Young and Rich

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Young and Rich
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1976
Studio A&M (Hollywood)
Genre Glam rock
Length38:08
Label A&M
Producer Ken Scott
The Tubes chronology
The Tubes
(1975)
Young and Rich
(1976)
Now
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]

Young and Rich is the second studio album by The Tubes, released in 1976. [3] It reached #46 on the Billboard 200. [4]

Contents

The album is no longer available on CD, although all of its songs can be found on "White Punks on Dope".

Track listing

  1. "Tubes World Tour" (Spooner, Steen, Waybill) – 4:43
  2. "Brighter Day" (Steen) – 3:39
  3. "Pimp" (Spooner) – 4:27
  4. "Stand Up and Shout" (Ray Trainer, Mike Condello) – 2:37
  5. "Don't Touch Me There" (Ron Nagle, Jane Dornacker) – 3:30
  6. "Slipped My Disco" (Spooner, Steen) – 4:27
  7. "Proud to Be an American" (Spooner) – 2:58
  8. "Poland Whole/Madam I'm Adam" (Steen, Spooner, The Tubes) – 6:30
  9. "Young and Rich" (Spooner) – 5:07

Personnel

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Technical

Covers

Charts

Chart (1976)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 55
Canada (RPM) [6] 75
United States (Billboard 200)46

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References

  1. Guarisco, Donald A.. Young and Rich at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 16, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "The Tubes - Young and Rich". www.pastemagazine.com. September 14, 2015.
  4. Eddy, Chuck (August 25, 2016). Terminated for Reasons of Taste: Other Ways to Hear Essential and Inessential Music. Duke University Press. ISBN   9780822373896 via Google Books.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 314. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Albums - June 12, 1976" (PDF).