Impeckable

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Impeckable
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Studio album by
Released17 February 1978 (1978-02-17)
Recorded1977
StudioSpringfield Sound, Aylmer, Ontario
Genre Hard rock
Length41:08
Label A&M
Producer Budgie, Richard Manwaring
Budgie chronology
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
(1976)
Impeckable
(1978)
Power Supply
(1980)

Impeckable is the seventh album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie. [1] [2] It was released in February 1978 on A&M Records. Guitarist Tony Bourge left the band after the album was released.

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Bourge and Burke Shelley, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Melt the Ice Away"3:33
2."Love for You and Me"4:04
3."All at Sea"4:21
4."Dish It Up"4:21
5."Pyramids"4:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Smile Boy Smile" 4:31
7."I'm a Faker Too" 4:48
8."Don't Go Away"Blanche Shelley, Burke Shelley4:56
9."Don't Dilute the Water" 6:12
2010 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Smile Boy Smile" (single edit)3:35
11."Don't Dilute the Water" (2008 version)4:20
12."All at Sea" (2008 version)3:51

Personnel

Budgie
Technical

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References

  1. Lawrence, Ken (27 February 1978). "Tuneful Budgie are in full flight". Birmingham Evening Mail. p. 23.
  2. "Albums". Reading Evening Post. 11 March 1978. p. 7.
  3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Budgie: Impeckable" at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 Impeckable (Liner notes). A&M Records.