Argent (album)

Argent
Studio album by Argent
Released	January 1970
Recorded	1969 ("(P) 1969" on original vinyl label)
Studio	Sound Techniques, London
Genre	Progressive rock [1] hard rock [1]
Length	40:13
Label	Epic
Producer	Rod Argent, Chris White
Argent chronology
Argent (1970) Ring of Hands (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B [2]
The Village Voice	B+ [3]

Argent is the debut album by British rock band Argent. Released in 1970 on CBS Records (USA: Epic Records, BN 26525), the album did not chart in either the U.S. or the UK and did not produce any hit singles, although the song "Liar" would become a top-10 Billboard hit the following year through a cover version by Three Dog Night. ("Liar" b/w "Schoolgirl" was issued in the US as a 45 on Date, before CBS moved the band to their Epic label.) The track "Dance in the Smoke" was made popular in the UK by its inclusion on the best-selling CBS Sampler album Fill Your Head with Rock (1970).

Track listing

Songs written by Rod Argent and Chris White except as noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Like Honey"		3:13
2.	"Liar"	Russ Ballard	3:12
3.	"Be Free"		3:51
4.	"Schoolgirl"	Ballard	3:23
5.	"Dance in the Smoke"		6:16

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Lonely Hard Road"	Ballard	4:22
7.	"The Feeling's Inside"		3:48
8.	"Freefall"		3:20
9.	"Stepping Stone"		4:38
10.	"Bring You Joy"		4:10

Personnel

Argent

• Russ Ballard – guitar, lead (2–4, 6, 9, 10) and backing vocals, piano (6)
• Rod Argent – organ, backing and lead (1, 5, 7, 8) vocals, electric and acoustic pianos
• Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals
• Robert Henrit – drums, percussion

Technical

• Jerry Boys – engineer
• Tony Lane – artwork, cover design

A two-disc CD re-issue of this album plus Ring of Hands was released by BGO Records in 2000.

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Argent Argent review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 6 January 2012.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: A". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 15 March 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Christgau, Robert (29 January 1970). "Consumer Guide (7)". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved 29 April 2013.