Grand Funk Lives is the 12th studio album by Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released in 1981 by Full Moon Records. It was their first album since disbanding in 1976. Although known as a reunion album, it did not feature bassist Mel Schacher or keyboard player Craig Frost. The album was the first to feature bassist Dennis Bellinger and the first and only to feature keyboardist Lance Duncan Ong.
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| Released | September 28, 1981[1] | |||
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| Length | 34:41 | |||
| Label | Full Moon | |||
| Producer | Andrew Cavaliere, Bob Destocki, Thom Panunzio | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The track "Queen Bee" was featured in the 1981 motion picture soundtrack for the animated film Heavy Metal.
Track listing
editAll songs written and composed by Mark Farner, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Times" | 2:05 |
| 2. | "Queen Bee" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Testify" | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Can't Be with You Tonight" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "No Reason Why" | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (Mann, Weil) | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Y.O.U." | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Stuck in the Middle" | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Greed of Man" | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Wait for Me" | 4:52 |
Personnel
edit- Mark Farner – guitar, piano, vocals
- Lance Duncan Ong – keyboards, synthesizer
- Dennis Bellinger – bass, vocals
- Don Brewer – drums, vocals
Charts
editAlbum
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Billboard 200 | 149[4] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Stuck in the Middle" | Billboard | 108[5] |
References
edit- ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 35.
- ^ "AllMusic Review by Joe Viglione". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 287.
- ^ Grand Funk Railroad, Grand Funk Lives Chart Position Retrieved March 25, 2015
- ^ Grand Funk Railroad, "Stuck in the Middle" Chart Positions Retrieved March 25, 2015