You Scare Me to Death
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You Scare Me to Death is a posthumous album credited to Marc Bolan of T. Rex. Released in 1981 by record label Cherry Red, it is first LP of material released after his death in 1977.
Content
The album consists of outtakes and demos recorded by Bolan in 1966. Some of the songs would later be recorded by Bolan's band, Tyrannosaurus Rex. Most of these tracks have also been released in their original form on the album, The Beginning of Doves (1974). In 1981, backing instrumentals were recorded and added to Bolan's original recordings.
Release
You Scare Me to Death was released in 1981 by record label Cherry Red. It album reached No. 88 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] The title track was originally called "Horrible Breath" and was written as a proposed television jingle for Amplex tablets.[citation needed]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Marc Bolan
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Scare Me to Death" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "You've Got the Power" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Eastern Spell" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Charlie" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "I'm Weird" | 1:55 |
| 6. | "Hippy Gumbo" | 2:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mustang Ford" | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Observations" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Jasmine '49" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Cat Black" | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Black and White Incident" | 2:50 |
| 6. | "The Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith" | 2:48 |
Personnel
- Marc Bolan – vocals, acoustic guitar
- 1981 instrumentals
- Brian Odgers – bass guitar
- Graham Jarvis – drums
- Bernie Holland – guitar
- Graham Todd – piano
- Dyan Birch – backing vocals
- Frank Collins – backing vocals
- Paddy McHugh – backing vocals
References
- ^ McIntosh, Gregory. "You Scare Me to Death! – Marc Bolan | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "T. Rex | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2015.