Eat It (Humble Pie album)
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Eat It was the seventh album by English
rock
group Humble Pie
, released in 1973. A double album
, it reached #13 on the Billboard 200
, and #34 in the UK.
Each side of this double album is different: Side 1 features Steve Marriott
penned rock and roll
; Side 2 has classic R&B covers; Side 3 is a collection of acoustic Steve Marriott songs; finally Side 4 features Humble Pie live in concert.
This album showcases the dynamic diversity and talent of Steve Marriott's gritty bluesy vocals with some funky soul mixed in throughout along with straight ahead blistering rockers. The band is right on and they deliver an extremely energetic powerhouse combination on this double album that overall ranks with their best along with Smokin'
and Performance Rockin' The Fillmore
.
Eat It was the band's seventh official album release and their fifth for A&M Records
.
[This was also their 3rd double LP (2-record set) within 18 months, the other 2 being 1971's Performance Rockin' The Fillmore
and the late 1972 A&M compilation - Lost & Found.]
Steve Marriott produced this album and it was the first album recorded in Marriott's newly-built home recording studio he titled Clear Sounds, in a converted barn at Beehive Cottage, Moreton, Essex
.
"Get Down to It" was featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group Humble Pie
Humble Pie (band)
Humble Pie was a rock band from England, finding success both in the UK and the US. They are remembered for songs such as "Black Coffee" "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Natural Born Bugie"...
, released in 1973. A double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
, it reached #13 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and #34 in the UK.
Album profile
The album title Eat It means "dig it", although there is also an innuendo of cunnilingus, as with the group's name, which refers to a woman's crotch. Another meaning, common at the time "Man, did he eat it!" for having a serious accident or failure. "Oh man, he ate it!" though in this case, the album title is more likely based on the saying "Eat Humble Pie"Each side of this double album is different: Side 1 features Steve Marriott
Steve Marriott
Stephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was an English musician, songwriter, and frontman of several notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades...
penned rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
; Side 2 has classic R&B covers; Side 3 is a collection of acoustic Steve Marriott songs; finally Side 4 features Humble Pie live in concert.
This album showcases the dynamic diversity and talent of Steve Marriott's gritty bluesy vocals with some funky soul mixed in throughout along with straight ahead blistering rockers. The band is right on and they deliver an extremely energetic powerhouse combination on this double album that overall ranks with their best along with Smokin'
Smokin' (Humble Pie album)
Smokin' is the fifth studio album by the English group Humble Pie, released in 1972. The album peaked at #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, and hit the UK Top 30.-Album profile:...
and Performance Rockin' The Fillmore
Performance Rockin' the Fillmore
Performance Rockin' the Fillmore is the 1971 live double-album/one-cd by English blues-rock group Humble Pie. It reached #21 on the Billboard 200, and hit the UK Top 40.-Album profile:...
.
Eat It was the band's seventh official album release and their fifth for A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
.
[This was also their 3rd double LP (2-record set) within 18 months, the other 2 being 1971's Performance Rockin' The Fillmore
Performance Rockin' the Fillmore
Performance Rockin' the Fillmore is the 1971 live double-album/one-cd by English blues-rock group Humble Pie. It reached #21 on the Billboard 200, and hit the UK Top 40.-Album profile:...
and the late 1972 A&M compilation - Lost & Found.]
Steve Marriott produced this album and it was the first album recorded in Marriott's newly-built home recording studio he titled Clear Sounds, in a converted barn at Beehive Cottage, Moreton, Essex
Moreton, Essex
Moreton is a village in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. It is located 7.2 miles east of Harlow and 3.2 miles north-west of Chipping Ongar....
.
"Get Down to It" was featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
.
Side one
- "Get Down to It" (Marriott) – 3:27
- "Good Booze and Bad Women" (Marriott) – 3:18
- "Is It for Love?" (Marriott) – 4:41
- "Drugstore Cowboy" (Marriott) – 5:40
Side two
- "Black Coffee" (Ike TurnerIke TurnerIsaac Wister Turner was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. In a career that lasted more than half a century, his repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk...
, Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
) – 3:11 - "I Believe to My Soul" (Ray CharlesRay CharlesRay Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
) – 4:05 - "Shut up and Don't Interrupt Me" (Bristo, Starr) – 3:07
- "That's How Strong My Love IsThat's How Strong My Love Is"That's How Strong My Love Is" was a hit debut song by deep soul singer O. V. Wright in 1964. The single was a hit on the American R&B Chart.The B-side is "There Goes My Used to Be".-Song profile:...
" (Roosevelt JamisonRoosevelt JamisonRoosevelt Jamison was a music manager, publicist and songwriter in Memphis, Tennessee, during the 1960s....
) – 3:49
Side three
- "Say No More" (Marriott) – 2:01
- "Oh, Bella" (All That's Hers) (Marriott) – 3:28
- "Summer Song" (Marriott) – 2:48
- "Beckton Dumps" (Marriott) – 3:16
Side four
- "Up Our Sleeve" (Humble Pie, lyrics by Steve Marriott) – 5:02
- "Honky Tonk WomenHonky Tonk Women"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Released as a single on 4 July 1969 in the UK and a week later in the US, it topped the charts in both nations.-Inspiration and Recording:...
" (Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
, Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
) – 3:58 - "(I'm A) Road Runner" (Eddie Holland, Lamont DozierLamont DozierLamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
, Brian HollandBrian HollandBrian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland. That songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops,...
) – 13:29
- Album cover designed by KoshKosh (art director)Kosh is an English art director, album cover designer, graphic artist, and documentary producer/director. He was born in London, England and rose to prominence in the mid-1960s while designing for the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera House...
Releases
- 1973 LP A&M Cat.#3701
- 1973 LP A&M Cat.#3701 (2)
- 1999 CD Import Cat.#10593
- 1973 A&M Cat.#1889
- 2006 CD Universal Cat.#6231 Japan
- 2007 CD Universal Cat.#93223
- 2007 CD Universal Cat.#93223 Japan