Outrageous (Kim Fowley album)

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Outrageous is the third album by American singer-songwriter Kim Fowley, released in 1968 through Imperial Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	E

Outrageous is perhaps the most renowned of Fowley's solo output and is his only album to chart on the United States' Billboard 200. In January 2003 Julian Cope selected it as the album of the month, calling it "a shamanic rock’n’roll album made by the ultimate chancer/huckster/gleeman." Less enthusiastic was music journalist Robert Christgau, who rated it "E", his second-worst rating (on a scale of A+ to E-), and stated, "I don't understand how he continues to earn a living, but he does." (Fowley eventually did earn an E- from Christgau for his 1972 release I'm Bad.)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kim Fowley, except "Animal Man" and "Bubble Gum" co-written by Marty Cerf

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animal Man"	2:37
2.	"Wildfire"	4:00
3.	"Hide and Seek"	2:07
4.	"Chinese Water Torture"	0:43
5.	"Nightrider"	2:16
6.	"Bubble Gum"	2:45

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inner Space Discovery"	4:05
2.	"Barefoot Country Boy"	2:00
3.	"Up"	4:05
4.	"Caught in the Middle"	5:40
5.	"Down"	5:00
6.	"California Hayride"	1:10

Chart positions

Charts (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	198

Personnel

Musicians

• Kim Fowley – additional vocals, keyboards, production
• Michael Allsup – guitar
• Ben "Blues" Benay – guitar, harmonica
• Mars Bonfire – guitar
• Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards
• Eddie Hoh – percussion
• Orville "Red" Rhodes – steel guitar
• Carmen Riale – bass guitar
• Joe Schermie – bass guitar
• Wayne Talbert – keyboards
• Joe Torres – percussion

Production and additional personnel

• David Brand – engineering
• Ed Caraeff – photography
• Bruce Ellison – engineering
• Gabor Halmos – design
• Woody Woodward – art direction

References

External links

• Outrageous at Discogs (list of releases)