Rock Billy Boogie

Rock Billy Boogie
Studio album by Robert Gordon
Released 1979 (1979)
Recorded November 1978
Studio Plaza Sound, New York City
Genre Rockabilly[1]
Length 28:48
Label RCA Records
Producer Richard Gottehrer
Robert Gordon chronology
Fresh Fish Special
(1978)Fresh Fish Special1978		 Rock Billy Boogie
(1979)		 Bad Boy
(1980)Bad Boy1980
Singles from Rock Billy Boogie
  1. "It's Only Make Believe"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Black Slacks"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]

Rock Billy Boogie is a studio album by Robert Gordon, released on RCA Records in 1979.[4] It peaked at number 106 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5]

Critical reception

Bruce Eder of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "there's not a bad song, or even a less-than-first-rate performance anywhere on it."[2] Robert Christgau gave the album a grade of "B", saying, "Gordon's nouveau rockabilly has always been a mite slick and a mite fast, and this is his best album because he's no longer hiding it--his blown notes are just blown notes, not stigmata of authenticity."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rock Billy Boogie"2:33
2."Love My Baby"1:42
3."I Just Found Out"2:30
4."All by Myself"2:17
5."Black Slacks"1:41
6."The Catman"2:24
7."It's Only Make Believe"2:37
8."Wheel of Fortune"2:27
9."Am I Blue"2:08
10."Walk On By"2:18
11."I Just Met a Memory"3:15
12."Blue Christmas"2:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Robert Gordon – vocals
  • Chris Spedding – lead guitar
  • Scotty Turner – rhythm guitar
  • Rob Stoner – bass guitar, piano (on "It's Only Make Believe" and "Wheel of Fortune")
  • Howie Wyeth – drums, piano (on "Am I Blue")
  • The Three R's – background vocals (on "All by Myself")
  • Terry Vernon – background vocals (on "Black Slacks", "It's Only Make Believe" and "Wheel of Fortune")
  • Snooky Bellomo – background vocals (on "The Catman")
  • Tish Bellomo – background vocals (on "The Catman")
  • Paul Evans– background vocals (on "It's Only Make Believe")[6]
  • Marty Nelson – background vocals (on "It's Only Make Believe")
  • Robin Grean – background vocals (on "It's Only Make Believe")
  • Jimmy Wisner – string arrangement
  • Richard Gottehrer – production
  • Rob Freeman – engineering
  • Eric Block – engineering assistance
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Acy Lehman – art direction
  • Dick Smith – art direction
  • Nick Sangiamo – cover photography
  • Gary Green – inner sleeve photography

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 106

References

  1. ↑ "Any Way You Look At Him, Robert Gordon Is Impressive". Billboard: 44–45. March 31, 1979.
  2. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. "Rock Billy Boogie - Robert Gordon". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Robert Gordon". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cartwright, Garth (2011). "Robert Gordon". Rockabilly: The Twang Heard 'Round the World. Voyageur Press. pp. 198–199.
  5. 1 2 "Robert Gordon - Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  6. ↑
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