City Boy (album)

City Boy
Studio album by
City Boy
Released1976
StudioThe Manor, Phonogram Studios
GenreProgressive pop, progressive rock, glam rock, pop rock
Length45:34
LabelVertigo (original UK release)
Mercury (original US release)
Renaissance Records (2008 reissue)
Cherry Red (2015 reissue)
ProducerRobert John "Mutt" Lange
City Boy chronology
City Boy
(1976) 		Dinner at the Ritz
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

City Boy is the debut album from the English rock band City Boy.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Moonlight) Shake My Head and Leave"Steve Broughton, Lol Mason, Max Thomas4:25
2."Deadly Delicious"Lol Mason, Mike Slamer4:39
3."Surgery Hours (Doctor Doctor)" 3:04
4."Sunset Boulevard"Steve Broughton, Lol Mason, Max Thomas6:17
5."Oddball Dance"Chris Dunn, Lol Mason, Mike Slamer, Max Thomas5:04
6."5000 Years/Don't Know Can't Tell" 8:40
7."The Hap-Ki-Do Kid" 3:12
8."The Greatest Story Ever Told" 4:46
9."Haymaking Time" 5:27
Total length:45:34

Musicians

Personnel

Cherry Red reissue

Cherry Red's Lemon Recordings announced in May 2015 plans to reissue City Boy's first four album releases as double CDs with bonus tracks. Release date is set for 17 July 2015.[4]

City Boy (disc 1) and Dinner At The Ritz (disc 2) (City Boy's second album) are complemented by six bonus tracks on disc 1. New sleeve notes are provided by Malcolm Dome.

Press releases inform these releases are re-mastered from original tapes, and that this is the first official release of these albums on CD.

References

  1. ^ Boldman, Gina. "City Boy - City Boy". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ Hall, Philip (7 October 1978). "Review: City Boy — City Boy" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 44. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 29 November 2020 – via American Radio History.
  3. ^ "City Boy – City Boy (2011, Papersleeve, CD)". Discogs.
  4. ^ Cherry Red Records (May 2015). "Young Men Gone West / Book Early EXPANDED EDITION - City Boy". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


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