Vertical Smiles

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Vertical Smiles
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Studio album by
Blackfoot
ReleasedOctober 1984
Genre Southern rock
Label Atco
Producer Al Nalli, Eddy Offord
Blackfoot chronology
Siogo
(1983)		Vertical Smiles
(1984)		Rick Medlocke and Blackfoot
(1987)

Vertical Smiles is the seventh studio album by Southern rock band Blackfoot.

Contents

It is the second and last album to feature former Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley and the first without guitarist Charlie Hargrett who left during the recording of the album over disagreements with the rest of the band and management. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic largely detested the album, citing it as having "one of the most misogynistic title/cover tandems...since Montrose's equally tasteless and musically inadequate Jump on It eight years earlier." Though he conceded that "die-hard Blackfoot fans may be able to tolerate partially convincing hard rockers like 'Get It On' and 'Young Girl'," he concluded by stating "the surrounding embarrassments are simply too painful to warrant anyone else being exposed to the torment and disappointment that is Vertical Smiles." [2]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson cover) - 5:27
  2. "Livin' in the Limelight" (Peter Cetera cover) - 4:02
  3. "Ride with You" - 3:33
  4. "Get It On" - 4:29
Side two
  1. "Young Girl" - 4:24
  2. "Summer Days" - 3:19
  3. "A Legend Never Dies" (RPM cover) - 3:03
  4. "Heartbeat and Heels" - 3:15
  5. "In for the Kill" - 3:50

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [3] 24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 48
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 82
US Billboard 200 [6] 176

References

  1. ↑ "Blackfoot The Beginning (of the end) 1983-1984". Siogo.com.
  2. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000215492
  3. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  4. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackfoot – Vertical Smiles". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Blackfoot Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.


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