| Blowin' | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 36:03 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Noel Redding | |||
| The Noel Redding Band chronology | ||||
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Blowin' is the second album by the English-Irish folk rock band The Noel Redding Band, released in 1976.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
In a review for allmusic, the critic William Ruhlmann suggested that "The album rocked harder than its predecessor, Clonakilty Cowboys ," going on to criticise the band as "a faceless, nearly generic rock group with a rusty-voiced singer mouthing rock & roll clichés and a standard-issue guitarist." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Back on the Road Again" | David Clarke, Noel Redding | 3:15 |
| 2. | "California" | Clarke, Redding | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Yes It's Alright" | Redding | 3:15 |
| 4. | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Clarke, Redding | 3:20 |
| 5. | "You Make Me Feel So Good" | Redding | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Take It Easy" | Clarke, Redding | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Love and War" | Eric Bell | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Before the Photograph" | Clarke | 2:45 |
| 9. | "I'm Just a Sinner" | Bell, Clarke | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Hold On" | Clarke | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 36:03 | ||
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