Thunderbox (album)
Thunderbox is the seventh studio album by English hard rock group Humble Pie, released in 1974. It reached #52 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States. The planned UK release was cancelled.
Thunderbox | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 1974 | |||
Recorded | Olics Sound | |||
Genre | Hard rock, R&B | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Steve Marriott | |||
Humble Pie chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
*Allmusic | link |
Background
Twelve songs appear, seven of them covers, "Grooving With Jesus" originally released by gospel legends The Violinaires, Ann Peebles song "I Can't Stand the Rain" once referred to by John Lennon as the perfect single; "Anna (Go to Him)" originally written and performed by Arthur Alexander and recorded by The Beatles on their first album, and "Oh La-De-Da" by The Staple Singers.[1]
Incidentally, the word Thunderbox is a seventeenth century slang word for the toilet[2] which gives an example of Humble Pie's sense of humour.[3] The cover shows a keyhole through which a woman can be seen sitting on a toilet.
Track listing
- "Thunderbox" (Marriott, Clempson)
- "Groovin' with Jesus" (Gene Barge, Bennie Swartz)
- "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard Miller)
- "Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander)
- "No Way" (Marriott, Ridley)
- "Rally with Ali" (Marriott, Clempson, Ridley, Shirley)
- "Don't Worry, be Happy" (Marriott, Clempson, Ridley, Shirley)
- "Ninety-Nine Pounds" (Don Bryant)
- "Every Single Day" (Clempson)
- "No Money Down" (Chuck Berry)
- "Drift Away" (Mentor Williams)
- "Oh La-De-Da" (Phillip Mitchell)
Personnel
- Steve Marriott - guitar, harmonica, keyboards, lead vocals
- Greg Ridley - bass, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Drift Away"
- Jerry Shirley - drums, backing vocals; piano on "I Can't Stand the Rain"
- Dave "Clem" Clempson - guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
With Guest :
- Mel Collins - horns
- Special Thanks to The Blackberries :
- Carlena Williams - vocals
- Venetta Fields - vocals
- Billie Barnum - vocals
- Hipgnosis - original album sleeve design
- Arranged and Produced by The Pie
- Recorded at Olics Sound, somewhere east of Guatemala
- Editing : Alan O'Duffy
Tour[4]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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15 February 1974 | Orlando | United States | |
16 February 1974 | Miami | Miami Stadium | |
17 February 1974 | Tampa | Curtis Hixon Convention Hall | |
19 February 1974 | Mobile | ||
21 February 1974 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
22 February 1974 | Richmond | Robins Centre | |
24 February 1974 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Centre | |
25 February 1974 | Toledo | Toledo Sports Arena | |
26 February 1974 | Kalamazoo | Miller Auditorium | |
27 February 1974 | St Louis | Kiel Auditorium | |
1 March 1974 | Terre Haute | Hulman Centre | |
3 March 1974 | Knoxville | ||
4 March 1974 | Chattanooga | Memorial Auditorium | |
6 March 1974 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | |
8 March 1974 | Hershey | Hersheypark Arena | |
9 March 1974 | Binghamton | Memorial Arena | |
10 March 1974 | Utica | Memorial Auditorium | |
11 March 1974 | Boston | Boston Music Hall | |
13 March 1974 | Buffalo | Memorial Auditorium | |
14 March 1974 | Flint | IMA Auditorium | |
15 March 1974 | Louisville | Convention Center | |
17 March 1974 | Columbia | University Auditorium | |
18 March 1974 | Atlanta | The Omni | |
22 March 1974 | Memphis | Ellis Auditorium | |
18 May 1974 | London | United Kingdom | Charlton Football Ground |
6 June 1974 | London | Rainbow Theatre | |
6 July 1974 | Buxton | Booth Farm | |
16 August 1974 | Bilzen | Belgium | Dell |
20 September 1974 | Bracknell | United Kingdom | Sports Centre |
References
- Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful p.217
- project:restoration - White House
- Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful p.217
- "TourDateSearch.com: Humble Pie tour dates". www.tourdatesearch.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.