Toe Fat (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Toe Fat
| type = Album
| artist = Toe Fat
| cover = ToeFat_ST1970.jpg
| caption = Uncensored cover used worldwide (except US).
| alt =
| released = May 1970
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 38:52
| label = Parlophone (UK), Rare Earth (US)
| producer = Jonathan Peel
| next_title = Toe Fat Two
| next_year = 1970
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1=AllMusic
| rev1Score={{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/toe-fat-mw0000706577|title=Toe Fat - Toe Fat | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}
}}
Toe Fat is the debut studio album by the English rock band Toe Fat. It was released in May 1970 on Parlophone in the UK and Rare Earth, a division of Motown Records in the US.{{cite web|url=http://badcatrecords.com/BadCat/TOEfat.htm|title=Toe Fat review|date=August 2009|accessdate=December 31, 2019}}
After signing with Rare Earth and Parlophone, the band released their debut single, "Working Nights" b/w "Bad Side of the Moon".
Cover artwork
The cover art consists of four human figures on a beach who have had toes superimposed over their faces. The original release featured a nude woman standing over a crouched man, but the North American release replaced this with a lamb. The cover was designed by cover art group Hipgnosis.{{cite web|url=http://www.hipgnosiscovers.com/toefat.html|title=Toe Fat|accessdate=December 31, 2019}}
Track listing
All tracks written by Cliff Bennett, unless otherwise noted.
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1= That's My Love for You
| writer1= Bennett, Frank Allen, M. Roberts
| length1= 4:01
| title2= Bad Side of the Moon
| length2= 3:24
| writer2= Elton John, Bernie Taupin
| title3= Nobody
| length3= 6:04
| writer3= Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby
| title4= The Wherefors and the Whys
| length4= 3:43
| title5= But I'm Wrong
| length5= 4:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6= Just Like Me
| length6= 4:12
| writer6= Billy Guy, Earl Carroll
| title7= Just Like All the Rest
| length7= 2:31
| title8= I Can't Believe
| length8= 3:59
| title9= Working Nights
| length9= 2:31
| title10= You Tried to Take It All
| length10= 4:26
}}
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes:{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Toe-Fat-Toe-Fat/release/2565730|title=Toe Fat - Toe Fat (1970, Vinyl)|work=Discogs|accessdate= December 31, 2019}}
- Cliff Bennett – lead vocals, piano
- Ken Hensley – guitar, organ, piano, vocals
- John Glascock – bass, vocals - erroneously credited to John Konas{{cite web|url=https://theseconddisc.com/2021/02/25/bad-side-of-the-moon-cherry-red-esoteric-reissue-toe-fats-complete-rare-earth-emi-recordings/|title=Bad Side of the Moon: Cherry Red, Esoteric Reissue Toe Fat’s Complete Rare Earth/EMI Recordings|work=theseconddisc|accessdate= May 5, 2021}}
- Lee Kerslake – drums, vocals
Additional personnel and production
- Mox Gowland - flute, harmonica
- Peter Mew - engineer
- Jonathan Peel - producer
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