Never Turn Your Back on a Friend

Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
Studio album by Budgie
Released	June 1973
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	42:22
Label	MCA
Producer	Budgie
Budgie chronology
Squawk (1972) Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1973) In for the Kill! (1974)

Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is Budgie's third album, released in June 1973. A remastered version was released in late 2004.

This is perhaps the band's best known album and is notable for its inclusion of "Breadfan", one of the band's better known songs. Metallica recorded a cover version of "Breadfan" in 1988.

The album cover was done by Roger Dean, who has done much of the album artwork for progressive rock band Yes.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breadfan"	6:10
2.	"Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams)	5:30
3.	"You Know I'll Always Love You"	2:15
4.	"You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk"	8:51

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand"	6:29
6.	"Riding My Nightmare"	2:42
7.	"Parents"	10:25

2004 remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Breadfan" (2003 version)	5:27
9.	"Parents" (2004 acoustic version)	5:37
10.	"Breadfan" (Live, 1973)	6:10

Personnel

• Burke Shelley - bass, lead vocals
• Tony Bourge - guitars, backing vocals
• Ray Phillips - drums

References

1. Allmusic review