Absolutely (Boxer album)

Absolutely was the second rock music album recorded by the band Boxer, released during 1977 on the Epic record label. Singer/pianist Mike Patto had assembled a new-look lineup including bassist Tim Bogert from Vanilla Fudge, guitarist Adrian Fisher from Sparks, Chris Stainton from Joe Cocker and many others and drummer Eddie Tuduri from the American band Wha-Koo.

Absolutely
UK album cover
Studio album by
Boxer
ReleasedAugust 1977
Recorded1977 at Sound City, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length35:57
LabelCBS, Epic, EMI
ProducerJeff Glixman
Boxer chronology
Below the Belt
(1975)		 Absolutely
(1977)		 Bloodletting
(1979)
USA design
Modified version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album was also released in the U.S. with a different cover.[2]

There had been rumours that George Martin was interested in working with Boxer.[3] The album was eventually produced by Jeff Glixman, who had worked with the Allman Brothers and Kansas.

Patto collaborated with all the band members to write the songs on this album. "Rich Man's Daughter" is a reworking of the same song recorded by the Boxer lineup for Bloodletting, which was recorded in 1976. This album was the last recording made by Patto.[4]

Track listing
  1. "A Fool in Love" (Tim Bogert, Mike Patto) 4:08
  2. "Red Light Flyer" (Patto) 3:54
  3. "Big Lucy" (Bogert, Chris Stainton, Patto) 3:58
  4. "No Reply" (Stainton, Patto) 5:20
  5. "Can't Stand What You Do" (Bogert, Stainton, Patto, Adrian Fisher, Eddie Tuduri) 3:58
  6. "As God's My Judge" (Stainton, Patto) 3:10
  7. "Rich Man's Daughter" (Patto) 4:04
  8. "Everybody's a Star" (Stainton, Patto) 2:32
  9. "Hand on Your Heart" (Bogert, Stainton, Patto, Fisher, Tuduri) 4:43

Band personnel

Technical personnel
  • Assistant Engineer: Tori Swenson
  • Mixed at Village Recorders (L.A)
  • Assistant Engineer: Terry Diane Becker
  • Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (N.Y).
  • Design and Photography by Herbert W. Worthington
  • Logo: Jack Upston

Re-issues

Virgin 1997
EMI 2000

Notes
  1. "Review Absolutely". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "Boxer's Absolutely". pattofan.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. "An excerpt from Eddie Tuduri's book Sideman 2001". pattofan.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  4. Strong, M.C. The great rock discography. Giunti. p. 779.

Literature
  • Strong, M.C. The great rock discography. Giunti (1998). ISBN 978-88-09-21522-1
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