Straight Up

by Badfinger

Straight Up cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 December 1971
  • Label: Apple
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:01:48
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Tom Evans, Leon Russell, Pete Ham, Joey Molland

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced in part by George Harrison and Todd Rundgren, Badfinger's third album is an absolute gold standard of pristine, Beatlesque power pop. Featuring the iconic smash 'Day After Day', 'Straight Up' is remarkably warm and fiercely melodic, balancing beautifully uplifting pop-rock hooks with deeply sentimental, wonderfully bittersweet romanticism.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, jangly, guitar-driven, harmonies, classic

Tracklist

  1. Take It All (4:27)
  2. Baby Blue (3:37)
  3. Money (3:30)
  4. Flying (2:35)
  5. I'd Die Babe (2:34)
  6. Name Of The Game (5:21)
  7. Suitcase (2:53)
  8. Sweet Tuesday Morning (2:30)
  9. Day After Day (3:11)
  10. Sometimes (2:52)
  11. Perfection (5:08)
  12. It's Over (3:34)
  13. I'll Be The One (2:54)
  14. Name Of The Game (4:24)
  15. Baby Blue (3:37)
  16. Baby Please - Bonus Track (3:05)
  17. No Good At All - Bonus Track (2:09)
  18. Sing For The Song - Bonus Track (3:19)

Credits

  • Badfinger - primary artist, written-by
  • Gene Mahon - design
  • Richard DiLello - design, photography by [photographs]
  • Lee Hulko - lacquer cut by
  • George Harrison - producer, guitar [slide]
  • Todd Rundgren - producer
  • Pete Ham - written-by
  • Tom Evans - written-by
  • Joey Molland - written-by
  • Leon Russell - piano

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