Outrageous (Kim Fowley album)

Outrageous
Studio album by Kim Fowley
Released	1968
Genre	Protopunk, glam rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock
Length	36:18
Label	Imperial
Producer	Kim Fowley
Kim Fowley chronology
Born to Be Wild (1968) Outrageous (1968) Good Clean Fun (1969)

Outrageous is the third album by American singer-songwriter Kim Fowley, released in 1968 through Imperial Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	E[2]

Outrageous is perhaps the most renowned of Fowley's solo output and is his only album to chart on the United States' Billboard 200. In January of 2003 Julian Cope selected it as the album of the month, calling it "a shamanic rock’n’roll album made by the ultimate chancer/huckster/gleeman."^[3] Less enthusiastic was music journalist Robert Christgau, who rated it "E", his second-worst rating (on a scale of A+ to E-), and stated, "I don't understand how he continues to earn a living, but he does." (Fowley eventually did earn an E- from Christgau for his 1972 release I'm Bad.)^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kim Fowley, except "Animal Man" and "Bubble Gum" co-written by Marty Cerf. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animal Man"	2:37
2.	"Wildfire"	4:00
3.	"Hide and Seek"	2:07
4.	"Chinese Water Torture"	0:43
5.	"Nightrider"	2:16
6.	"Bubble Gum"	2:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inner Space Discovery"	4:05
2.	"Barefoot Country Boy"	2:00
3.	"Up"	4:05
4.	"Caught in the Middle"	5:40
5.	"Down"	5:00
6.	"California Hayride"	1:10

Chart positions

Charts (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	198

Personnel

Musicians Kim Fowley – additional vocals, keyboards, production Michael Allsup – guitar Ben "Blues" Benay – guitar, harmonica Mars Bonfire – guitar Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Eddie Hoh – percussion Orville "Red" Rhodes – steel guitar Carmen Riale – bass guitar Joe Schermie – bass guitar Wayne Talbert – keyboards Joe Torres – percussion

Production and additional personnel David Brand – engineering Ed Caraeff – photography Bruce Ellison – engineering Gabor Halmos – design Woody Woodward – art direction

References

1. "Outrageous". Allmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Kim Fowley: Outrageous". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
3. Cope, Julian (2012). "Kim Fowley: Outrageous". headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
4. "Outrageous - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012.

External links

• Outrageous at Discogs (list of releases)