Gone Crazy (album)
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| Gone Crazy | ||||
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| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:39 | |||
| Label | A&M[1] | |||
| Producer | David Briggs | |||
| Grin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |   [3] |
Gone Crazy is a 1973 album by Grin. It was the band's final album.[4]
The original album was a gatefold. The outside front and back covers feature a colorful drawing, by Lanny Tupper, of animals, dishes, and musical instruments going crazy. A photo of Nils Lofgren doing a flip is also on the front cover. The inside cover has nineteen photos of the band, performing and hanging out with an old man, identified as Mr. Carter.
Critical reception
[edit]The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the harder numbers "the toughest and most assured the band ever produced."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren
Side One:
- "You're the Weight" - 5:11
- "Boy and Girl" - 4:31
- "What About Me" - 4:27
- "One More Time" - 5:10
Side Two:
- "True Thrill" - 3:08
- "Beggar's Day (Eulogy to Danny Whitten)" - 4:18
- "Nightmare" - 3:42
- "Believe" - 3:55
- "Ain't for Free" - 4:17
Personnel
[edit]- Grin
- Nils Lofgren - guitars, keyboards, lead vocals
- Bob Berberich - drums, lead vocals
- Bob Gordon - bass, backing vocals
- Tom Lofgren - guitars, backing vocals
Etc.
[edit]These liner notes are written in script around the photograph and are hard to read, so some spelling may be wrong.
- For their invaluable assistance on and off the road, thanks to our friends Jimmy Foster, Tom Miller and John Lockbridge.
- Special thanks to Clydie M. King, Sherlie Matthews and Merry Clayton for behind vocals.
- For all artwork, cover & back, thanks to Lonnie Tupper (Lanny Tupper) for his talents & interest above and beyond the call of duty.
- Management - "Smart" Art Linson.
- Photography Connie Sprague (cover photo) & R. Ottinger.
- Engineered by David Briggs w/ Bob, Bill & Gabby
- Recorded at Bias.
- We are deeply grateful to Bobbye Hall for all her percussion work.
References
[edit]All information from album cover and label, unless otherwise noted.[5]
- ^ "Nils Lofgren and Grin's sunny take on rock n' roll". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 292.
- ^ "Nils Lofgren". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021.
- ^ Gone Crazy', Grin, A&M SP-4415 (1973) LP
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