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Fourplay (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band album)

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Released
  
February 1977

Length
  
36:12

Release date
  
February 1977

Label
  
Mountain Records

Recorded
  
1977

Fourplay (1977)
  
Rock Drill (1978)

Producer
  
John Punter

Genre
  
Rock music

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Studio
  
Basing Street Studios, Air Studios, London

Artist
  
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Similar
  
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band albums, Rock music albums

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Fourplay is the eighth album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and it was the first album to be made without Alex Harvey. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were titled as "SAHB (Without Alex)" on the album cover. Alex Harvey was producing another album called Alex Harvey Presents: The Loch Ness Monster. Fourplay was originally released in 1977 on vinyl and cassette. A few bootleg copies were produced, which is the only CD release that the album saw. Tracks were included on the main SAHB album CD issues on the Samurai label as bonus tracks. Even although Alex Harvey is not on the album, he is pictured on the back tied up with string and gagged behind a huge case with "The Sensational Alex Harvey Band" written on it, while in the background the other four members appear to be singing into a microphone, facing away from Alex, this, obviously, relating to the "Without Alex" part of the title.

Contents

"Pick It Up and Kick It"/"Smouldering" was released as the lead single in January 1977 which they promoted on their debut Old Grey Whistle Test performance. Less than eight months later Harvey came back.

Track listing

  1. "Smouldering"
  2. "Chase It into The Night"
  3. "Shake Your Way to Heaven"
  4. "Outer Boogie"
  5. "Big Boy"
  6. "Pick It Up and Kick It"
  7. "Love You For a Life Time"
  8. "Too Much American Pie"

Personnel

Sensational Alex Harvey Band (without Alex)
  • Hugh McKenna - keyboards, lead vocals
  • Chris Glen - bass guitar
  • Ted McKenna - drums, vocals on track 4
  • Zal Cleminson - guitar, vocals on track 5
  • Technical
  • John Punter - co-producer, engineer
  • Geoff Halpin - design
  • Roger Stowell, Steve Joester - photography
  • Mike Doud - art direction
  • Songs

    1Smouldering5:34
    2Chase It Into the Night5:32
    3Shake Your Way to Heaven5:13

    References

    Fourplay (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band album) Wikipedia