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For the DC Comics character and series, see Electric Warrior (comics).
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Electric Warrior is the sixth album by British rock group T.Rex, and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock releases. Electric Warrior reached number thirty-two in the US; while it went to number one for several weeks in the UK, becoming the biggest album of 1971.

One of the best-known songs on the record is "Get It On", whose title was changed in the United States to "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (as there was another hit song at the time called "Get It On" by the group Chase). This was T.Rex's biggest single and their only U.S. hit (#10). The track is followed by "Girl", which is separated from the rest of the album by an unusual flugelhorn arrangement. "Cosmic Dancer" is an acoustic-based song propelled by producer Tony Visconti's string arrangements.

Bolan, in a 1971 interview contained on the Rhino Records reissue, said of the album "I think "Electric Warrior", for me, is the first album which is a statement of 1971 for us in England. I mean that's... If anyone ever wanted to know why we were big in the other part of the world, that album says it, for me."

The sleeve was designed by British art design group Hipgnosis. In the November 2001 issue of Vanity Fair American musician Beck chose it as one of his 50 favourite album sleeves.[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Marc Bolan.

  1. "Mambo Sun" – 3:40
  2. "Cosmic Dancer" – 4:30
  3. "Jeepster" – 4:12
  4. "Monolith" – 3:49
  5. "Lean Woman Blues" – 3:02
  6. "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" – 4:27
  7. "Planet Queen" – 3:13
  8. "Girl" – 2:32
  9. "The Motivator" – 4:00
  10. "Life's a Gas" – 2:24
  11. "Rip Off" – 3:40

Rhino Records reissue bonus tracks

  1. "There Was a Time" - 1:00
  2. "Raw Ramp" - 4:16
  3. "Planet Queen" [Acoustic Version] - 3:00
  4. "Hot Love" - 4:59
  5. "Woodland Rock" - 2:24
  6. "King of the Mountain Cometh" - 3:57
  7. "The T. Rex Electric Warrior Interview" - 19:35

30th Anniversary Special Edition bonus tracks

  1. "Rip Off [Work in Progress]" - 2:30
  2. "Mambo Sun [Work in Progress]" - 3:57
  3. "Cosmic Dancer [Work in Progress]" - 5:15
  4. "Monolith [Work in Progress]" - 4:47
  5. "Get It On [Work in Progress]" - 4:43
  6. "Planet Queen [Work in Progress]" - 0:56
  7. "The Motivator [Work in Progress]" - 4:19
  8. "Life's a Gas [Work in Progress]" - 3:14

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ sleevage.com
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