Badfinger (album)

Badfinger is the sixth studio album by British rock band Badfinger. The album was recorded in autumn 1973 and released in 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It was the first of two albums released by the band on the Warner label. The cover art for the album shows a woman wearing a riding outfit and hat from the 1920s and smoking a cigarette in a cigarette holder.

Badfinger
Studio album by
Badfinger
ReleasedFebruary 1974
Recorded21 June–21 November 1973 at Olympic Studios and AIR Studios, London
GenrePower pop
Length40:05
LabelWarner Bros.
BS 2762
ProducerChris Thomas
Badfinger chronology
Ass
(1973)		 Badfinger
(1974)		 Wish You Were Here
(1974)
Singles from Badfinger
  1. "Love Is Easy"
    Released: October 1973
  2. "I Miss You"
    Released: February 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Background

As Badfinger were completing work on their last album for Apple Records, Ass, the band's manager, Stan Polley, signed them to a three-year, six-album deal with Warner Bros. Records. As a result, shortly after the band and producer Chris Thomas completed recording of Ass, they found themselves back in the studio making a new album for Warner.

Release and reception

Originally planned for release on 28 December 1973, the album was delayed due to Ass being issued that month.[3] Although the album is technically untitled, it is referred to as Badfinger as this is its only identification outside its matrix number. The intended title, For Love or Money, was rejected by the label at the time of production and was never used. The intended title referred to Badfinger's label change from Apple to Warner Bros.

On release, Badfinger received an unfavourable review in Rolling Stone magazine. A British single released after the album, "Love Is Easy", failed to chart. A subsequent single issued in the US, "I Miss You", also failed.

In the United States, the album peaked at number 161 on Billboard's Top 200 LP's & Tape listings, making it Badfinger's lowest-charting album there. Part of the reason for the poor commercial performance was that, due to litigation with Apple, this album and Ass came out within months of each other; in fact, in the UK, Badfinger actually preceded Ass.

The album was re-released on CD format in the 1990s in Japan and Germany only. The album was eventually issued on CD in the United States in 2007. Many tracks from this album have subsequently been released on various Badfinger compilation records and CDs.

Real Gone Music released an "Expanded" version of the album November 30, 2018. A further expanded edition comprising 40 tracks including those from Wish You Were Here was released January 3, 2020 with the title Shine On 1974.

Album Cover: John Kosh

Track listing
Side one
  1. "I Miss You" (Ham) – 2:36
  2. "Shine On" (Ham, Evans) – 2:52
  3. "Love Is Easy" (Molland) – 3:08
  4. "Song for a Lost Friend" (Ham) – 2:52
  5. "Why Don't We Talk?" (Evans) – 3:45
  6. "Island" (Molland) – 3:40
Side two
  1. "Matted Spam" (Ham) – 3:09
  2. "Where Do We Go from Here?" (Evans) – 3:25
  3. "My Heart Goes Out" (Gibbins) – 3:16
  4. "Lonely You" (Ham) – 3:48
  5. "Give It Up" (Molland) – 4:34
  6. "Andy Norris" (Joey and Cathy Molland) – 2:59

2018 "Expanded" Real Gone Music version
  1. "I Miss You"
  2. "Shine On"
  3. "Love Is Easy"
  4. "Song For A Lost Friend"
  5. "Why Don't We Talk?"
  6. "Island"
  7. "Matted Spam"
  8. "Where Do We Go From Here?"
  9. "My Heart Goes Out"
  10. "Lonely You"
  11. "Give It Up"
  12. "Andy Norris"
  13. "Love My Lady" - unreleased song outtake
  14. "Shine On" - work in progress mix
  15. "Song For A Lost Friend" - work in progress mix
  16. "Island" - work in progress mix
  17. "Matted Spam" - work in progress mix
  18. "Where Do We Go From Here" - work in progress mix
  19. "My Heart Goes Out" - work in progress mix
  20. "Lonely You" - work in progress mix
  21. "Give It Up" - work in progress mix
  22. "Andy Norris" - work in progress mix

Personnel
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References
  1. Badfinger at AllMusic
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th edn), Volume 1. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 358. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.
  3. Matovina, Dan (2000). Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger (Pbk. 2nd ed.). San Mateo, Calif.: Frances Glover Books. p. 233. ISBN 9780965712224.
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