Stealers Wheel (album)

Stealers Wheel is the debut album by the Scottish folk rock band Stealers Wheel.[4] It was released in 1972. "Stuck in the Middle with You" reached the Top 10 in the UK, US and Canada.

Stealers Wheel
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1972
RecordedApple Studio, London
GenreFolk rockcountry rockblues rock
Length34:12
LabelA&M
ProducerJerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Stealers Wheel chronology
Stealers Wheel
(1972)
Ferguslie Park
(1974)
Singles from Stealers Wheel
  1. "Late Again"
    Released: 1972
  2. "You Put Something Better Inside Me"
    Released: 1972
  3. "Stuck in the Middle with You"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The cover painting is by John Patrick Byrne. The words "Stealers Wheel" are embedded ten times in the design, in addition to the large lettering in the bottom left-hand corner (eleven in total).


Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Late Again"Joe Egan, Gerry Rafferty3:16
2."Stuck in the Middle with You"Egan, Rafferty3:23
3."Another Meaning"Egan3:01
4."I Get By"Egan3:16
5."Outside Looking In"Rafferty3:54
6."Johnny's Song"Rafferty3:45
7."Next to Me"Egan, Rafferty3:37
8."José"Egan3:23
9."Gets So Lonely"Egan2:57
10."You Put Something Better Inside Me"Egan, Rafferty3:50

Personnel

  • Gerry Rafferty - guitar, lead vocals
  • Joe Egan - keyboards, lead vocals
  • Paul Pilnick - lead guitar
  • Iain Campbell - bass
  • Tony Williams - bass
  • Rod Coombes - drums
  • Luther Grosvenor - lap slide guitar (on, "Stuck In The Middle With You") lead guitar (on "I Get By") acoustic guitar, harmony and backing vocals (on, "Late Again")
  • (uncredited - saxophone)
Production
  • Geoff Emerick, John Mills - engineering. The Album went on to receive the European Edison Award for recording excellence.

References

  1. "Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. Martin, Douglas (January 4, 2011). "Gerry Rafferty, Songwriter, Dies at 63" via NYTimes.com.


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