The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
{{Infobox album
| name = The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
| type = Album
| artist = Todd Rundgren
| cover = Toddruntgrenbang.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 30, 1982
| recorded = 1982
| venue =
| studio = Utopia Sound Studios, Lake Hill, New York
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 35:08
| label = Bearsville, Rhino
| producer = Todd Rundgren
| prev_title = Healing
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = A Cappella
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
| type = studio
| single1 = Hideaway
| single1date = October 1982
| single2 = Bang the Drum All Day
| single2date = April 1983
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r17084|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}
| rev2 = Rolling Stone
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001043949/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/toddrundgren/albums/album/211831/review/5942950/the_ever_popular_tortured_artist_effect Rolling Stone review]
}}
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect is Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, released in December 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent little time working on Tortured Artist (hence the title). However, the album was generally well-received, and Rundgren scored a hit with the novelty song "Bang the Drum All Day".
The album was also his last official release with Bearsville Records.
Track listing
All songs by Todd Rundgren; except where noted.
;Side one
- "Hideaway" – 4:58
- "Influenza" – 4:29
- "Don't Hurt Yourself" – 3:41
- "There Goes Your Baybay" – 3:53
;Side two
- "Tin Soldier" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:10
- "Emperor of the Highway" – 1:39
- "Bang the Drum All Day" – 3:32
- "Drive" – 5:26
- "Chant" – 4:20
Personnel
- Todd Rundgren - all vocals and instruments, art direction, engineer, producer
;Technical
- Bean - additional engineering
Charts
Album
| class="wikitable" |
| align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
|---|
| 1983
|US Billboard Pop Albums{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5322|pure_url=yes}} | title=allmusic ((( Todd Rundgren > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))| publisher=Billboard| accessdate=2012-04-27}} |align="center"|66 |
Single
| class="wikitable" |
| align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |
|---|
| 1983
|"Bang the Drum All Day" |Billboard Pop Singles{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5322|pure_url=yes}} | title=allmusic ((( Todd Rundgren > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))| publisher=Billboard| accessdate=2011-12-17}} |align="center"|63 |
| 1983
|"Bang the Drum All Day" |align="center"|39 |
| 1983
|"Bang the Drum All Day" |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company - Todd Rundgren |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2011-11-25 }} |align="center"|86 |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|214950}}
{{Todd Rundgren}}
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Category:Albums produced by Todd Rundgren