Desolation Boulevard

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Desolation Boulevard
Studio album by Sweet
Released	November 1974
Recorded	???
Genre	Hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal
Length	43:10
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn
Professional reviews
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Sweet chronology
Sweet Fanny Adams (1974) Desolation Boulevard (1974) The Sweet Singles Album (1975)

Desolation Boulevard, released in 1974, is the second album by Sweet that year. It contains one of the band's best known songs, "Fox on the Run". (The U.S. version also includes the smash "Ballroom Blitz".) Though coolly received by most rock critics, it made #79 on Joe S. Harrington's Top 100 Albums in 2002-2003.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 UK version 1.2 US version 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions 4 Miscellanea

[edit] Track listing

[edit] UK version

1. "The Six Teens" (Chapman, Chinn) - 4:02
2. "Solid Gold Brass" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 5:28
3. "Turn It Down" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:27
4. "Medusa" (Scott) - 4:44
5. "Lady Starlight" (Scott) - 3:09
6. "Man With The Golden Arm" (Bernstein, Fine) - 8:33
7. "Fox On The Run" (1) (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 4:49 (original version)
8. "Breakdown" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:03
9. "My Generation" (Townshend) - 3:54

(1) Later versions of the vinyl had the original "Fox On The Run" swapped with the 7" version.

Extra tracks on some CD versions:

10. "Teenage Rampage" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:32
11. "Own Up, Take A Look At Yourself (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:58
12. "Burn On The Flame" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:37
13. "Someone Else Will" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:25
14. "Medussa (Home Demo)" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 5:51
15. "Burn On The Flame (Home Demo)" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:57
16. "I Wanna Be Committed" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:10
17. "Fox On The Run (7" version)" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:24
18. "Miss Demeanor" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:17

[edit] US version

1. "Ballroom Blitz" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:06
2. "The Six Teens" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:05
3. "No You Don't" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:36
4. "A.C.D.C." (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:28
5. "I Wanna Be Committed" (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:13 (original length 4:04)
6. "Sweet F.A." (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) – 6:15
7. "Fox On The Run (7" version) (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) – 3:27
8. "Set Me Free" (Scott) – 3:59
9. "Into The Night" (Scott) – 4:25
10. "Solid Gold Brass" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) – 5:35 (with guitar overdub)

[edit] Personnel

• Brian Connolly: Lead vocals
• Steve Priest: Bass, vocals
• Andy Scott: Guitars, vocals, synthesizers
• Mick Tucker: Drums, vocals

[edit] Chart positions

• 1973 Ballroom Blitz – #1 DE+AU, #2 GB+BE, #3 CH, #4 NL, #5 US, #10 FI
• 1974 The Sixteens – #4 DE, #6 CH+BE, #7 NL, #8 FI, #9 GB, #48 AU
• 1974 Turn It Down - #4 DE, #10 FI, #41 GB
• 1975 Fox On The Run – #1 DE+AU, #2 GB+NL, #3 CH, #5 US, #10 FI

[edit] Miscellanea

The boulevard shown on the cover is the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

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