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
- "Life in London" - 4:22
- "It Ain't What It Seems" - 4:13
- "Speakeasy" - 3:18
- "Runnin' from the Future" - 3:47
- "Lovin' You" - 4:03
Side two
- "Off Beat Ride" [instrumental] - 4:36
- "Gettin' Betta" (Peter Cowling, Travers) - 4:45
- "Dedication Parts 1 & 2" - 7:55
Incorrect CD track sequence
- "Life in London"
- "Gettin' Betta"
- "Runnin' from the Future"
- "It Ain't What It Seems"
- "Off Beat Ride"
- "Lovin' You"
- "Dedication"
- "Speakeasy"
Personnel
Additional personnel
- Tony Carey - mini Moog ("Off Beat Ride")
- Scott Gorham - additional guitar ("Speakeasy")
- Bert Hermiston - saxophone ("Off Beat Ride" and "Dedication")
- Susie McKinley - background vocals ("Lovin' You")
Charts
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! Chart (1978) ! Peak |
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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