Shock Treatment (Edgar Winter album)

Shock Treatment
Studio album by Edgar Winter Group
Released	May 1974
Studio	Record Plant, New York City, USA
Length	40:25
Label	Epic
Producer	Rick Derringer
Edgar Winter Group chronology
They Only Come Out at Night (1972) Shock Treatment (1974) Jasmine Nightdreams (1975)
Singles from Shock Treatment
"River's Risin'" Released: June 18, 1974 "Easy Street" Released: September 1974 "Someone Take My Heart Away" Released: December 1974

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+ [2]

Shock Treatment is the fourth studio album by Edgar Winter and the second by the Edgar Winter Group. The album went to No. 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, ^[3] and had two charting singles: "Easy Street" (No. 83 Pop Singles) and "River's Risin'" (No. 33 Pop Singles). ^[4] The album was certified gold July 18, 1974, by the RIAA. ^[5] In Canada, the album reached No. 9 (2 weeks) ^[6] and was No. 69 in the year end chart. ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dan Hartman, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Some Kinda Animal"		3:05
2.	"Easy Street"		4:13
3.	"Sundown"		3:25
4.	"Miracle of Love"	Edgar Winter, Hartman	3:38
5.	"Do Like Me"	Winter	4:48
6.	"Rock & Roll Woman"		2:49
7.	"Someone Take My Heart Away"	Winter	4:08
8.	"Queen of My Dreams"		2:15
9.	"Maybe Some Day You'll Call My Name"		3:52
10.	"River's Risin'"		3:19
11.	"Animal"	Winter	4:53

Personnel

• Edgar Winter — clavinet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–11), lead vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 11), backing vocals (tracks 4–6, 10, 11), piano (tracks 2, 9, 10), ARP bass (tracks 2, 5, 8), saxophone (track 2), Mellotron (tracks 3, 7, 10), ARP synthesizer (tracks 4, 11), vibraphone (track 4), organ (track 5)
• Rick Derringer — lead guitar (tracks 1, 3–7, 9, 10, 11), backing vocals (tracks 5, 6, 10, 11), electric sitar (track 1), bass (track 3), rhythm guitar (track 10), slide guitar (track 10)
• Dan Hartman — bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9–11), lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–10), backing vocals (tracks 5, 6, 9–11), rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 3), acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 10), castanets (track 3), all guitars (track 8), autoharp (track 11)
• Chuck Ruff — drums; small frequency oscillator (track 11)

Technical

• Teresa Alfieri - design
• Vic Anesini - mastering
• Jimmy Iovine - assistant engineer
• Bill King - photography
• Lou Schlossberg - assistant engineer
• Shelly Yakus - engineer
• Lehman Yates - assistant engineer

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 22, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Charts & Awards Shock Treatment". Allmusic. pp. albums. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
4. "Charts & Awards Shock Treatment". Allmusic. pp. singles. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
5. "American album certifications – Edgar Winter – Shock Treatment". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 1, 2023.
6. "RPM Top 100 Albums - August 10, 1974" (PDF).
7. "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974 - December 28, 1974" (PDF).

External links

• Shock Treatment at Discogs (list of releases)