Young Men Gone West
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| Young Men Gone West | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, progressive pop, art rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 41:13 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (Europe) Mercury (USA)[1] | |||
| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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Young Men Gone West is the third album by British band City Boy.[2] It was released in 1977 on Vertigo Records in Europe and on Mercury Records in the United States and Canada.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Music Week | [5] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [6] |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide wrote that the album "provided the group's finest, liveliest playing and writing, and made tentative steps toward a unique style."[6]
In his regular reviews for Truck & Driver magazine, starting a four of five star review, Shaun Connors wrote, "City Boy are probably most known for their 1978 Top 10 single 5.7.0.5. and little else, but there is so much more to this Midlands 1970s proggy-poprock outfit than the one-hit wonder status they are so unfairly labelled with... As two double-CDs, the first four of seven City Boy albums have been reissued by Cherry Red, this offering by far the most accomplished and listenable of the two."[7]
Track listing
[edit]Side 1
[edit]- "Dear Jean (I'm Nervous)" (Lol Mason, Mike Slamer) - 5:33
- "Bordello Night" (Steve Broughton) - 3:04
- "Honeymooners" (Lol Mason, Mike Slamer) - 3:55
- "She's Got Style" (Lol Mason, Max Thomas) - 3:23
- "Bad For Business" (Lol Mason, Steve Broughton) - 3:33
Note: On American and Canadian issues the two first tracks are in reverse order, i.e. "Bordello Night" before "Dear Jean".
Side 2
[edit]- "Young Men Gone West" (Lol Mason, Max Thomas) - 4:05
- "I've Been Spun" (Steve Broughton) - 3:19
- "One After Two" (Lol Mason, Max Thomas) - 3:27
- "The Runaround" (Lol Mason, Steve Broughton) - 3:16
- "The Man Who Ate His Car" (Bishton, Max Thomas) - 3:00
- "Millionaire" (Lol Mason, Steve Broughton) - 4:28
Personnel
[edit]- City Boy
- Lol Mason - lead and backing vocals
- Mike Slamer - electric and acoustic 12-string guitars, lead vocals, mandolin
- Steve Broughton - acoustic 6-string guitars, lead and backing vocals
- Max Thomas - keyboards, lead and backing vocals, piano, harmonium, organ, synthesizer
- Chris Dunn - bass guitar, guitar
- Tony Braunagel - drums, percussion
Cherry Red reissue
[edit]Cherry Red's Lemon Recordings announced in May 2015 plans to reissue City Boy's first four album releases as double CDs with bonus tracks. Release date was set for 17 July 2015.[8]
Young Men Gone West (disc 1) and Book Early (disc 2) are complemented by two bonus tracks on disc 2. New sleeve notes are provided by Malcolm Dome. Press releases inform these releases are re-mastered from original tapes, and that this is the first official release of these albums on CD.
References
[edit]- ^ Popoff, Martin (8 September 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hill, Dennis (4 September 1977). "From the Rock Pile". The Press of Atlantic City. p. C13.
- ^ Boldman, Gina. City Boy – Young Men Gone West: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 377.
- ^ "Review: City Boy — Young Men Gone West" (PDF). Music Week. 17 September 1977. p. 44. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 96.
- ^ Connors, Shaun (October 2015). "Review: City Boy – Boys are back". Truck & Driver. Sutton, England: Road Transport Media: 37.
- ^ Cherry Red Records (May 2015). "Young Men Gone West / Book Early EXPANDED EDITION - City Boy". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
