Stealers Wheel is the debut studio album by Scottish folk rock band Stealers Wheel.[4] It was released on 17 November 1972 by A&M Records. The album was a critical and commercial success, reaching No. 50 in the US Billboard 200 album chart, with their hit single "Stuck in the Middle with You" coming from the album.
Stealers Wheel | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 November 1972 | |||
Recorded | Apple Studio, London | |||
Genre | [citation needed] | |||
Length | 34:12 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
Stealers Wheel chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stealers Wheel | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The cover painting is by John Patrick Byrne. The words "Stealers Wheel" are embedded ten times in the design, in addition to the large lettering in the bottom left-hand corner (eleven in total). The album has each member of the band's heads on different animals (clockwise from top left: Rod Coombes as a zebra, Paul Pilnick as a bird, Tony Williams as a rabbit, Joe Egan as a lion, and Gerry Rafferty as a tiger).
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Late Again" | Joe Egan, Gerry Rafferty | 3:16 |
2. | "Stuck in the Middle with You" | Egan, Rafferty | 3:25 |
3. | "Another Meaning" | Egan | 3:01 |
4. | "I Get By" | Egan | 3:16 |
5. | "Outside Looking In" | Rafferty | 3:54 |
6. | "Johnny's Song" | Rafferty | 3:45 |
7. | "Next to Me" | Egan, Rafferty | 3:37 |
8. | "José" | Egan | 3:23 |
9. | "Gets So Lonely" | Egan | 2:57 |
10. | "You Put Something Better Inside Me" | Egan, Rafferty | 3:50 |
Personnel
editSource: [5]
Stealers Wheel
edit- Gerry Rafferty - guitar, lead vocals
- Joe Egan - keyboards, guitar, lead vocals
- Paul Pilnick - lead guitar, rhythm guitar (on "I Get By")
- Tony Williams - bass
- Rod Coombes - drums
with:
- Iain Campbell - bass
- Luther Grosvenor - lap steel guitar (on "Stuck In The Middle With You"), lead guitar (on "I Get By"), acoustic guitar, harmony and backing vocals (on "Late Again")
- (uncredited - saxophone)
Production
edit- Geoff Emerick, John Mills - engineering. The album went on to receive the European Edison Award for recording excellence.
Charts
editChart (1973) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 44 |
References
edit- ^ "Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (4 January 2011). "Gerry Rafferty, Songwriter, Dies at 63" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Stealers Wheel". www.stealerswheel.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 292. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.