Shinin' On
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{{Infobox album
| name = Shinin' On
| type = studio
| artist = Grand Funk Railroad
| cover = Shinin' On (Grand Funk Railroad album - cover art).jpg
| alt =
| released = March 29, 1974
| recorded = 1974
| venue =
| studio = The Swamp
| genre = Hard rock
| length = 33:52
| label = Capitol Records
| producer = Todd Rundgren
| prev_title = We're an American Band
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Shinin' On
| type = studio
| single1 = The Loco-Motion"/"Destitute and Losin'
| single1date = May 1974
| single2 = Shinin' On"/"Mr. Pretty Boy
| single2date = July 1974
}}
}}
Shinin' On is the eighth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released in March 1974, by Capitol Records. Although not as successful as its predecessor, We're an American Band (1973), it peaked at #5 in the US and was certified gold, and its first single, a cover of "The Loco-Motion" topped the U.S. charts.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=The+Loco-Motion+by+Grand+Funk+Railroad&id=18260 Grand Funk Railroad, "The Loco-Motion" US Chart Position] Retrieved March 24, 2015 The original cover was done in bi-visual 3-D and included the required blue and red lense glasses to view it. The 3D art was done by renowned graphics artist Neal Adams, based on an idea by Lynn Goldsmith and Funk's manager Andrew Cavaliere. Goldsmith worked not only as the band’s photographer, but had also directed the 1973 promotional film for We’re An American Band and created a number of other Grand Funk covers.https://outsiderrock.ca/2021/08/23/story-behind-the-album-cover-grand-funks-shinin-on/ A Quadraphonic mix of the album was available in the Quadraphonic 8-Track cartridge format. The title song was featured in The Simpsons' 7th season episode "Homerpalooza" on May 19, 1996.
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Donald A. Guarisco |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shinin-on-mw0000309533 |title=Shinin' On - Grand Funk Railroad |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2019-06-02}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: G|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=G&bk=70|access-date=February 24, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Shinin' On
| writer1 = Brewer, Farner
| length1 = 5:59
| title2 = To Get Back In
| writer2 = Farner
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = The Loco-Motion
| length3 = 2:46
| title4 = Carry Me Through
| writer4 = Brewer, Frost
| length4 = 5:34
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Please Me
| writer5 = Brewer, Farner
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = Mr. Pretty Boy
| writer6 = Brewer, Farner, Frost
| length6 = 3:08
| title7 = Gettin' Over You
| writer7 = Brewer, Frost
| length7 = 3:59
| title8 = Little Johnny Hooker
| writer8 = Farner
| length8 = 4:59
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD release bonus tracks
| title9 = Destitute and Losin{{'-}}
| writer9 = Farner
| length9 = 7:03
| title10 = Shinin' On (2002 Remix)
| writer10 = Brewer, Farner
| length10 = 6:09
}}
Personnel
;Grand Funk Railroad
- Mark Farner – vocals, guitar, guitarrón, harmonica, organ on "Carry Me Through"
- Mel Schacher – bass
- Don Brewer – vocals, drums, percussion
- Craig Frost – organ, clavinet, moog, piano, mellotron, backing vocals
;Additional and technical personnel
- Todd Rundgren – producer, engineer, guitar on "Carry Me Through", backing vocals, Echoplex{{Cite book |last=Myers |first=Paul |title=A Wizard, A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio |publisher=Jawbone Press |year=2010 |isbn=9781906002336 |edition=1st |location=London |pages=111}}
- John White – assistant engineer
;2002 Remaster
- David K. Tedds – produced & compiled for reissue by
- Kevin Flaherty – supervising A&R producer
- Jimmy Hoyson – bonus track mix engineer
- Evren Göknar – mastering engineer
- Kenny Nemes – project manager
- Neil Kellerhouse – reissue art direction, design
- Steve Roeser – liner notes
- Brendan Gormley – editorial supervision
- Bryan Kelley – production
- Shannon Ward – production
Charts
Album
Singles
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Single !Chart !Position |
| rowspan="6"|1974
|rowspan="4"|"The Loco-Motion" |align="center"|1 |
| Canada
|align="center"|1 |
| Germany
|align="center"|10 |
| Australia
|align="center"|7 |
| rowspan="2"|"Shinin' On"
|align="center"|11[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Shinin%27+On+by+Grand+Funk+Railroad&id=18261 Grand Funk Railroad, "Shinin On" Chart Position] Retrieved March 24, 2015 |
| Canada
|align="center"|13 |
References
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Category:Grand Funk Railroad albums