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  • Artist: Humble Pie
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: February 19, 2002
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Humble Pie with no Steve Marriott? As preposterous as that sounds -- after all, Marriott was the heart, soul, and voice of the band -- that's exactly what took place on the 2002 release Back on Track. The trusty old Humble Pie rhythm section is back in place (bassist Greg Ridley and drummer Jerry Shirley), who are now joined by a pair of newcomers -- guitarist Bob Tench and vocalist Dave Colwell. And despite being issued in the early 21st century, songs such as the album-opening "Dignified" and "Ain't No Big Thing" have an unmistakable '80s mainstream rock feel to them. Which is quite puzzling, as it was grit and soul that served as major ingredients on the majority of classic, Marriott-led Humble Pie releases. While it's understandable that Ridley and Shirley would want to get together and start playing once more -- Humble Pie was quite a mean rockin' machine back in the day -- this "new look" lineup simply doesn't do the Humble Pie legacy justice. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Dignified Dave Colwell Humble Pie (3:28)
The Real Thing Dave Colwell Humble Pie (3:36)
Trouble Greg Ridley Humble Pie (4:07)
Ain't No Big Thing Bob Tench, Jerry Shirley, Dave Colwell Humble Pie (3:56)
Stay One More Night Dave Colwell Humble Pie (5:20)
Still Got a Story to Tell Dave Colwell Humble Pie (4:12)
All I Ever Needed Dave Colwell Humble Pie (3:23)
This Time Jerry Shirley Humble Pie (3:34)
Flatbusted Jerry Shirley Humble Pie (3:52)
Between Old Teddy and Your Mom Dave Colwell Humble Pie (4:16)

Credits

Greg Ridley (Guitar (Bass)), Damon Iddins (Engineer), Zoot Money (Vocals (Background)), Victor Martin (Organ (Hammond)), Dave Colwell (Producer), Zoot Money (Organ (Hammond)), Zoot Money (Piano), Andy Jackson (Producer), Zoot Money (Vocals), Greg Ridley (Vocals), Jerry Shirley (Executive Producer), Dave Colwell (Mandolin), Dave Colwell (Guitar (Acoustic)), Dave Colwell (Dobro), Bob Tench (Guitar), Greg Ridley (Vocals (Background)), Jerry Shirley (Drums), Bob Tench (Vocals (Background)), Andy Jackson (Mixing), Andy Jackson (Engineer), Gregory Bradley (Photography), Bob Tench (Vocals), Dave Colwell (Guitar), Jo Mirowski (Photography)
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Back on Track
Studio album by Humble Pie
Released 19th February 2002
Recorded Dec 2001-Jan 2002
Genre Rock music
Length 37:28
Label Sanctuary
Producer Humble Pie
Professional reviews
Humble Pie chronology
Live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go '69
(2002)		 Back on Track
(2002)

Back on Track is the thirteenth studio album by Humble Pie[1]. Jerry Shirley re-formed Humble Pie[2] in 2001 with a line up including their original bassist Greg Ridley, former Humble Pie guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench, and rhythm guitarist Dave "Bucket" Colwell who had played with Bad Company and wrote or co-wrote seven of the ten tracks on this album. Back on track was released by Sanctuary in UK and Europe, on February 19th 2002.[3] Keyboard players Zoot Money and Victor Martin were brought in for the Back on Track recording sessions. The album was recorded at Jacobs Studios[4], and Astoria Studios[5], with special thanks given to David Gilmour[6]. The album and band lineup had many of the elements which had contributed to Humble Pie's musical chemistry, with two of the original sidemen to Steve Marriott, Jerry Shirley and Greg Ridley and an established well respected former member, Bobby Tench[7]. A brief tour of UK followed and then Germany, with Company of Snakes and the response to the live shows was encouraging, but Greg Ridley fell ill late in 2002[8] and the band split up. Once again the sales of a Humble Pie album were restricted due the lack of a promotional tour[9].

Track listing

  1. "Dignified" (Colwell)
  2. "Real thing" (Colwell/Lister)
  3. "Trouble" (Ridley)
  4. "Ain't no big thing" (Colwell/Shirley/Tench)
  5. "Stay one more night" (Colwell/Hart)
  6. "Still got a story to tell" (Colwell)
  7. "All I ever needed" (Colwell)
  8. "This Time" (J.Shirley/Huhn)
  9. "Flat busted" (J.Shirley/Huhn)
  10. "Between old teddy and your mum" (Colwell/Halligan)

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Notes

  1. ^ Back on trackat Allmusic
  2. ^ Jerry Shirley, The original Humble Pie drummer, had purchased the rights to Humble Pie in 1989
  3. ^ Humblepie at Allmusic
  4. ^ Tracks 7-9inc
  5. ^ Tracks 1-6 &10
  6. ^ Album cover, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd
  7. ^ Bobby Tench joined Humble Pie in 1980 and played on the albums On to Victory, released in 1980 and Go for The Throat, released in 1981. He also toured with Humble Pie at that time
  8. ^ Greg Ridley passed away on 19th November 2003 in Alicante, Spain of complications resulting from pneumonia, he was aged 56
  9. ^ Another Humble Pie album which suffered the same fate was Go for the Throat released in 1981 which followed the successful tour of the previous album, On to Victory
  10. ^ All I ever need, This Time and Flat busted. ref:album sleeve/Sanctuary records, PRS
  11. ^ The Real Thing, Stay One more night and Got a story to tell. ref:album sleeve/Sanctuary records, PRS
  12. ^ Between old teddy and your mum. ref:album sleeve/Sanctuary records, PRS
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Humble Pie
Steve Marriott • Peter Frampton • Clem Clempson • Greg Ridley • Jerry Shirley
Bobby Tench • Cozy Powell • Anthony "Sooty" Jones•
Dave "Bucket" Colwell
Studio albums
As Safe As Yesterday Is • Town and Country • Humble Pie • Rock On • Smokin' • Eat It • Thunderbox • Street Rats • On to Victory • Go for the Throat • Back on Track (Humble Pie album)
Live albums
Performance Rockin' the Fillmore• King Biscuit (live 1973) • Live At The Whiskey A-Go-Go '69
Compilations
Best of Humble Pie • Classics Volume 14 • Early Years (Humble Pie album) Hot n' Nasty: The Anthology • The Scrubbers Sessions Archive • The Immediate Years: Natural Born Boogie • Running with the Pack • Natural Born Boogie: The BBC Sessions • Extended Versions (Humble Pie album) Twentieth Century Masters: The Millennium Collection • The Atlanta Years • Definitive Collection (Best Of)
Singles
"Natural Born Bugie" • "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" • "Big Black Dog" • "Shine On" • "I Don't Need No Doctor" • "Hot 'n' Nasty" • "30 Days in the Hole" • "Get Down to It" • "Shut Up and Don't Interrupt Me" • "Black Coffee" • "Oh La De Da" • "Ninety-Nine Pounds" • "Rock and Roll Music"
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