All Out (album)

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All Out
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1973
Recorded1972
Genre Rock
Length32:48
Label Spindizzy
Columbia
Epic
Producer David Briggs
Grin chronology
1+1
(1972)
All Out
(1973)
Gone Crazy
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide A− [1]
Tom Hull – on the Web A− [2]

All Out is a 1973 album by Grin.

Where the first two Grin albums had featured the band as trio augmented by overdubs, singalong choirs or even orchestras, the recent addition of Nils' brother Tom as second guitarist made the band a solid quartet. The only additional performer is blues-shouter Kathi McDonald, who contributes backing vocals on several songs [most notably "Heart on Fire" and "She Ain't Right"].

Contents

Nils' liner notes in The Very Best of Grin attribute the "classy" solo in "Sad Letter" to Tom. "She Ain't Right" is also notable as the only Grin tune not attributed to Nils alone, but co-written with bassist Bob Gordon.

All Out was re-released on CD in 2009 with the single version of "Love Or Else" added as bonus track.

LP cover and CD version

The title of the album does not appear on the outside cover. The mouth on the front cover is a flap which, when raised, reveals an open mouth with the words "ALL OUT" inside. The back cover features a photo of Nils with a thought bubble drawn in containing the track listing. The inside sleeve has a color photo of the band standing in a field on one side, and the lyrics on the other side.

For the CD release, the booklet simply has the closed mouth on the front and the open mouth on the back. The thought-bubble-and-Nils image appears on the back insert, along with other credits. There is no inside artwork.

Track listing

  1. "Sad Letter" - 3:10
  2. "Heavy Chevy" - 3:34
  3. "Don't Be Long" - 2:17
  4. "Love Again" - 4:05
  5. "She Ain't Right" - 3:27
  6. "Love or Else" - 3:40
  7. "Ain't Love Nice" - 2:07
  8. "Heart On Fire" - 5:00
  9. "All Out" - 3:04
  10. "Rusty Gun" - 2:24
  11. "Love Or Else" (single version) (2009 CD only)

Personnel

Grin

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References

All information from album cover and label. [3] [4]

  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  2. Hull, Tom (June 22, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. All Out, Grin, Spindizzy KZ 31701 (1972) LP
  4. The Very Best of Grin, Grin, Spindizzy/Epic Associated/Legacy ZK 65697 (1999) CD