Broken Barricades

Broken Barricades
Studio album by Procol Harum
Released	11 July 1971
Recorded	February–March 1971 at AIR Studios in London
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length	35:06
Label	A&M
Producer	Chris Thomas
Procol Harum chronology
Home (1970) Broken Barricades (1971) Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)[2]
Robert Christgau	(C-)[3]

Broken Barricades is the fifth studio album by British rock band Procol Harum, released in 1971. It was Robin Trower's last album with Procol Harum before his solo career.

The album features a tribute to Jimi Hendrix ("Song for a Dreamer") written by Robin Trower and Keith Reid. Trower and Reid were stunned by Hendrix's death at the age of only 27.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Brooker except where noted. All lyrics written by Keith Reid.

Side one
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Simple Sister"	Gary Brooker	5:48
2.	"Broken Barricades"	Brooker	3:09
3.	"Memorial Drive" (Robin Trower, Reid)	Brooker	3:43
4.	"Luskus Delph"	Brooker	3:43

Side two
No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Power Failure"	Brooker	4:29
2.	"Song for a Dreamer" (Trower, Reid)	Robin Trower	5:35
3.	"Playmate of the Mouth"	Brooker	5:02
4.	"Poor Mohammed" (Trower, Reid)	Trower	3:06

2009 Salvo reissue

The 2009 Salvo reissue was remastered by Nick Robbins and features four bonus tracks. These tracks are "raw" tracks without overdubs and in the case of "Poor Mohammed" features just the backing track with Trower's lead guitar prominent.

2009 Salvo reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Broken Barricades (Raw track)"		3:57
10.	"Simple Sister (Raw track)"		5:49
11.	"Poor Mohammed (Instrumental)"	Trower, Reid	2:43
12.	"Song for a Dreamer (King Jimi) (Instrumental)"	Trower, Reid	4:56
Total length:			52:50

Personnel

Procol Harum

• Gary Brooker – piano and vocals
• Chris Copping – hammond organ and bass guitar
• Robin Trower – guitar and lead vocals on tracks 6 and 8
• BJ Wilson – drums
• Keith Reid – words

Production

• Produced by Chris Thomas
• Engineered by John Punter
• Artwork and design by C.C.S. Associates
• Photography by Pete Sanders

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1971	UK Albums Chart	41[5]
1971	Billboard 200	32[6]
1971	Danish Albums Chart	5[7]

References

1. Greenwald, Matthew. "Broken Barricades overwiew". Allmusic.
2. Melissa Mills, Mike Saunders. "Broken Barricades overwiew". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
3. Robert Christgau. "Procol Harum consumer guide reviews". robertchristgau.com.
4. Booklet notes for the 2009 Salvo reissue, Patrick Humphries, 2009
5. "Procol Harum chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
6. "Broken Barricades chart position in the US". Billboard.
7. http://danskehitlister.dk/?song_id=6342