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Released
  
October 1977

Length
  
36:44

Artist
  
Producer
  
Genre
  
Rock music

Recorded
  
Eden Studios, London

Stick to Me(1977)
  
Release date
  
October 1977

Label
  
Mercury Records

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Similar
  
Graham Parker albums, Rock music albums

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Stick to Me is the title of the third album by rock and roll singer-songwriter Graham Parker and his first group, the Rumour. Critical opinion of Stick to Me generally ranks it below their first two albums, Howlin' Wind and Heat Treatment. An undeniable shortcoming is the sound: the sessions suffered from a production mishap. The original recording was ruined, and all the songs needed to be rerecorded hastily.

Contents

Parker, interviewed by Steve Hammer [1], recalled the making of the album:

"...for "Stick to Me," we had an 80-piece string section playing. But the whole album had to be scrapped because the master tape was leaking oxide or something. The producer, again, didn't seem to spot it. We saw this black stuff coming off the tapes but he didn't notice it. When we came to mix it, it was un-mixable. The hi-hat was leaking through all the tracks. It was a nightmare, because we had a tour coming up. In those days I had a manager, and managers are always saying, "We have to play in Sweden now," like that's the most important thing to do. So we re-made the record in a week with Nick Lowe. It's not what I wanted at all. It's a very intense, grungy-sounding record, but I kind of like it now for that reason. I think people are trying to get that sound now, and have been since the late '80s, when we finally got rid of that Phil Collins drum sound and got real again. If a band made a record like that now, it would be hailed as a great low-fi record. But in those days, of course, the American press panned it. They thought I should sound like Boston or Journey or something. They thought I should have a slicker sound. But they had a point."

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Track listing

All songs written by Graham Parker except as indicated.

  1. "Stick to Me" – 3:29
  2. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (Earl Randle) – 3:26
  3. "Problem Child" – 3:25
  4. "Soul on Ice" – 3:01
  5. "Clear Head" – 2:58
  6. "The New York Shuffle" – 2:58
  7. "Watch the Moon Come Down" – 4:49
  8. "Thunder and Rain" – 3:15
  9. "The Heat in Harlem" – 7:00
  10. "The Raid" – 2:39

Personnel

  • Graham Parker – vocals, guitar
  • Brinsley Schwarz – guitar
  • Bob Andrews – organ, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Martin Belmont – guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrew Bodnar – bass guitar
  • Steve Goulding – drums, backing vocals
  • Additional personnel
  • John Altman – saxophone
  • Ray Beavis – saxophone
  • David Bedford– arrangements
  • John Earle – saxophone
  • Chris Gower – trombone
  • Dick Hanson – trumpet
  • Darryl Leeque – percussion
  • Charts

    Album

    Songs

    1Stick to Me3:28
    2I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down3:28
    3Problem Child3:30

    References

    Stick to Me Wikipedia


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