Number 1 Record

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The correct title of this article is #1 Record. The substitution or omission of a # sign is because of technical restrictions.
#1 Record
#1 Record cover
Studio album by Big Star
Released 1972
Recorded Summer-Fall, 1972
Genre Power Pop
Length 37:03
Label Ardent
Producer John Fry
Professional reviews
Big Star chronology
#1 Record
(1972)		 Radio City
(1974)

#1 Record is the debut album by the American rock group Big Star. It was released in 1972 by Memphis-based Ardent Records. Though many critics praised the album's elegant vocal harmonies and refined songcraft (frequently drawing comparisons to the British Invasion groups of the 1960s, including The Beatles, The Kinks and The Who), #1 Record fared quite dismally in terms of commercial success. In 2003, the album was ranked number 438 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone magazine also ranked the song Thirteen as number 396 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

The singles released from the album were "When My Baby's Beside Me" and "Don't Lie To Me". The B-side of the former included a version of "In The Street" which until 2005 was only available on the single. It's now included on the 20 Greats from the Golden Decade of Power Pop compilation CD.

#1 Record is the only Big Star album on which group founder Chris Bell is officially credited as a member, though he did make some contributions to its follow-up, 1974's Radio City.

In 1992, Fantasy Records released #1 Record and Radio City together on a single compact disc.

A version of "In The Street" by Ben Vaughn (later re-recorded by Cheap Trick) was used as the theme song of That '70s Show. "Thirteen" has also been used in several episodes of That 70's Show.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, except where noted.

  1. "Feel" – 3:34
  2. "The Ballad of El Goodo" – 4:21
  3. "In the Street" – 2:55
  4. "Thirteen" – 2:34
  5. "Don't Lie to Me" – 3:07
  6. "The India Song" (Andy Hummell) – 2:20
  7. "When My Baby's Beside Me" – 3:22
  8. "My Life Is Right" (Bell, Eubanks) – 3:07
  9. "Give Me Another Chance" – 3:26
  10. "Try Again" – 3:31
  11. "Watch the Sunrise" – 3:45
  12. "ST 100/6" – 1:01

[edit] Personnel