Derringer (album)

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Derringer
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Released1976
StudioThe Hit Factory, New York City
Genre Hard Rock
Length39:09
Label Blue Sky Records
Producer Rick Derringer
Derringer chronology
Derringer
(1976)
Live in Cleveland
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]
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Derringer is an album by Derringer, released in 1976 on Blue Sky Records. [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Let Me In" (Rick Derringer, Cynthia Weil) – 3:31
  2. "You Can Have Me" (Derringer, Weil) – 4:23
  3. "Loosen Up Your Grip" (Derringer) – 6:39
  4. "Envy" (Derringer, Larry Sloman) – 4:40
  5. "Comes a Woman" (Derringer, Weil) – 5:29
  6. "Sailor" (Danny Johnson) – 4:25
  7. "Beyond the Universe" (Derringer) – 5:50
  8. "Goodbye Again" (Derringer, Weil) – 4:08

Personnel

Derringer

Additional personnel

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References

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