Beautiful Loser

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Beautiful Loser
Bob Seger - Beautiful Loser.jpg
Studio album by
Bob Seger
ReleasedApril 1975
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
GenreRock
Length33:01
LabelCapitol
ProducerBob Seger, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Punch Andrews
Bob Seger chronology
Seven
(1974) 		Beautiful Loser
(1975) 		Live Bullet
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]

Beautiful Loser is the eighth studio album by American rock artist Bob Seger, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). This album marked Seger's return to Capitol Records after a four-year split. His previous record with Capitol was Brand New Morning in 1971.

The album relied mostly on session musicians from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, but the Silver Bullet Band members were used separately on some songs and together on "Nutbush City Limits," a cover song of the hit by Ike & Tina Turner.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Bob Seger, except "Nutbush City Limits", written by Tina Turner.

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful Loser"3:29
2."Black Night"3:24
3."Katmandu"6:09
4."Jody Girl"3:41
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Travelin' Man"2:41
2."Momma"3:22
3."Nutbush City Limits"3:57
4."Sailing Nights"3:18
5."Fine Memory"2:56

Note

  • The liner notes credit "Nutbush City Limits" to the Silver Bullet Band, while the album as a whole is credited to only Bob Seger.

Personnel[]

Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.

  • Bob Seger - lead vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 4, 5, 9), slide guitar (track 3), harmonica (track 3), piano (track 4)

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (all tracks except tracks 4 and 7)

Muscle Shoals Horn Section (track 3)

  • Harrison Calloway - trumpet
  • Ron Eades - baritone saxophone
  • Charles Rose - trombone
  • Harvey Thompson - tenor saxophone

Silver Bullet Band (track 7)

  • Drew Abbott - guitar
  • Chris Campbell - bass guitar
  • Charlie Martin - drums
  • Robyn Robbins - organ

Additional musicians

  • Drew Abbott - guitar (tracks 2, 3)
  • Kenny Bell - guitar (track 3)
  • Pete Carr - guitar solo (track 6)
  • Tom Cartmell - saxophone (track 7)
  • Paul Kingery - guitar solo (track 7)
  • Robyn Robbins - Mellotron (track 4)
  • Stoney & Rocky - background vocals (track 3)

Production

  • Punch Andrews - production (tracks 4 and 7 only), mixing
  • Jim Bruzzesse - engineering
  • Jerry Masters - engineering
  • Steve Melton - engineering
  • Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - production (all tracks except 4 and 7)
  • Bob Seger - production (all tracks), mixing
  • Greg Smith - engineering

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1975 Pop Albums 131

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1975 "Katmandu" Billboard Hot 100 43
1975 "Beautiful Loser" Billboard Hot 100 103
1976 "Nutbush City Limits" Billboard Hot 100 69

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bob Seger: Beautiful Loser > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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