| The Final Swing | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1973 | |||
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| Length | 43:38 | |||
| Label | Threshold | |||
| Producer | John Lodge, Neil Slaven, Gerry Hoff | |||
| Trapeze chronology | ||||
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The Final Swing is a compilation album by English hard rock band Trapeze. Released in 1974 by Threshold Records, it features tracks from the band's first three albums, Trapeze , Medusa and You Are the Music...We're Just the Band , as well as two new tracks produced by Gerry Hoff.
The Final Swing features one track from Trapeze's 1970 self-titled debut album Trapeze, three tracks from the band's 1970 second album Medusa, three tracks from the band's 1972 third album You Are the Music...We're Just the Band, and two previously unreleased tracks. The two new tracks – "Good Love" and "Dats It" – were performed by band members Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley and Dave Holland, along with pianist Jean Roussel, and produced by Gerry Hoff. [1]
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Despite Trapeze, Medusa and You Are the Music...We're Just the Band receiving at least four out of five stars each, The Final Swing was awarded two out of five stars by music website AllMusic, although no review was posted. [2]
The album did, however, provide Trapeze with their first experience of chart success, reaching number 172 on the US Billboard 200 upon its release. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Send Me No More Letters" | Terry Rowley | Trapeze | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Your Love Is Alright" | Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes, Dave Holland | Medusa | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Black Cloud" | M. Galley, Tom Galley | Medusa | 6:13 |
| 4. | "Medusa" | Hughes | Medusa | 5:40 |
| 5. | "Coast to Coast" | Hughes | You Are the Music...We're Just the Band | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Will Our Love End" | Hughes | You Are the Music...We're Just the Band | 5:07 |
| 7. | "You Are the Music" | M. Galley, T. Galley | You Are the Music...We're Just the Band | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Good Love" | Hughes | Previously unreleased | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Dats It" | M. Galley | Previously unreleased | 3:10 |
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