Watt (album)

Watt
Studio album by
Ten Years After
ReleasedDecember 1970
RecordedSeptember 1970
StudioOlympic Sound Studios, London
GenreBlues rock, psychedelic rock
Length37:52
LabelDeram
Chrysalis
ProducerTen Years After
Ten Years After chronology
Cricklewood Green
(1970) 		Watt
(1970) 		A Space in Time
(1971)

Watt is the fifth studio album by the English blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970. It was recorded in September 1970 except for the last track, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen", which is a recording from the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Allmusic gave Watt a moderately negative review, saying it "had many of the same ingredients as its predecessor, Cricklewood Green, but wasn't nearly as well thought out." They praised the band for performing as energetically as ever, but contended that Alvin Lee's compositions for the album are uniformly uninspired.[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Alvin Lee, unless otherwise noted.

Side One

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  1. "I'm Coming On" – 3:44
  2. "My Baby Left Me" – 5:21
  3. "Think About the Times" – 4:36
  4. "I Say Yeah" – 5:14

Side Two

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  1. "The Band with No Name" – 1:34
  2. "Gonna Run" – 5:57
  3. "She Lies in the Morning" – 7:19
  4. "Sweet Little Sixteen" (live) (Chuck Berry) – 4:07

Personnel

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Ten Years After
Technical

Charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 13
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 16
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[5] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 2
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 9
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[9] 8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 5
US Billboard 200[12] 21

References

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  1. ^ a b "Watt - Ten Years After". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3756". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 27 February 1971. p. 43. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ten Years After – Watt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ten Years After – Watt" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2025. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Ten Years After".
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ten Years After – Watt". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  12. ^ "Ten Years After Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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