| Rumble | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Columbia [1] | |||
| Producer | Rick Chertoff | |||
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Rumble is the second album by the American band Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers, released in 1988. [2] [3] It was the band's first album for a major label. [4]
The album peaked at No. 103 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. [5] "I'm Not Your Man" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. [6]
The album was produced by Rick Chertoff. [7] The fellow Philadelphia band the Hooters worked on the album; Jules Shear helped write two songs. [8] Rumble contains four re-recordings of songs that appeared on the band's independent debut album. [9]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [12] |
The Washington Post called Conwell "a likable roots-rocker who turns out energetic bar-band music, and the attempt to turn him into something else is misguided at best." [13] The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that "Chertoff, perhaps mindful of the hit-singles potential of some of these songs, might have clipped the engaging guitarist too close to the vest in a few spots, denying Rumble's audience the chance to experience an inventive guitar voice." [9] The St. Petersburg Times deemed the album "a savage, blues-based, booze-soaked rock 'n' roll romp that proves a bar band can graduate to major-label status without letting corporate pressure douse its fiery conviction." [14]
The Boston Globe wrote that Rumble "has a few simplistic rock anthems, but comes alive in its striking ability to merge blues and rock with a near-gospel fire." [15] The Toronto Star concluded that "rootsy and real as the music is, it's just a little too contrived." [16] Comparing Conwell to Bruce Springsteen, The Gazette opined that the frontman needed to develop more "vision, if he hopes to proceed beyond Stray Cats-bar band status." [17] The Chicago Sun-Times thought that "Rumble sometimes sounds like the vinyl equivalent of a Brat Pack film, one of the better ones." [11] The Chicago Tribune listed Rumble as one of the 20 best albums of 1988. [18]
AllMusic called "I'm Not Your Man" "as great a roots rocker as the late '80s produced, and reason enough for the group to get its shot at the big time." [10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Not Your Man" | |
| 2. | "Half a Heart" | |
| 3. | "If We Never Meet Again" | |
| 4. | "Love's on Fire" | |
| 5. | "Workout" | |
| 6. | "I Wanna Make You Happy" | |
| 7. | "Everything They Say Is True" | |
| 8. | "Gonna Breakdown" | |
| 9. | "Tell Me What You Want Me to Be" | |
| 10. | "Walkin' on the Water" |
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