Mott (album)

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Mott
Studio album by
Released20 July 1973 (1973-07-20)
RecordedFebruary–April 1973
(except track 1, 22 December 1972)
Studio
GenreGlam rock
Length43:00
LabelCBS (UK), Columbia (US)
ProducerMott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople chronology
Rock and Roll Queen
(1972)
Mott
(1973)
The Hoople
(1974)
Singles from Mott
  1. "Honaloochie Boogie"
    Released: 25 May 1973[1]
  2. "All the Way from Memphis"
    Released: 31 August 1973[2]
Alternative cover
U.S. album cover

Mott is the sixth studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. It peaked at No. 7 in the UK Albums Chart.[3] It is the last album to feature guitarist Mick Ralphs, and the first without organist Verden Allen; because of Allen's departure, most organ and other keyboard parts are played by Ralphs.

"All the Way from Memphis", an edited version of which was released as a single, received considerable airplay on U.S. radio and captured the band overseas fans, as well as reaching the UK Singles Chart.

Packaging[edit]

The album featured different album covers in the U.K. and U.S., as well as remastered tracks on some editions. The U.S. cover featured a photo of the four band members with the word "MOTT" on it, with "Mott The Hoople" written in the O. The U.K. front cover featured an illustration based on a bust of Roman emperor Augustus, the band's name written in a typeface simultaneously evocative of a 1920s Art Deco font and the "Future Shock" font inspired by computer-readable punch cards.[citation needed] Initial copies had a gatefold sleeve with the Augustus image printed on a transparent plastic sheet.[citation needed] The emperor would appear again on the inner sleeve of The Hoople, the band's next and final album in both the United States and the United Kingdom.[citation needed] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony's Columbia/Legacy imprint in the United States in 2006.[citation needed]

Reception[edit]

In 2003, the album was ranked number 366 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[4] and 370 in a 2012 revised list.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[7]
Pitchfork7.4/10[8]
PopMattersfavourable[9]
Rolling Stonevery favourable[10]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Ian Hunter, except where indicated

Side one[edit]

  1. "All the Way from Memphis" – 4:55
  2. "Whizz Kid" – 3:05
  3. "Hymn for the Dudes" (Verden Allen, Hunter) – 5:15
  4. "Honaloochie Boogie" – 2:35
  5. "Violence" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:37

Side two[edit]

  1. "Drivin' Sister" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:42
  2. "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich)" (Hunter, Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Peter Watts, Ralphs, Allen) – 5:40
  3. "I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso" (Ralphs) – 7:40
  4. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 4:41

LP track times from 1973 UK release (CBS 69038). Published track times for the US release (Columbia 32425) differ slightly.[11]

2006 CD release[edit]

  1. "All the Way from Memphis" – 5:02
  2. "Whizz Kid" – 3:25
  3. "Hymn for the Dudes" (Allen, Hunter) – 5:24
  4. "Honaloochie Boogie" – 2:43
  5. "Violence" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:48
  6. "Drivin' Sister" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 3:53
  7. "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich)" (Hunter, Griffin, Watts, Ralphs, Allen) – 5:24
  8. "I’m a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso" (Ralphs) – 7:50
  9. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 4:52

Bonus tracks (2006 reissue)[edit]

  1. "Rose" (Hunter, Ralphs, Watts, Griffin) – 3:56 B-side of "Honaloochie Boogie"; produced by Mott The Hoople
  2. "Honaloochie Boogie" (Demo version) – 3:07
  3. "Nightmare" (Demo) (Allen) – 3:36
  4. "Drivin' Sister" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:30 Live 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon; produced by Dale "Buffin" Griffin

Personnel[edit]

Mott the Hoople[edit]

Additional personnel[edit]

Technical[edit]

Charts[edit]

Album

Year Chart Position
1973 UK Albums Chart[3][12] 7
1973 AUS Kent Music Report[13] 57
1973 Billboard 200[14] 35

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart Position
1973 "Honaloochie Boogie" UK Official Charts[12] 12
1973 "All the Way from Memphis" UK Official Charts[12] 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mott the Hoople singles".
  2. ^ "Mott the Hoople singles".
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of all Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  5. ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Mott". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 8 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  8. ^ Joe Tangari (27 April 2006). "Mott the Hoople: All the Young Dudes / Mott". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  9. ^ Whitney Strub (10 March 2006). "Mott the Hoople: Mott and All the Young Dudes". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  10. ^ Bud Scoppa (13 September 1973). "Mott". Rolling Stone.
  11. ^ "All the Way from Memphis" 4:58, "Whizz Kid" 3:25, "Hymn for the Dudes" 5:20, "Honaloochie Boogie" 2:42, "Violence" 4:49, "Drivin' Sister" 3:51, "Ballad of Mott..." 5:22, "I'm a Cadillac..." 7:47, "I Wish I Was Your Mother" 4:52
  12. ^ a b c "Official Charts - Mott the Hoople". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  14. ^ "Billboard 200 - Mott the Hoople". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2018.