Stupidity (Dr. Feelgood album)
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| Live album by Dr. Feelgood | ||||
| Released | September 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 at Sheffield City Hall and Southend Kursaal | |||
| Genre | Rock, Pub rock | |||
| Length | 47:01 | |||
| Label | United Artists - UAS 29990 | |||
| Producer | Dr. Feelgood[1] | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Stupidity was the third album by Dr. Feelgood. It was released in September 1976, and was their first live album recording. Their mushrooming popularity was confirmed when Stupidity (1976) topped the UK charts.[3]
The album reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart in October 1976 (for one week), and remained in that chart for nine weeks. It was the first ever live album to go to number 1 in the UK chart in its first week of release.[4] It was Dr. Feelgood's first and, to date, only recording to reach number 1, and appeared over eight months before their first single entered the corresponding UK Singles Chart - "Sneakin' Suspicion" (June 1977).[5]
Along with Rock Follies in 1976, it reached the top spot in the UK without the benefit of a hit single.[6]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks composed by Wilko Johnson; except where indicated
- "Talking About You" (Chuck Berry)
- "20 Yards Behind"
- "Stupidity" (Solomon Burke)
- "All Through The City"
- "I'm a Man" (Bo Diddley)
- "Walking The Dog" (Rufus Thomas)
- "She Does It Right"
- "Going Back Home" (Mick Green, Johnson)
- "I Don't Mind"
- "Back in the Night"
- "I'm a Hog for You Baby" (Leiber, Stoller)
- "Checking Up on My Baby" (Sonny Boy Williamson)
- "Roxette"
- "Riot in Cell Block No. 9" (Leiber, Stoller)
- "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry)
The original vinyl album had the first seven tracks, recorded in Sheffield, on Side 1, and the next six tracks, recorded in Southend, on Side 2. The final two tracks, recorded in Aylesbury, were on a free single, only issued with the first 20,000 copies, making this a collector's item. [8] This is, however, contradicted on the back of the 1998 Grand Records re-release (GRANDCD 21), which states that tracks 8-15 were all recorded at Southend.
An extended CD version of the album was released in 1991 (CDP795934-2) entitled Stupidity + and sub-titled Dr. Feelgood - Live - 1976-1990. In addition to the tracks above, there were an additional nine live tracks included: "Take a Tip" / "Every Kind of Vice" / "She's A Wind Up" / "No Mo Do Yakamo" / "Love Hound" / "Shotgun Blues" / "King For A Day" / "Milk and Alcohol" / "Down At The Doctors" - which were all recorded in the period after Wilko Johnson left the band in 1977.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[9] | 1976 | 1 |
[edit] Personnel
- Wilko Johnson - guitar, backing vocals
- Lee Brilleaux - vocals, guitar, harmonica, slide guitar
- John B. Sparks - bass guitar
- The Big Figure - drums, backing vocals
- Dr. Feelgood - producer
- Vic Maile - audio engineer, mixing
- Will Birch - liner notes
- Paul Henry - design[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Lee Brilleaux, 41, British Blues Singer". New York Times. 9 April 1994. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02EFD9143EF93AA35757C0A962958260. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 290–291. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ "Lee Brilleaux, 41, British Blues Singer". New York Times. 9 April 1994. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02EFD9143EF93AA35757C0A962958260. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 162. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Gambaccini, Paul (1996). British Hit Albums (7th ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing Ltd. pp. 18. ISBN 0-85112-619-7.
- ^ a b Allmusic.com review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- ^ Discography on band's website [1]
- ^ "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080209095720/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_albums.php?show=3. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
| Preceded by The Best of the Stylistics Volume II by The Stylistics |
UK Albums Chart number one album 9 October 1976 |
Succeeded by Greatest Hits by ABBA |
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