Back It Up (Robin Trower album)

Back It Up is a 1983 studio album by Robin Trower, and the last to feature James Dewar. It was after this album was released that Trower was dropped by Chrysalis Records because he did not tour to support the album, in addition to the album's lack of radio airplay. [1]

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Back It Up
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1983
RecordedWessex Studios, London
GenreRock
Length38:18
LabelChrysalis
ProducerRobin Trower
Robin Trower chronology
Truce
(1982)
Back It Up
(1983)
Beyond the Mist
(1985)

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Back It Up" (Robin Trower, Reggie Webb) – 3:54
  2. "River" (Robin Trower, James Dewar) – 3:51
  3. "Black to Red" (Robin Trower) – 2:56
  4. "Benny Dancer" (Robin Trower, James Dewar) – 8:52

Side two

  1. "Time Is Short" (Robin Trower) – 3:40
  2. "Islands" (Robin Trower) – 4:04
  3. "None But the Brave" (Robin Trower, Keith Reid) – 2:36
  4. "Captain Midnight" (Robin Trower, James Dewar) – 3:09
  5. "Settling the Score" (Robin Trower, James Dewar) – 5:16

Personnel

  • Robin Trower - guitar
  • James Dewar - vocals, bass
  • Dave Bronze - bass
  • Bob Clouter - drums tracks 2,3,4,5,7,8,9
  • Alan Clarke - drums tracks 1 and 6
  • Jon Walls - Recording engineer & Mix Engineer

References

  1. Muise, Dan (2002). Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower: their lives and music (Google Books). Rock Chronicles. Hal Leonard. p. 273.
  2. Kurtz, Peter. Back It Up at AllMusic


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