They Only Come Out at Night
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For songs of the same name, see They Only Come Out at Night (disambiguation).
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| Studio album by The Edgar Winter Group | ||||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | September 1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 34:47 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Rick Derringer | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[2] |
They Only Come Out at Night is the third studio album by The Edgar Winter Group. It went to No. 3 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, eventually sold two million copies, and features two of the band's biggest hits, "Frankenstein" (#1 Pop Singles) and "Free Ride" (#14 Pop Singles).
In 2006, the album was reissued on Super Audio CD by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Hangin' Around" (Edgar Winter, Dan Hartman) – 3:02
- "When It Comes" (Winter, Hartman) – 3:16
- "Alta Mira" (Winter, Hartman) – 3:18
- "Free Ride" (Hartman) – 3:08
- "Undercover Man" (Winter, Hartman) – 3:49
- "Round & Round" (Winter) – 4:00
- "Rock 'n' Roll Boogie Woogie Blues" (Winter, Barbara Winter, Ronnie Montrose) – 3:25
- "Autumn" (Hartman) – 3:00
- "We All Had a Real Good Time" (Winter, Hartman) – 3:05
- "Frankenstein" (Winter) – 4:44
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Badanjek - drums
- Rick Derringer - producer, bass, guitar, pedal steel, vocals, claves
- Dan Hartman - guitar, bass, percussion, maracas, ukulele, vocals
- Randy Jo Hobbs - bass
- Ronnie Montrose - guitar, mandolin
- Steve Paul - organic director
- Chuck Ruff - conga, drums, vocals
- Bill Szymczyk - technical director
- Edgar Winter - organ, synthesizer, ARP 2600, piano, marimba, saxophone, timbales, vocals, clavinet, birliner notes
[edit] Cover Art
The cover art was the basis for The Edgar Winter Collection's cover art.[3]
