Quicksilver is the sixth album by American

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 psychedelic rock

Psychedelic rock

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 band Quicksilver Messenger Service

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band, formed in 1965 in San Francisco.-Introduction:Quicksilver Messenger Service gained wide popularity in the Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe and several of their albums ranked...

. Released in November 1971, it was the first album without original members John Cipollina

John Cipollina

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 and David Freiberg

David Freiberg

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. Nicky Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins

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 had also left at this point to continue his successful journeyman career. Only Gary Duncan

Gary Duncan

Gary Duncan is an American musician, once guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist John Cipollina did much to define the unique sound of that San Francisco based band.-Early life and musical...

 and Greg Elmore

Greg Elmore

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 remained from the original quartet. The album also saw a major decline in sales: whereas their previous four albums had reached the Top 30 on Billboard, Quicksilver failed to dent the Top 100.

Track listing

1. "Hope" – 3:01
2. "I Found Love" – 3:56
3. "Song for Frisco" - 4:58
4. "Play My Guitar" – 4:38
5. "Rebel" – 2:02
6. "Fire Brothers" – 3:12
7. "Out of My Mind" – 4:34
8. "Don't Cry My Lady Love" – 5:12
9. "The Truth" – 6:58

Personnel

• Dino Valenti – vocals
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  , guitar
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  , flute
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  , percussion
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• Gary Duncan
  Gary Duncan
  Gary Duncan is an American musician, once guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist John Cipollina did much to define the unique sound of that San Francisco based band.-Early life and musical...
  
   - vocals, guitar
• Mark Ryan
  Mark Ryan
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   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Greg Elmore
  Greg Elmore
  Greg Elmore is an American drummer, formerly with The Brogues and the San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service....
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
• Chuck Steaks – piano
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  , organ
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Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	114