Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
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Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren | ||
Studio album by Todd Rundgren | ||
Released | June, 1971 | |
Genre | Pop rock | |
Length | 42:05 | |
Label | Ampex | |
Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Todd Rundgren chronology | ||
Runt (1970) |
Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren (1971) |
Something/Anything? (1972) |
Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren is the second album by American singer-songwriter/musician Todd Rundgren, released in 1971. The album is perhaps Todd's most concise and straightforward, featuring mostly piano-led pop songs and ballads.
Todd handles all guitars, keyboards, and various other instruments (including one of the first uses of the talk box effect, later popularized by Peter Frampton). While Tony Sales (son of comedian Soupy Sales) handles bass on Ballad, his brother Hunt Sales (who played drums on most of Runt, Rundgren's solo debut) plays drums only on the last cut and conga on track number 8; all other drum tracks are played by N.D. Smart, who later became a member of the Hello People and was Mountain's first drummer.
[edit] Track listing
(All songs by Todd Rundgren)
- "Long Flowing Robe" – 3:30
- "The Ballad (Denny & Jean)" – 3:30
- "Bleeding" – 4:05
- "The Wailing Wall" – 3:05
- "The Range War" – 2:38
- "Chain Letter" – 5:02
- "A Long Time, A Long Way to Go" – 2:12
- "Boat On The Charles" – 4:28
- "Be Nice to Me" – 3:27
- "Hope I'm Around" – 4:55
- "Parole" – 4:22
- "Remember Me" – 0:51
[edit] Charts
Singles - Billboard
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1971 | "Be Nice to Me" | Pop Singles | 71 |
1971 | "A Long Time, A Long Way to Go" | Pop Singles | 92 |