Raspberries (album)

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Raspberries
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 1972
Recorded Record Plant Studios, New York City; Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Power pop
Length35:27
Label Capitol
Producer Jimmy Ienner
Raspberries chronology
Raspberries
(1972)
Fresh
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C+ [2]
Creem C [3]

Raspberries is the debut album from the Raspberries, released in April 1972. It was their second highest-charting LP, reaching No. 51 on the Billboard album chart, but spent more weeks on the chart than all of their other albums combined.

Contents

The American and Australian versions of this LP carried a scratch and sniff sticker with a strong raspberry scent.

It contained two charting singles, "Don't Want to Say Goodbye", which reached No. 86, and their biggest hit, "Go All the Way", which reached No. 5.

The album was re-released onto CD as part of Power Pop Vol. 1, also containing their second album, Fresh .

Track listing

No.TitleLead VocalsLength
1."Go All the Way" (Carmen) Eric Carmen 3:19
2."Come Around and See Me" (Bryson) Wally Bryson 3:00
3."I Saw the Light" (Carmen, Bryson)Carmen2:40
4."Rock & Roll Mama" (Smalley)Dave Smalley4:35
5."Waiting" (Carmen)Carmen2:43
6."Don't Want to Say Goodbye" (Carmen, Bryson)Carmen, Bryson5:00
7."With You in My Life" (Bryson)Bryson2:45
8."Get It Moving" (Smalley)Smalley2:25
9."I Can Remember" (Carmen)Carmen8:00

Charts

Chart (1972/73)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 30
United States (Billboard 200)51

Band members

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References

  1. Allmusic review
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  3. Christgau, Robert (September 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem . Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 246. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.