Law of the Fish
Law of the Fish is the third album by The Radiators. It is their second studio album and their first major label release.
Law of the Fish | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | Southlake Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
Genre | swamp rock | |||
Length | 46:00 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Rodney Mills | |||
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Overview
After a five-year hiatus from record-making (but not from performing), The Radiators signed with Epic Records and released their first major label album, which helped introduce their self-described "fishhead music" to a national audience. The album made it up to #139 on the Billboard 200, and the songs "Doctor, Doctor" and "Like Dreamers Do" made it to #20 and #23 respectively on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
The songs on the album were written over a period of several years, with the oldest, "Suck the Head", bearing a 1979 copyright date. Only two of the songs, "Oh Beautiful Loser" and "Sparkplug" actually have a 1987 copyright date.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ed Volker, unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Wagon's Gonna Roll" | 4:20 | |
2. | "Like Dreamers Do" | 4:04 | |
3. | "Doctor, Doctor" | Ed Volker; Dave Malone; Camile Baudoin; Frank Bua Jr.; Reggie Scanlan; Glenn Sears | 4:05 |
4. | "Oh Beautiful Loser" | 4:12 | |
5. | "Suck the Head" | Ed Volker; Camile Baudoin | 3:14 |
6. | "Mood to Move" | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sparkplug" | 3:01 | |
2. | "Holiday" | 4:01 | |
3. | "Love Is a Tangle" | 4:10 | |
4. | "Boomerang" | 4:20 | |
5. | "Hard Time Train" | 5:35 | |
6. | "Law of the Fish" | Ed Volker; Dave Malone; Camile Baudoin; Frank Bua Jr.; Reggie Scanlan; Glenn Sears | 0:59 |
Total length: | 46:00 |
Credits
- Ed Volker – keyboards, vocals
- Dave Malone – guitars, vocals
- Camile Baudoin – guitars, vocals
- Reggie Scanlan – bass
- Frank Bua Jr. – drums
- Glenn Sears – percussion
- Rodney Mills – producer, engineer
- Tag George – second engineer
Notes
- Ruhlmann, William. "Law of the Fish - The Radiators". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
External links
- Pareles, Jon (September 20, 1987). "Rock: The Radiators". The New York Times.
- Sanchez, Paul (April 20, 2015). "REWIND: The Radiators, Law Of The Fish (Epic)". OffBeat.