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Album Review: Red Card

  • Artist: Streetwalkers
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1976
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Punk rock made the Streetwalkers seem like old farts, but Red Card proved (upcoming metaphor overuse intended) that they still had an ace up their sleeve. From the groove-heavy "Roll up, Roll Up" to the ferocious "Run for Cover," this is the first and last great gasp from this band. In fact, had it come a few years earlier, it could have been included along with some of the better work by Chapman and Whitney's previous band, Family. The highlight, perhaps the best reason to search out this record, is a cover of Otis Blackwell's "Daddy Rollin' Stone," which Roger Chapman absolutely sings the living sh*t out of. It's an exhilarating moment and proof positive that he has one of the great voices in rock & roll. ~ John Dougan, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Run for Cover Roger Chapman, Streetwalkers, John "Charlie" Whitney Streetwalkers (5:48)
Me an' Me Horse an' Me Rum Roger Chapman, Streetwalkers Streetwalkers (4:04)
Crazy Charade Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney Streetwalkers (5:29)
Daddy Rollin' Stone Otis Blackwell Streetwalkers (3:14)
Roll Up, Roll Up Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney Streetwalkers (3:31)
Between Us Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney Streetwalkers (3:50)
Shot Gun Messiah Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney Streetwalkers (4:50)
Decadence Code Roger Chapman, John "Charlie" Whitney Streetwalkers (6:41)
Hole in Your Pocket [*] Streetwalkers (3:40)

Credits

Jon Plotel (Bass), Charlie Whitney (Keyboards), Roger Chapman (Percussion), John "Charlie" Whitney (Slide Guitar), Bob Tench (Percussion), Wilfred Gibson (Arranger), Nicko McBrain (Percussion), Bernd Matheja (Liner Notes), Ray Hendriksen (Engineer), Nicko McBrain (Drums), Nicko (Drums), Nicko (Percussion), Roger Chapman (Vocals), Jon Plotel (Vocals (Background)), Streetwalkers (Producer), Bob Tench (Guitar (Electric)), Bob Tench (Vocals), Bob Tench (Guitar), Uncle Al's Pals Choir (Choir, Chorus), John "Charlie" Whitney (Guitar (Electric)), John "Charlie" Whitney (Keyboards), John "Charlie" Whitney (Guitar), Roger Chapman (Harmonica), Charlie Whitney (Guitar (Electric)), Wilfred Gibson (String Arrangements), Charlie Whitney (Slide Guitar), Otis Blackwell (Performer), Bob Tench (Keyboards)
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Red Card
Studio album by Streetwalkers
Released May 1976
Recorded 1976 Scorpio Sound, London
Genre Blues-rock
Hard rock
Label Vertigo (UK)
Mercury (USA)
Producer Streetwalkers
Professional reviews
Streetwalkers chronology
Downtown Flyers
(1975)
Red Card
(1976)
Vicious But Fair
(1977)

Red Card was the third and most successful studio album by the UK rock group Streetwalkers, which made the #20 in the UK album charts.[1] The album features the lineup of Roger Chapman, Charlie Whitney, Bobby Tench of The Jeff Beck Group and Hummingbird, Nicko McBrain, who later played drums with Iron Maiden and bassist Jon Plotel. This groove heavy album [2] was released in the UK by Vertigo and in the USA by Mercury during 1976 and remains a much respected album by many.

Contents

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Run For Cover"   Chapman, Whitney, 5:50
2. "Me An' Me Horse An' Me Rum"   Chapman, Whitney, Tench 4:06
3. "Crazy Charade"   Chapman, Whitney, Tench 5:32
4. "Daddy Rolling Stone"   Otis Blackwell 3:17
5. "Roll Up, Pull Up"   Chapman, Whitney, 3:34
6. "Shotgun Messiah"   Chapman, Whitney, Tench 4:52
7. "Between Us"   Chapman, Whitney 3:52
8. "Decadence Code"   Chapman, Whitney 6:44
41:26

Personnel

  • Roger Chapman -Harmonica, Percussion and Vocals
  • Charlie Whitney - Guitar, Keyboards, Slide Guitar
  • Bob Tench, courtesy of A&M - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards,
  • Nicko McBrain -Percussion and Drums
  • Jon Plotel - Bass, Background Vocals
  • Uncle Al's Pals Choir- Choir and Chorus
  • Wilfred Gibson -String Arrangements on "Between Us"


Notes

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin. The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music: Primitives-Three's A Crowd. Guinness. p. 3999. 
  2. ^ Red Card John Dougan at Allmusic

References

  • Strong, Martin Charles and Peel, John. The great rock discography. Canongate US (2004). 7th edition. ISBN 9781841956152.
  • Tudor, Dean. Annual index to popular music record reviews. Scarecrow Press (1977). Digitized Oct 12 2006. ISBN 9780810810709.



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