Trapeze (1975 album)

Trapeze is the self-titled fifth studio album by English hard rock band Trapeze. Recorded with producer Steve Smith at Island Studios, London, it was released in 1975 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was preceded by the release of one single, a cover version of "On the Sunny Side of the Street", originally recorded by Frank Sinatra.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Music website AllMusic awarded Trapeze two out of five stars.^[1] Writer Dave Thompson described the album as "a dour little disc, desperately missing the funk infusions of Glenn Hughes and, for the most part, overshadowed even by its disappointing predecessor".^[1] Thompson identified opening track "Star Breaker" as "probably the best" song on Trapeze, but summarised the release as "lumpen rock by rote, dull and dismissed by all but the most desperately faithful".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Star Breaker"	Mel Galley, Tom Galley	3:30
2.	"It's Alright"	M. Galley	4:12
3.	"Chances"	M. Galley, T. Galley, Glenn Hughes	2:30
4.	"The Raid"	M. Galley	2:45
5.	"On the Sunny Side of the Street"	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	2:40
6.	"Gimme Good Love"	M. Galley, T. Galley, Steve Smith	3:10
7.	"Monkey"	M. Galley, T. Galley	3:40
8.	"I Need You"	M. Galley	4:35
9.	"Soul Stealer"	M. Galley, T. Galley	3:30
10.	"Nothin' for Nothing"	M. Galley	3:53

Personnel

Musical personnel

Mel Galley – guitar, vocals
Rob Kendrick – guitar
Pete Wright – bass
Dave Holland – drums
Glenn Hughes – vocals on tracks 3 and 10

Additional personnel

Steve Smith – production
Phill Brown – engineering
Bobby Hata – mastering
Seabrook Graves Aslett – artwork

References

1 2 3 4 "Trapeze (1975) - Trapeze". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

Trapeze

Mel Galley Dave Holland Glenn Hughes John Jones Terry Rowley Pete Wright Rob Kendrick Peter Goalby Stephen Bray Mervyn Spence Kex Gorin Geoff Downes Craig Erickson

Studio albums	Trapeze Medusa You Are the Music...We're Just the Band Hot Wire Trapeze Hold On/Running

Live albums	Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos Live: Way Back to the Bone Welcome to the Real World: Live at the Borderline Live at the Boat Club 1975

Compilations	The Final Swing Way Back to the Bone High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze On the Highwire

Singles	"Send Me No More Letters" "Black Cloud" "Coast to Coast" "On the Sunny Side of the Street" "Don't Ask Me How I Know"

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