Shock Treatment (Edgar Winter album)
{{other uses|Shock Treatment (disambiguation)|Shock therapy (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Shock Treatment
| type = studio
| artist = Edgar Winter Group
| cover = The Edgar Winter Group - Shock Treatment.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = May 1974
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Record Plant, New York City, USA
| genre =
| length = 40:25
| label = Epic
| producer = Rick Derringer
| prev_title = They Only Come Out at Night
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = Jasmine Nightdreams
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Shock Treatment
| type = studio
| single1 = River's Risin'
| single1date = June 18, 1974
| single2 = Easy Street
| single2date = September 1974
| single3 = Someone Take My Heart Away
| single3date = December 1974
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r22027|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
| rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
| rev2Score = C+{{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: W|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=W&bk=70|accessdate=March 22, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
}}
Shock Treatment is the fourth studio album by Edgar Winter and the second by the Edgar Winter Group. The album went to No. 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart,{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r22027|pure_url=yes}}|title=Charts & Awards Shock Treatment|publisher=Allmusic|pages=albums|accessdate=5 January 2010}} and had two charting singles: "Easy Street" (#83 Pop Singles) and "River's Risin'" (#33 Pop Singles).{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r22027|pure_url=yes}}|title=Charts & Awards Shock Treatment|publisher=Allmusic|pages=singles|accessdate=5 January 2010}} The album was certified gold July 18, 1974 by the RIAA. In Canada, the album reached #9 (2 weeks){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5070a.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - August 10, 1974}} and was #69 in the year end chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3891.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974 - December 28, 1974}}
Track listing
All tracks written by Dan Hartman, except where noted.
{{Tracklisting
| title1 = Some Kinda Animal
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:05
| title2 = Easy Street
| writer2 =
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = Sundown
| writer3 =
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Miracle of Love
| writer4 = Edgar Winter, Hartman
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = Do Like Me
| writer5 = Winter
| length5 = 4:48
| title6 = Rock & Roll Woman
| writer6 =
| length6 = 2:49
| title7 = Someone Take My Heart Away
| writer7 = Winter
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 = Queen of My Dreams
| writer8 =
| length8 = 2:15
| title9 = Maybe Some Day You'll Call My Name
| writer9 =
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = River's Risin'
| writer10 =
| length10 = 3:19
| title11 = Animal
| writer11 = Winter
| length11 = 4:53
}}
Personnel
- Edgar Winter — clavinet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–11), lead vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 11), backing vocals (tracks 4–6, 10, 11), piano (tracks 2, 9, 10), ARP bass (tracks 2, 5, 8), saxophone (track 2), Mellotron (tracks 3, 7, 10), ARP synthesizer (tracks 4, 11), vibraphone (track 4), organ (track 5)
- Rick Derringer — lead guitar (tracks 1, 3–7, 9, 10, 11), backing vocals (tracks 5, 6, 10, 11), electric sitar (track 1), bass (track 3), rhythm guitar (track 10), slide guitar (track 10)
- Dan Hartman — bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9–11), lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–10), backing vocals (tracks 5, 6, 9–11), rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 3), acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 10), castanets (track 3), all guitars (track 8), autoharp (track 11)
- Chuck Ruff — drums; small frequency oscillator (track 11)https://www.discogs.com/release/906903-The-Edgar-Winter-Group-Shock-Treatment/image/SW1hZ2U6MTAzMTQ1NDA3
Technical personnel
- Teresa Alfieri - design
- Vic Anesini - mastering
- Jimmy Iovine - assistant engineer
- Bill King - photography
- Lou Schlossberg - assistant engineer
- Shelly Yakus - engineer
- Lehman Yates - assistant engineer
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Edgar Winter|title=Shock Treatment|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1970|certyear=1974|accessdate=August 1, 2023|refname="RIAA"}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|30898}}
{{Edgar Winter}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Albums produced by Rick Derringer
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