Frontier Days (album)

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Frontier Days
Dellords.jpg
Studio album by
Released1984
Genre Roots rock, rock and roll
Label EMI America
Producer The Del-Lords, Lou Whitney
The Del-Lords chronology
Frontier Days
(1984)
Johnny Comes Marching Home
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]

Frontier Days is the debut album released in 1984 by The Del-Lords on EMI America Records.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Scott Kempner, except "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" by Alfred Reed

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?"3:02
2."Get Tough"4:13
3."Livin' on Love"4:14
4."Double Life"4:40
5."I Play the Drums"3:37
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Burnin' in the Flame of Love"3:45
2."Pledge of Love"2:59
3."Shame on You"3:45
4."Mercenary"5:27
5."Feel Like Going Home"4:28
CD Version
No.TitleLength
1."How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?"3:08
2."Get Tough"4:16
3."Livin' on Love"4:19
4."Double Life"4:46
5."I Play the Drums"3:42
6."Burnin' in the Flame of Love"3:50
7."Pledge of Love"3:03
8."Shame on You"3:49
9."Mercenary"5:33
10."Feel Like Going Home"4:32
11."Wastin' Time Talkin'"2:34
12."Love Among the Ruins"3:20
13."Shame on You"3:39
14."Love on Fire"3:19
15."Heaven"3:01

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References

  1. Deming, Mark. "Frontier Days". Allmusic. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "The Del-Lords: Frontier Days". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.