The Hoople

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The Hoople
The Hoople (Mott the Hoople album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Mott the Hoople
Released29 March 1974 (1974-03-29) [1]
RecordedJanuary – February 1974
Studio
  • Advision (London)
  • AIR (London)
Genre Glam rock, hard rock
Length39:09
Label CBS (UK)
Columbia (U.S.)
Producer Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Ian Hunter and Pete "Overend" Watts
Mott the Hoople chronology
Mott
(1973)		The Hoople
(1974)		 Live
(1974)
Singles from The Hoople
  1. "Roll Away the Stone"
    Released: 9 November 1973 (UK)
  2. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll"
    Released: 15 March 1974 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide B [3]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Favourable [5]
Tom Hull A− [6]

The Hoople is the seventh and final studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. The album peaked in the UK Albums Chart at No. 11, [7] whilst its highest chart rating in the US was No. 28. [8] It was the 85th best selling album of 1974 [9] and was voted 16th best album of 1974 by the readers of Creem magazine. [10] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia Legacy label in Europe in 2006. It was the only album to feature guitarist Ariel Bender (who replaced Mick Ralphs following his departure to form Bad Company), and the last album to feature vocalist Ian Hunter before his departure for a solo career.

Contents

The album's cover features a stylised portrait of Kari-Ann Moller (with the band members in her hair), who also graces the cover of Roxy Music's 1972 debut album. [11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted. [12]

Side one

  1. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:26
  2. "Marionette" – 5:08
  3. "Alice" – 5:20
  4. "Crash Street Kidds" – 4:31

Side two

  2. "Born Late '58" (Pete Overend Watts) – 4:00
  3. “Trudi's Song" – 4:26
  4. "Pearl 'n' Roy (England)" – 4:31
  5. "Through the Looking Glass" – 4:37
  6. "Roll Away the Stone" – 3:10

Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue

  2. "Where Do You All Come From" (Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Peter Watts) – 3:26 B-side of "Roll Away the Stone" single.
  3. "Rest in Peace" – 3:55 B-side of "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" single.
  4. "Foxy, Foxy" – 3:31 Non-LP single A-side.
  5. "(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs" – 4:20 Non-LP single A-side.
  6. "The Saturday Kids" – 6:03 (Work in progress mixes)
  7. "Lounge Lizzard" – 4:19 (Aborted single b-side)
  8. "American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" (Don McLean, Hunter) (Live) – 4:15 (Live from Broadway)

Personnel

Mott the Hoople
Additional personnel
Technical

Charts

Album

YearChartPeak
Position
1974 UK Albums Chart 11 [13]
1974 Billboard Pop Albums 28 [8]
1974 Norway Albums Chart 11 [8]

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak
Position
1973"Roll Away the Stone" UK Singles Chart 8 [13]
1974"The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll"UK Singles Chart16 [13]

Certifications

OrganizationLevelDate
BPI – UK Gold1 April 1974 [14]

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