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Blue Öyster Cult is the self-titled debut by hard rock band, the Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The album featured songs such as "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll," "Stairway to the Stars," and "Then Came the Last Days of May". The album sold well upon its release.[citation needed] Blue Öyster Cult toured with artists such as the Byrds, Alice Cooper and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to support the album.[citation needed]
[edit] Track listing
- "Transmaniacon MC" (Sandy Pearlman, Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom) – 3:21
- "I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep" (Pearlman, Albert Bouchard, Bloom) – 3:10
- "Then Came the Last Days of May" (Roeser) – 3:31
- "Stairway to the Stars" (Richard Meltzer, A. Bouchard, Roeser) – 3:43
- "Before the Kiss, a Redcap" (Pearlman, Murray Krugman, Allen Lanier, Roeser) – 4:59
- "Screams" (Joe Bouchard) – 3:10
- "She's as Beautiful as a Foot" (Meltzer, A. Bouchard, Lanier) – 2:58
- "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" (Pearlman, Roeser, A. Bouchard) – 4:03
- "Workshop of the Telescopes" (Pearlman, A. Bouchard, Roeser, Lanier, J. Bouchard, Bloom) – 4:01
- "Redeemed" (Pearlman, Harry Farcas, A. Bouchard, Lanier) – 4:01
[edit] 2001 Reissue Bonus Tracks
- "Donovan's Monkey" (Meltzer, A. Bouchard) – 3:50
- "What is Quicksand" (Meltzer, Lanier) – 3:40
- "A Fact About Sneakers" (Meltzer, A. Bouchard) – 2:50
- "Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:34
[edit] Personnel
- The song "Redeemed" was written by singer-songwriter Harry Farcas, and sold to the band. Other band members are listed as authors, due to their input in the arrangement. "Sir Rastus Bear" was Farcas' pet Saint Bernard. Farcas is now an Iridologist in Southern California.
- The song "I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep", is actually an early version of the song "The Red and the Black", which would be featured on their next album, Tyranny and Mutation.
[edit] Charts
