Nils Lofgren (album)
Encyclopedia
Nils Lofgren is a 1975 album
by Nils Lofgren
, also known as the "Fat Man Album". It was his first solo album, following the breakup of his group, Grin.
The album was critically praised at the time of its release, most notably in a 1975 Rolling Stone
review by Jon Landau
. The 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide said it was a "tour de force of unquenchable vitality and disarming subtlety." In 2007, nearly 32 years after the release of Nils Lofgren, the album was again praised by Rolling Stone in the "Fricke's Picks" column, where David Fricke
said it was one of 1975's best albums.http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/03/10/frickes-picks-nils-lofgren-stefano-bollani-and-southern-culture-on-the-skids/ In 2007 the album was finally re-mastered and rereleased by Hip-O Select after being out of print for nearly a decade on compact disc.
The circus billboard that appears on the cover of this album also appears in an episode of The Monkees television series
, "The Monkees at the Circus," season 1, episode 22. http://epguides.com/Monkees/
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Nils Lofgren
Nils Lofgren
Nils Hilmer Lofgren is an American rock music recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
, also known as the "Fat Man Album". It was his first solo album, following the breakup of his group, Grin.
The album was critically praised at the time of its release, most notably in a 1975 Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
review by Jon Landau
Jon Landau
Jon Landau is an American music critic, manager and record producer, most known for his association in all three capacities with Bruce Springsteen.He is currently the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
. The 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide said it was a "tour de force of unquenchable vitality and disarming subtlety." In 2007, nearly 32 years after the release of Nils Lofgren, the album was again praised by Rolling Stone in the "Fricke's Picks" column, where David Fricke
David Fricke
David Fricke is a senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly on rock music. In the 1990s, he was managing editor before stepping down.-Background:David Fricke is a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania...
said it was one of 1975's best albums.http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/03/10/frickes-picks-nils-lofgren-stefano-bollani-and-southern-culture-on-the-skids/ In 2007 the album was finally re-mastered and rereleased by Hip-O Select after being out of print for nearly a decade on compact disc.
The circus billboard that appears on the cover of this album also appears in an episode of The Monkees television series
The Monkees (TV series)
The Monkees is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 1966 to March 1968. The series follows the adventures of four young men trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. The show introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to series...
, "The Monkees at the Circus," season 1, episode 22. http://epguides.com/Monkees/
Track listing
All songs by Nils Lofgren unless otherwise indicated- "Be Good Tonight" :50
- "Back It Up" – 2:23
- "One More Saturday Night" – 3:09
- "If I Say It, It's So" – 3:00
- "I Don't Want to Know" – 2:45
- "Keith Don't Go (Ode to the Glimmer TwinKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
)" – 4:23 - "Can't Buy a Break" – 3:19
- "Duty" – 2:57
- "The Sun Hasn't Set on This Boy Yet" – 2:48
- "Rock and Roll Crook" – 2:55
- "Two by Two" – 3:07
- "Goin' BackGoin' Back"Goin' Back" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1966. It describes the loss of innocence that comes with adulthood along with an attempt, on the part of the singer, to recapture that youthful innocence...
" (Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
, Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
) – 3:51
Personnel
- Nils LofgrenNils LofgrenNils Hilmer Lofgren is an American rock music recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
- guitars, piano, vocals - Wornell Jones - bass
- Aynsley DunbarAynsley DunbarAynsley Thomas Dunbar is an English drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock, including Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO, and Journey...
- drums - Stu Gardner - backing vocals