Impeckable

Impeckable
Studio album by Budgie
Released	17 February 1978 (1978-02-17)
Recorded	1977
Studio	Springfield Sound, Aylmer, Ontario
Genre	Hard rock
Length	41:08
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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Smile Boy Smile"		4:31
2.	"I'm a Faker Too"		4:48
3.	"Don't Go Away"	Blanche Shelley, Burke Shelley	4:56
4.	"Don't Dilute the Water"		6:12

2010 remaster bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

• Burke Shelley – bass guitar, vocals ^[4]
• Tony Bourge – guitar
• Steve Williams – drums, percussion, vocals

Technical

• Budgie – record producer
• Richard Manwaring – producer and audio engineer
• Bob Leth – assistant engineer
• Michael Ross – album art director
• Nick Marshall – album art design
• Sally Anne Thompson – cat photography
• Hans Reinhard – bird photography
• Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City ^[4]

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. Impeckable (Liner notes). A&M Records.