Mongrel (The Bob Seger System album)

Mongrel
Studio album by The Bob Seger System
Released	August 1970
Recorded	1970 (?)
Genre	Rock
Length	33:44
Label	Capitol
Producer	Punch Andrews
The Bob Seger System chronology
Noah (1969) Mongrel (1970) Brand New Morning (1971)
Singles from Mongrel
"Lucifer" Released: 1970

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mongrel is the third studio album by American rock band The Bob Seger System, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). Until recently, the album was unavailable on CD or digitally. Rolling Stone reviewed Mongrel on January 7, 1971. Ben Edmonds called the album "...easily [Seger's] best work to date, but there are still some crucial musical problems he must come to grips with if he is to realize the tremendous potential he displayed on his earlier Cameo-Parkway singles (most notably 'Heavy Music' and 'Persecution Smith')." [The reference failed to mention "East Side Story", which many would consider to be a significant oversight.]

Edmonds continued: "[Seger] writes marvelous rock and roll songs in the virile 1965 mold, somewhat of a lost art these days." The band itself, however, he said, is "like Mountain" and "often degenerates into 'heavy' overstatements of the most cliched sort." Edmonds called "Lucifer" the strongest cut on the album, but his review may have had a dampening effect on sales. 

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bob Seger, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Song to Rufus"		2:46
2.	"Evil Edna"		3:12
3.	"Highway Child"		2:49
4.	"Big River"		3:10
5.	"Mongrel"		2:22
6.	"Lucifer"		2:27
7.	"Teachin' Blues"		1:59
8.	"Leanin on My Dream"		3:16
9.	"Mongrel Too"		3:16
10.	"River Deep, Mountain High"	Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector	7:24

Personnel

• Bob Seger - guitar, vocals
• Dan Honaker - bass, guitar, vocals
• Pep Perrine - percussion, drums, vocals
• Dan Watson - organ, piano, keyboard, vocals
• Bob Schultz - organ, Sax, vocals

Production

• Producers: Punch Andrews, Bob Seger
• Engineer: Jim Bruzzese, Greg Miller
• Design: Thomas Weschler
• Cover art: Thomas Weschler
• Photography: Thomas Weschler

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	171

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Lucifer"	Pop Singles	84

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bob Seger: Mongrel > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2011.