Raspberries (album)

Raspberries is the debut album from the Raspberries, released in April 1972 (see 1972 in music). It was their second-highest-charting LP, reaching #51 on the Billboard album chart, but spent more weeks on the chart than all of their other albums combined.

Raspberries
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 1972
RecordedRecord Plant Studios, New York City; Abbey Road Studios, London
GenrePower pop
Length35:27
LabelCapitol
ProducerJimmy Ienner
Raspberries chronology
Raspberries
(1972)
Fresh
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
CreemC[3]

The American and Australian versions of this LP carried a scratch and sniff sticker with a strong raspberry scent.

It contained two charting singles, "Don't Want to Say Goodbye," which reached #86, and their biggest hit, "Go All the Way," which reached #5.

This album was re-released on CD as part of Power Pop Vol. 1, also containing their second album, Fresh.

Track listing

No.TitleLead VocalsLength
1."Go All the Way" (Carmen)Eric Carmen3:19
2."Come Around and See Me" (Bryson)Wally Bryson3:00
3."I Saw the Light" (Carmen, Bryson)Carmen2:40
4."Rock & Roll Mama" (Smalley)Dave Smalley4:35
5."Waiting" (Carmen)Carmen2:43
6."Don't Want to Say Goodbye" (Carmen, Bryson)Carmen, Bryson5:00
7."With You in My Life" (Bryson)Bryson2:45
8."Get It Moving" (Smalley)Smalley2:25
9."I Can Remember" (Carmen)Carmen8:00

Charts

Chart (1972/73) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 30
United States (Billboard 200) 51

Band members

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "The Raspberries". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804093. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. Christgau, Robert (September 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 246. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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