Watts in a Tank

Watts in a Tank
Studio album by Diesel
Released	1980 (Netherlands), 1981 (United States)
Recorded	1980
Genre	Rock
Length	35:47
Language	English
Label	Regency
Producer	Pim Koopman[1]
Diesel chronology
Watts in a Tank (1980) Unleaded (1982)

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Watts in a Tank was the first album released by the Dutch musical group Diesel. It was first released in the Netherlands in 1980 by Polydor,^[3] and was released in the United States by Regency in 1981.^[4] The album was reissued on compact disc by One Way in 2002.^[4]

The album, in-between rock and power pop, contained several polished soft metal ballads and was compared by some to Tom Petty's work,^[5][6] although the biggest hit from the album, "Sausalito Summernight" (which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #25) has frequently been misattributed to the Steve Miller Band.^[4] The album reached #68 on the U.S. Billboard chart in 1981.^[7] Four of the tracks from this album (the aforementioned "Sausalito Summernight," "Goin' Back to China," "Alibi," and "Down in the Silvermine") were released as singles.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Sausalito Summernight" (5:08)
2. "Goin' Back to China" (3:04)
3. "Alibi" (2:48)
4. "My Kind of Woman" (3:21)
5. "All Because of You" (3:46)
6. "Down in the Silvermine" (3:01)
7. "Good Mornin', Day" (3:48)
8. "Ready for Love" (2:33)
9. "The Harness" (2:49)
10. "Remember the Romans" (2:51)
11. "Bite Back" (2:38)^[4]

Personnel

The Band

• Rob Vunderink: guitars, lead vocals
• Mark Boon: guitars, lead vocals
• Frank Papendrecht: bass guitars, backing vocals
• Pim Koopman: drums, keyboards, backing vocals

Additional contributors

• Moog synthesizer programming: Johan Timman

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