Widowmaker (album)
Encyclopedia
Widowmaker was debut album by the English
hard rock
band Widowmaker
, which was released in February 1976. Widowmaker reached #196 in US and featured an eclectic mix of blues, country, folk and hard rock.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Widowmaker
Widowmaker (band)
Widowmaker were a British hard rock group, who were active from 1975 to 1977. They were considered by many to be a supergroup and released two albums. Although their influences appeared to offer vast creative possibilities, musical and personality differences lead to their break-up...
, which was released in February 1976. Widowmaker reached #196 in US and featured an eclectic mix of blues, country, folk and hard rock.
Track listing
- "Such A Shame" (Daisley)
- "Pin a Rose on Me" (Ellis, Grosvenor, Nichols)
- "On the Road" (Ellis, Grosvenor, Nichols)
- "Straight Faced Fighter" (Ellis)
- "Ain't Telling You Nothing" (Bender, Ellis)
- "When I Met You" (Grosvenor)
- "Leave the Kids Alone" (Ellis)
- "Shine a Light On Me" (Grosvenor, Wright)
- "Running Free" (Farnham)
- "Got a Dream" (Daisley)
Personnel
- Luther GrosvenorLuther GrosvenorLuther James Grosvenor is an English rock musician, who played guitar in Spooky Tooth, briefly in Stealers Wheel and, under the pseudonym "Ariel Bender", in Mott the Hoople and Widowmaker....
–Guitar - Bob DaisleyBob DaisleyRobert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...
–Bass - Steve EllisSteve EllisSteve Ellis may refer to:*Steve Ellis *Steve Ellis *Steven Ellis *Steve Ellis *Steve Ellis , World Managing Director of Bain & Company...
–Vocals - Huw Lloyd-LangtonHuw Lloyd-LangtonHuw Lloyd-Langton is an English guitarist, best known as the guitarist for Hawkwind. He also had his own band, the Lloyd Langton Group with bass player Kenny Wilson and drummer John Clark , and is the session lead guitarist for UK band The Meads of Asphodel.As a member of Hawkwind he appeared on...
–Guitar - Paul Nicholls–Drums
- Zoot MoneyZoot MoneyGeorge Bruno Money, known as Zoot Money is a British vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader best known for his playing of the Hammond organ and association with his Big Roll Band...
–Keyboards
Singles
Taken from the album- "On the Road"/"Pin a Rose on Me" Jet JET 766 (1976)
- "When I Met You"/"Pin a Rose on Me" Jet JET 767 (1976)
- "Pin a Rose on Me"/"On the Road" Jet JET 782 (1976)