The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
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| Studio album by Todd Rundgren | ||||
| Released | December 30, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 at Utopia Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 35:08 | |||
| Label | Bearsville, Rhino | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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| Singles from The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect | ||||
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| allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect is Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, released in 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent little time working on Tortured Artist (hence the title). However, the album was generally well-received, and Rundgren scored a hit with the novelty song "Bang the Drum All Day".
The album was also his last official release on Bearsville Records.
The CD version has the same tracks as the original album version.
Track listing
All songs by Todd Rundgren; except when noted.
- Side one
- "Hideaway" – 4:58
- "Influenza" – 4:29
- "Don't Hurt Yourself" – 3:41
- "There Goes Your Baybay" – 3:53
- Side two
- "Tin Soldier" (Lane, Marriott) – 3:10
- "Emperor of the Highway" – 1:39
- "Bang the Drum All Day" – 3:32
- "Drive" – 5:26
- "Chant" – 4:20
Personnel
- Todd Rundgren - Art Direction, Engineer, Instruments, Producer, Vocals
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 66 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Bang the Drum All Day" | Billboard Pop Singles[4] | 63 |
| 1983 | "Bang the Drum All Day" | Billboard Mainstream Rock[4] | 39 |
| 1983 | "Bang the Drum All Day" | UK Singles Chart[5] | 86 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect at AllMusic
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Todd Rundgren > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "allmusic ((( Todd Rundgren > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Todd Rundgren". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2011-11-25.