Stealers Wheel (album)

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Stealers Wheel
Stealersalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Stealers Wheel
ReleasedOctober 1972
RecordedApple Studio, London
Length34:12
LabelA&M
ProducerJerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Stealers Wheel chronology
Stealers Wheel
(1972) 		Ferguslie Park
(1974)
Singles from Stealers Wheel
  1. "Late Again"
    Released: 1972
  2. "You Put Something Better Inside Me"
    Released: 1972
  3. "Stuck in the Middle With You"
    Released: April 27, 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 stars[3]

Stealers Wheel is the debut album by the Scottish folk rock band Stealers Wheel.[4] It was released in 1972. "Stuck in the Middle With You" reached the Top 10 in the UK, US and Canada.

The cover painting is by John Patrick Byrne. The words "Stealers Wheel" are embedded ten times in the design, in addition to the large lettering in the bottom left-hand corner (eleven in total).

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Late Again"Joe Egan, Gerry Rafferty3:16
2."Stuck in the Middle With You"Egan, Rafferty3:25
3."Another Meaning"Egan3:01
4."I Get By"Egan3:16
5."Outside Looking In"Rafferty3:54
6."Johnny's Song"Rafferty3:45
7."Next to Me"Egan, Rafferty3:37
8."José"Egan3:23
9."Gets So Lonely"Egan2:57
10."You Put Something Better Inside Me"Egan, Rafferty3:50

Personnel[]

  • Gerry Rafferty - guitar, lead vocals
  • Joe Egan - keyboards, lead vocals
  • Paul Pilnick - lead guitar
  • Iain Campbell - bass
  • Tony Williams - bass
  • Rod Coombes - drums
  • Luther Grosvenor - lap slide guitar (on, "Stuck In The Middle With You") lead guitar (on "I Get By") acoustic guitar, harmony and backing vocals (on, "Late Again")
  • (uncredited - saxophone)
Production
  • Geoff Emerick, John Mills - engineering. The Album went on to receive the European Edison Award for recording excellence.

Charts[]

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 44

References[]

  1. ^ "Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Martin, Douglas (January 4, 2011). "Gerry Rafferty, Songwriter, Dies at 63" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 292. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.



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