Widowmaker (album)

Widowmaker
Studio album by Widowmaker
Released	February 1976
Recorded	August/September 1975
Genre	Rock
Label	Jet
Producer	Widowmaker
Widowmaker chronology
Widowmaker (1976) Too Late to Cry (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Widowmaker was debut album by the English hard rock band Widowmaker, which was released in February 1976. Widowmaker reached #196 in US and featured an eclectic mix of blues, country, folk and hard rock.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Such A Shame" (Daisley)
2. "Pin a Rose on Me" (Ellis, Grosvenor, Nichols)
3. "On the Road" (Ellis, Grosvenor, Nichols)
4. "Straight Faced Fighter" (Ellis)
5. "Ain't Telling You Nothing" (Bender, Ellis)
6. "When I Met You" (Grosvenor)
7. "Leave the Kids Alone" (Ellis)
8. "Shine a Light On Me" (Grosvenor, Wright)
9. "Running Free" (Farnham)
10. "Got a Dream" (Daisley)

Personnel

• Bob Daisley – bass
• Steve Ellis – vocals
• Ariel Bender – guitar
• Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitar
• Paul Nicholls – drums

Additional personnel

• Bobby Tench – vocals
• Zoot Money – keyboards

Singles

Taken from the album^[3]

• "On the Road"/"Pin a Rose on Me" Jet JET 766 (1976)
• "When I Met You"/"Pin a Rose on Me" Jet JET 767 (1976)
• "Pin a Rose on Me"/"On the Road" Jet JET 782 (1976)

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. Heibutzki, Ralph. "Widowmaker's eponymous album". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
3. Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras. Borderline. p. 928.

References

• Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976. Borderline (2006). Reprinted (2008). ISBN 1-899855-15-7
• Larkin Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Threepenny Opera-Z.Z. Top Volume 6. Guinness Publications (1995). ISBN 978-0-85112-662-3