All the Young Dudes
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| All the Young Dudes | ||
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| Studio album by Mott the Hoople | ||
| Released | 8 September 1972 | |
| Recorded | 1972 | |
| Genre | Glam rock | |
| Length | 40:47 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | David Bowie | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Mott the Hoople chronology | ||
| Brain Capers (1971) |
All the Young Dudes (1972) |
Mott (1973) |
All the Young Dudes is an album by Mott the Hoople, released in 1972. Their first album for the Columbia Records label, it was a turning point for the then-struggling British band. They were about to break up when David Bowie stepped in and gave them the song "All the Young Dudes". Bowie also produced the album, which took Mott "from potential has-beens to avatars of the glam rock movement".[1] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia Legacy label in the United States on February 21, 2006.
The title track was released as a single prior to the album and charted worldwide, becoming the "ultimate '70s glitterkid anthem".[2] "Sweet Jane", a cover of the Velvet Underground song from their 1970 album Loaded, was issued as a single in Canada, Holland, Portugal, Spain and the United States, though not in their home market of the UK. "One of the Boys", originally the B-side of "All the Young Dudes", was also released in North America and Continental Europe.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 491 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Sweet Jane" (Lou Reed) – 4:21
- "Momma’s Little Jewel" (Ian Hunter, Peter Watts) – 4:26
- "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:32
- "Sucker" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Watts) – 5:03
- "Jerkin' Crocus" (Hunter) – 4:00
- "One of the Boys" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 6:46
- "Soft Ground" (Verden Allen) – 3:17
- "Ready for Love/After the Lights" (Ralphs) – 6:47
- "Sea Diver" (Hunter) – 2:53
[edit] Bonus tracks (2006 reissue)
- "One of the Boys" (Demo version) (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:18 Produced by Mott the Hoople
- "Black Scorpio" (Demo version of "Momma’s Little Jewel") (Hunter/Watts) – 3:35 Produced by Mott the Hoople and Muff Winwood
- "Ride on the Sun" (Demo version of "Sea Diver") (Hunter) – 3:36 Produced by Mott the Hoople
- "One of the Boys" (UK single version) (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:21 Produced by Mott the Hoople
- "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie/Ian Hunter vocal) (Bowie) – 4:25
- "Sucker" (Live) (Hunter, Ralph, Watts) – 6:27 Live 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon; produced by Dale "Buffin" Griffin
- "Sweet Jane" (Live) (Reed) – 5:00 Live 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon; produced by Dale "Buffin" Griffin
[edit] Personnel
- Ian Hunter (singer) – vocals, piano
- Mick Ralphs – guitar, vocals except on bonus tracks 6, 7
- Pete "Overend" Watts – bass guitar, vocals
- Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, percussion
- Verden Allen – organ, vocals except on bonus tracks 5, 6, 7
[edit] Additional personnel
- Ariel Bender – guitar, vocals on bonus tracks 6, 7
- Mick Bolton – organ on bonus track 7
- David Bowie – saxophones; vocals on bonus track 5
- Morgan Fisher – organ, Mellotron on bonus track 3; piano, synthesizer, backing vocals on bonus tracks 6, 7
- Ray Majors – slide guitar on bonus track 2
- Mick Ronson – strings, brass
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | UK Albums Chart | 21 |
| 1973 | US Pop Albums | 89 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | "All the Young Dudes" | UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| 1973 | "All the Young Dudes" | US Pop Singles | 37 |
| 1973 | "One of the Boys" | US Pop Singles | 96 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Rick Clark (1995). The All-Music Guide to Rock. Retrieved from Super Seventies 4 November 2006
- ^ Roy Carr & Charles Shaar Murray (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record: p.117
