Putting It Straight‎

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{{Infobox album

| name = Putting It Straight

| type = studio

| artist = Pat Travers

| cover = Puttinitstraight.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1977

| recorded = 1977

| venue =

| studio = Eastern Sound, Toronto, Canada

| genre = {{hlist|Blues rock|hard rock}}

| length = 36:59

| label = Polydor

| producer = *Dennis MacKay

  • Pat Travers

| prev_title = Makin' Magic

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Heat In The Street

| next_year = 1978

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r51413|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = Record Mirror

|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|last=Pike|first=Kelly|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/70s/77/Record-Mirror-1977-11-12.pdf|title=Review: Pat Travers — Putting It Straight|work=Record Mirror|date=12 November 1977|access-date=16 May 2021|page=12|via=American Radio History|issn=0144-5804}}

}}

Putting It Straight is the third rock album by Pat Travers, released in 1977 on Polydor Records.

"Gettin' Betta" was often played in Travers' late 1970s sets and "Dedication" remains a stand out song on the album.

Original LP track listing

All tracks composed by Pat Travers; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Life in London" - 4:22
  2. "It Ain't What It Seems" - 4:13
  3. "Speakeasy" - 3:18
  4. "Runnin' from the Future" - 3:47
  5. "Lovin' You" - 4:03

Side two

  1. "Off Beat Ride" [instrumental] - 4:36
  2. "Gettin' Betta" (Peter Cowling, Travers) - 4:45
  3. "Dedication Parts 1 & 2" - 7:55

Incorrect CD track sequence

  1. "Life in London"
  2. "Gettin' Betta"
  3. "Runnin' from the Future"
  4. "It Ain't What It Seems"
  5. "Off Beat Ride"
  6. "Lovin' You"
  7. "Dedication"
  8. "Speakeasy"

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

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! Chart (1978)

! Peak
position

US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r51413/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Pop Chart]{{failed verification|date=March 2025}}

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References

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Category:1977 albums

Category:Pat Travers albums

Category:Polydor Records albums