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Radio City
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
In late 1972, after the debut #1 Record, founder Chris Bell left the group and the band lay idle for four months. Alex Chilton then finished part of the recordings with drummer Richard Rosebrough and sometimes bassist Danny Jones. After a performance at the Rock Writers Convention in 1973, the band went back into the studio. Radio City was recorded in late 1973 at Ardent Studios in Memphis. Bell had co-written O My Soul and Back of a Car, but was not on the credits.
The record came out in February 1974 and was praised by critics. Even so, sales stalled at about 20,000 copies, because distribution ground to a halt through a quarrel between Stax and Columbia. September Gurls and Back of a Car are among the band's best-known songs. Over the years its reputation grew, and the record is now regarded as a milestone of power pop.
Listening
Track list
- 1O, My Soul5:38Apple Music ↗
- 2Life Is White3:18Apple Music ↗
- 3Way Out West2:50Apple Music ↗
- 4What's Going Ahn2:41Apple Music ↗
- 5You Get What You Deserve3:08Apple Music ↗
- 6Mod Lang2:46Apple Music ↗
- 7Back of a Car2:46Apple Music ↗
- 8Daisy Glaze3:49Apple Music ↗
- 9She's a Mover3:13Apple Music ↗
- 10September Gurls2:48Apple Music ↗
- 11Morpha Too1:28Apple Music ↗
- 12I'm In Love With a Girl1:47Apple Music ↗
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