Defender (album)
Defender is the thirteenth album and tenth studio album by Irish musician Rory Gallagher. Coming after a five-year hiatus from the recording studio, it was his first album released on the Capo label.[2]
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| Released | 1 July 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | The Point, London; Olympic Studios, London; West 3 Studios, London; Music Works, London; Redan Studios | |||
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| Length | 55:56 | |||
| Label | Capo/Demon | |||
| Producer | Rory Gallagher | |||
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The song "Continental Op" was inspired by the nameless fictional detective created by Dashiell Hammett, and was dedicated to Hammett.[3]
Track listing
All songs composed by Rory Gallagher unless otherwise stated.
Side one
- "Kickback City"
- "Loanshark Blues"
- "Continental Op"
- "I Ain't No Saint"
- "Failsafe Day"
Side two
- "Road to Hell"
- "Doing Time"
- "Smear Campaign"
- "Don't Start Me Talkin'" (Sonny Boy Williamson II)
- "Seven Days"
CD bonus tracks, also included as a bonus 7inch single on some issues of the LP
- "Seems to Me" (Bonus)
- "No Peace for the Wicked" (Bonus)
Personnel
- Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
- Brendan O'Neill – drums
Invited guests
- John Cooke – keyboards
- Lou Martin – piano on "Seven Days"
- Bob Andrews – piano on "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
- Mark Feltham – harmonica on "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
- Technical
- Alan O'Duffy - production associate
- Dónal Gallagher - executive producer
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References
- Defender at AllMusic
- McAvoy, Mark (2009). Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans of Ping. Mercier Press. p. 131. ISBN 9781856356558.
- "The P.I. Record Collection". The Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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