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1974 studio album by Grand Funk Railroad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[4] |
Shinin' On | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 29, 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Studio | The Swamp | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 33:52 | |||
Label | Capitol Records | |||
Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
Grand Funk Railroad chronology | ||||
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Singles from Shinin' On | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Shinin' On" | Brewer, Farner | 5:59 |
2. | "To Get Back In" | Farner | 3:56 |
3. | "The Loco-Motion" | Goffin, King | 2:46 |
4. | "Carry Me Through" | Brewer, Frost | 5:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Please Me" | Brewer, Farner | 3:37 |
6. | "Mr. Pretty Boy" | Brewer, Farner, Frost | 3:08 |
7. | "Gettin' Over You" | Brewer, Frost | 3:59 |
8. | "Little Johnny Hooker" | Farner | 4:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Destitute and Losin'" | Farner | 7:03 |
10. | "Shinin' On (2002 Remix)" | Brewer, Farner | 6:09 |
Album
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[6] | 5 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 43 |
Canada (RPM)[8] | 2 |
Norway (VG-lista)[9] | 10 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1974 | "The Loco-Motion" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
Canada | 1 | ||
Germany | 10 | ||
Australia | 7 | ||
"Shinin' On" | Billboard Hot 100 | 11[10] | |
Canada | 13 | ||
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