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- Artist: Big Star
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- Release Date: 1972
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
The problem with coming in late on an artwork lauded as "influential" is that you've probably encountered the work it influenced first, so its truly innovative qualities are lost. Thus, if you are hearing Big Star's debut album for the first time decades after its release (as, inevitably, most people must), you may be reminded of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers or R.E.M., who came after -- that is, if you don't think of the Byrds and the Beatles, circa 1965. What was remarkable about #1 Record in 1972 was that nobody except Big Star (and maybe Badfinger and the Raspberries) wanted to sound like this -- simple, light pop with sweet harmonies and jangly guitars. Since then, dozens of bands have rediscovered those pleasures. But in a way, that's an advantage because, whatever freshness is lost across the years, Big Star's craft is only confirmed. These are sturdy songs, feelingly performed, and once you get beyond the style to the content, you'll still be impressed. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Feel (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (3:34) |
| The Ballad of el Goodo | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (4:21) |
| In the Street (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (2:55) |
| Thirteen (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (2:34) |
| Don't Lie to Me (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (3:07) |
| The India Song | Big Star | (2:20) | |
| When My Baby's Beside Me (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (3:23) |
| My Life Is Right (Lyrics) | Chris Bell | Big Star | (3:08) |
| Give Me Another Chance (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (3:27) |
| Try Again (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (3:31) |
| Watch the Sunrise (Lyrics) | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (3:45) |
| ST100/6 | Chris Bell, Alex Chilton | Big Star | (0:57) |
