), and distributed by CBS. It was the last album as part of their contract with CBS Records and the first after the departure of founding member/lead vocalist/guitarist Russ Ballard. New lead vocalist John Verity was added at the recommendation of Ballard (Verity's band had supported Argent during their previous tour and had impressed Ballard).

The album was recorded during an intense session after the new line up of the band workshopped and practised the material written largely by Rod Argent (bassist Jim Rodford wrote "Trapeze"). Prior to this album Argent had been working with his songwriting collaborator Chris White (the duo had written songs together and separately in The Zombies) on material for the band. The band quickly followed up with a second album Counterpoints the same year (1975) for RCA Records which has yet to be officially released on CD or in digital form.^[2]

The album is a concept album using the circus as a metaphor for life. The album charted at 171 in Billboard. "Circus" received a CD release as an individual title and a two album on one CD release from Wounded Bird Records in 2005.

Track listing

All songs composed by Rod Argent except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Circus"	3:45
2.	"Highwire"	9:05
3.	"Clown"	5:50

Side two
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Trapeze" (Jim Rodford)	8:48
5.	"Shine on Sunshine"	4:02
6.	"The Ring"	1:20
7.	"The Jester"	3:35

Personnel

^[3]

Rod Argent - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Mellotron, Moog Synthesizer, Hammond organ, Piano, Vocals
John Grimaldi - Guitar, cover art
Robert Henrit - Drums, Percussion
Jim Rodford - Bass, Vocals
John Verity - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ross - Engineer
Mark Anthony Williams - Engineer

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ sleeve notes, "Altogether Now"
↑ "Argent Circus". http://www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013. External link in |work= (help)

Argent

Rod Argent Bob Henrit Russ Ballard Jim Rodford John Verity John Grimaldi

Studio albums	Argent (1970) Ring of Hands (1971) All Together Now (1972) In Deep (1973) Nexus (1974) Circus (1975) Counterpoints (1975)

Live albums	Encore: Live in Concert (1974) BBC Radio 1 In Concert (1995) The Complete BBC Sessions (1997)

Compilations	The Argent Anthology - A Collection of Greatest Hits (1976) Hold Your Head Up (1978) Music from the Spheres (1991) Greatest: The Singles Collection (2008)

Singles	"Sweet Mary" (1971) "Hold Your Head Up" (1972) "Tragedy" (1972) "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" (1973)

Related articles	Chris White

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