Glitter (Gary Glitter album)

Glitter
Studio album by Gary Glitter
Released March 3, 1972
Recorded 1971
Genre Glam rock
Label Bell Records
Producer Mike Leander
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Gary Glitter chronology
Glitter
(1972)		 Touch Me
(1973)

Glitter was an album released in 1972 by British glam rock singer Gary Glitter, produced by Bell Records. Two tracks, "I Didn't Know I Loved You ('Til I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll)" and "Rock And Roll", the latter a song in two parts, achieved success as singles; each spent time amongst the top forty singles in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

The album featured, in addition to including the two singles, other original songs that generated fan support, including "Rock On!", "Shakey Sue" and "The Famous Instigator", as well as Glitter's versions of "Baby, Please Don't Go" (written and first performed by American Big Joe Williams) and "The Wanderer" (first recorded by Dion DiMucci & the Del-Satins).

The album was the first by Glitter to achieve international success and presaged his 1973 Touch Me. The album was also reissued in 1996 as a picture disc that was limited to 5000 copies, which had a slightly differing track list than the album (included 4 added tracks:"I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)", "It's Not A Lot", "Just Fancy That" & "Thank You Baby For Myself".

Contents

2009 Reissue

The album was reissued in 2009 under Airmail Records including four bonus tracks: "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)", "Just Fancy That", "I Love You Love Me Love", "Hands Up! It's A Stick-Up" & "Remember Me This Way".

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Rock and Roll Part 1" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  2. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams)
  3. "The Wanderer" (Ernie Maresca)
  4. "I Didn't Know I Loved You ('Til I Saw You Rock 'N' Roll)" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  5. "Ain't That a Shame"
  6. "School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)" (Chuck Berry)

Side 2

  1. "Rock On!" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  2. "Donna" (Ritchie Valens)
  3. "The Famous Instigator"
  4. "The Clapping Song" (Lincoln Chase)
  5. "Shaky Sue" (Glitter, Mike Leander, Edward Seago)
  6. "Rock and Roll Part 2" (Glitter, Mike Leander)

Bonus tracks on 1996 reissue

  1. "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  2. "It's Not A Lot (But It's All I Got)"(Glitter, Mike Leander)
  3. "Just Fancy That" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  4. "Thank You Baby For Myself"

Bonus tracks on 2009 reissue

  1. "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  2. "Just Fancy That" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  3. "I Love You Love Me Love" (Glitter, Mike Leander)
  4. "Hands Up! It's A Stick-Up"
  5. "Remember Me This Way"