Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
| type = Album
| artist = the Bob Seger System
| cover = Ramblin' Gamblin' Man.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 26, 1969{{cite web |title=Facebook: Bob Seger |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155245796874641&id=21454949640&set=a.208649904640|website=www.facebook.com |access-date=November 16, 2024}}
| recorded = 1968
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =* Hard rock
| length = 36:07
| label = Capitol
| producer = The Bob Seger System and Punch Andrews
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Noah
| next_year = 1969
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
| type = studio
| single1 = 2 + 2 = ?
| single1date = January 1968
| single2 = Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
| single2date = October 1968
| single3 = Ivory
| single3date = March 1969
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r17690 |tab=review |label=The Bob Seger System: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man > Review |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |accessdate=July 4, 2011}}
}}
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man is the first studio album by American rock band the Bob Seger System, released in 1969. The original title was Tales of Lucy Blue, hence the cover art. In the liner notes, Bob Seger says (sarcastically) he later realized Lucy Blue was "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", and so changed the title of the album. He then thanks "Doctor Fine" for this realization. (Doctor Fine being the person who made Seger change the album's name.) The original cover design for the album featured the nude figure from Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, but this too was changed for the final release.{{cite web |title=Seger File: 2003 Updates Jan - July |url=http://www.segerfile.com/update03.html |website=www.segerfile.com |access-date=January 23, 2022}}
The title track was also performed on Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's live album Live Bullet.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Bob Seger, except where noted. All songs arranged by the Bob Seger System and Punch Andrews
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
| length1 = 2:21
| title2 = Tales of Lucy Blue
| length2 = 2:28
| title3 = Ivory
| length3 = 2:23
| title4 = Gone
| writer4 = Dan Honaker
| length4 = 3:28
| title5 = Down Home
| length5 = 3:01
| title6 = Train Man
| length6 = 4:06
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side B
| title7 = White Wall
| length7 = 5:20
| title8 = Black Eyed Girl
| length8 = 6:33
| title9 = 2 + 2 = ?
| length9 = 2:49
| title10 = Doctor Fine
| length10 = 1:05
| title11 = The Last Song (Love Needs to Be Loved)
| length11 = 3:04
}}
Personnel
;The Bob Seger System
- Bob Seger – guitar, lead vocals, piano, organ
- Dan Honaker – bass, vocals, lead vocals on "Gone" & co-lead vocals "Train Man"
- Pep Perrine – drums, vocals
- Bob Schultz – organ on "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"
;Additional personnel
- Michael Erlewine – blues harp on "Down Home"
- Glenn Frey – backing vocals and acoustic guitar on "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-bob-seger-songs-20130417/8-ramblin-gamblin-man-0348028 |title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Bob Seger Songs - 8. 'Ramblin' Gamblin' Man' |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=January 21, 2014}}
- Penny Lawyer – backing vocals
;Production
- The Bob Seger System & Punch Andrews
- Engineer: Jim Bruzzese
- Liner notes: Bob Seger
- Front and Back cover illustration (LP) - Lockart{{cite AV media notes |title=Ramblin' Gamblin' Man |others=The Bob Seger System |year=1969 |at=back cover |type=Vinyl sleeve |publisher=Capitol Records }}
Charts
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Album - Billboard (United States)
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!align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
| align="left"|1969
|align="left"|Pop Albums |align="left"|62 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
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!align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
| align="left"|1969
|align="left"|"Ivory" |align="left"|Pop Singles |align="left"|97 |
| align="left"|1969
|align="left"|"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" |align="left"|Pop Singles |align="left"|17 |