Energized
Energized | ||||
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Released | January 6, 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 39:30 | |||
Label | Bearsville Records | |||
Producer | Tom Dawes | |||
Foghat chronology | ||||
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Energized is the third album by rock band Foghat, released in January 1974. It peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200[1] and was certified as an RIAA Gold Record in the United States.[2]
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | B−[3] |
Track listing
[edit]- "Honey Hush" – 4:19 (Big Joe Turner as "Lou W. Turner")
- Interpolates music from "Train Kept A-Rollin'" by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann.
- "Step Outside" – 6:18 (Dave Peverett, Rod Price, Roger Earl, Tony Stevens)
- "Golden Arrow" – 4:03 (Peverett, Price)
- "Home in My Hand" – 5:09 (Peverett, Price)
- "Wild Cherry" – 5:27 (Peverett, Price, Earl, Stevens, Tom Dawes)
- "That'll Be the Day" – 2:33 (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty)
- "Fly by Night" – 4:47 (Stevens)
- "Nothin' I Won't Do" – 6:54 (Peverett, Price)[4]
An edited version of "Step Outside" was released as a single, with a B-side of "Maybelline" from the band's first album, Foghat.[5]
Personnel
[edit]Foghat
- Dave Peverett – guitar, vocals
- Rod Price – guitar, slide guitar, dobro, vocals
- Tony Stevens – bass, vocals
- Roger Earl – drums, percussion
Production
- Tom Dawes – production
- Tony Outeda – coordination
- Pacific Eye and Ear – album design[6]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 38 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 34 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Foghat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "American certifications – Foghat – Energized". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Energized - Foghat | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Foghat - Step Outside (edited version)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Energized - Foghat | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4999a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Foghat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "American album certifications – Foghat – Energized". Recording Industry Association of America.