Mott

by Mott the Hoople

Mott cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 July 1973
  • Label: CBS
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 58:32
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Thunderthighs, Buffin, Mick Hince, Andy Mackay, Ian Hunter, Overend Watts, Verden Allen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fully shedding their Bob Dylan-esque folk-rock roots, Mott the Hoople embraced glittering theatricality to deliver a definitive, razor-sharp glam rock classic. 'Mott' is wonderfully warm and fiercely melodic, packed with incredibly rhythmic, highly anthemic celebrations of rock-and-roll hedonism that are laced with brilliant, distinctly British satirical wit.

Genres

Descriptors: hedonism, satirical, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. All the Way from Memphis (5:02)
  2. Whizz Kid (3:25)
  3. Hymn for the Dudes (5:23)
  4. Honaloochie Boogie (2:43)
  5. Violence (4:48)
  6. Drivin' Sister (3:53)
  7. Ballad of Mott The Hoople (5:24)
  8. I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso (7:50)
  9. I Wish I Was Your Mother (4:51)
  10. Rose (3:56)
  11. Honaloochie Boogie - Demo Version (3:06)
  12. Nightmare - Demo Version (3:36)
  13. Drivin' Sister - Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - 1973 (4:30)

Credits

  • Mott The Hoople - primary artist, producer
  • Ian Hunter - arranged by, piano, lead vocals, written-by, acoustic guitar, piano [rachmaninov], lead vocals, piano, vocals, guitar, vocals, piano, piano, acoustic guitar, effects [echo vamper], vocals, acoustic guitar, vocals, piano, effects [echo vamper]
  • Alan Harris - engineer [air], engineer [mix]
  • Bill Price - engineer [air], synthesizer [moog operator]
  • John Leckie - engineer [emi]
  • Peter Swettenham - engineer [mix]
  • Philip John - equipment
  • Richard Anderson - equipment
  • Stan Tippins - other [group schedule executive]
  • Dan Loggins - supervised by [production]
  • Overend Watts - bass, bass, vocals [chorus vocal], written-by, bass, electric bass [fuzz bass]
  • Buffin - drums, vocals, drums, vocals [chorus vocal], written-by
  • Mick Ralphs - guitar [guitars], tambourine, vocals, guitar, synthesizer [moogotron], vocals ['baby' vocal], guitar, organ, guitar, vocals [chorus vocal], written-by, guitar [fat], organ, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, mandolin [mandolins]
  • Andy Mackay - tenor saxophone
  • Thunderthighs - backing vocals
  • Verden Allen - written-by
  • Paul Buckmaster - cello [cellos]
  • Graham Preskett - violin [insane violin]
  • Mick Hince - bells

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