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Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...

's fifth studio album, and was released in November 1971 by Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

. This is the final Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...

 album produced by Terry Knight

Terry Knight

Terry Knight , born Richard Terrance Knapp, was an American rock and roll music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality, who enjoyed some success in radio, modest success as a singer, but phenomenal success as the original manager-producer for Grand Funk Railroad and the...

. The title is a play on the former motto of the US government, E Pluribus Unum

E pluribus unum

E pluribus unum , Latin for "Out of many, one", is a phrase on the Seal of the United States, along with Annuit cœptis and Novus ordo seclorum, and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782...

. The original release cover (designed by Ernie Cefalu

Ernie Cefalu

Ernie Cefalu is a contemporary Senior Creative Director, currently working out of Los Angeles, CA. Cefalu attended the California College of Arts and Crafts and graduated in 1969 with honors...

) was completely round and covered with a silver-like film to resemble a large coin.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Farner

Mark Farner

Mark Fredrick Farner is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, and later as a Contemporary Christian Musician.-Early life and career:...

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1. "Footstompin' Music" - 3:48
2. "People, Let's Stop the War" - 5:12
3. "Upsetter" - 4:27
4. "I Come Tumblin'" - 5:38
5. "Save the Land" - 4:14
6. "No Lies" - 3:57
7. "Loneliness" - 8:47

Bonus Tracks - CD Release

1. "Live Medley"
   • "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)
     I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)
     "I'm Your Captain " is an epic 1970 song written by American musician Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad as the closing track to their album Closer to Home. Ten minutes in duration, it is the band's longest studio recording. One of the group's best-known songs, it is composed as two...
     
     " - 5:57
   • "Hooked on Love" - 2:46
   • "Get It Together" - 2:53
2. "Mark Says Alright (Live)" - 4:23

Personnel

• Tom Baker – arranger, conductor
• Mel Schacher
  Mel Schacher
  Mel Schacher is best known as the bassist for rock band Grand Funk Railroad.- Early career :Schacher was born in Flint, Michigan. He became interested in music at the age of seven playing with his father's banjo. By age twelve he had moved to playing guitar and then bass...
  
   – bass, vocals
• Don Brewer
  Don Brewer
  Don Brewer is the drummer and co-lead singer for American rock band Grand Funk Railroad.- Early life :Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan on September 3, 1948 and is a graduate of Swartz Creek High School....
  
   – percussion, drums, vocals
• Mark Farner
  Mark Farner
  Mark Fredrick Farner is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, and later as a Contemporary Christian Musician.-Early life and career:...
  
   – organ, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals

• Kenneth Hamann – engineer
• Terry Knight
  Terry Knight
  Terry Knight , born Richard Terrance Knapp, was an American rock and roll music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality, who enjoyed some success in radio, modest success as a singer, but phenomenal success as the original manager-producer for Grand Funk Railroad and the...
  
   – producer, cover art concept
• Craig Braun – artwork, design

External links

• Album Review Review of the album at Vista Records