Nils Lofgren
Studio album by
Nils Lofgren
ReleasedMarch 1975
Recorded1974–1975
StudioSound City Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreRoots rock, heartland rock
Length35:27
LabelA&M
Rykodisc (1990 reissue)
Hip-O Select (2007 reissue)
ProducerDavid Briggs
Nils Lofgren chronology
Nils Lofgren
(1975) 		Back It Up!!
(1975)
Singles from Nils Lofgren
  1. "I Don't Want to Know"
    Released: 1975 (UK only)
  2. "Back It Up"
    Released: June 6, 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Village VoiceB+[2]

Nils Lofgren is a 1975 album by Nils Lofgren, also known as the "Fat Man Album". It was his first solo album, following the breakup of his group, Grin.

The album was critically praised at the time of its release, most notably in a 1975 Rolling Stone review by Jon Landau. The 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide said it was a "tour de force of unquenchable vitality and disarming subtlety." In 2007, nearly 32 years after the release of Nils Lofgren, the album was again praised by Rolling Stone in the "Fricke's Picks" column, where David Fricke said it was one of 1975's best albums.[3] The album was on the Billboard 200 chart for nine weeks and peaked at number 141 on May 10, 1975.[4]

In 2007 the album was finally re-mastered and rereleased by Hip-O Select after being out of print for nearly a decade on compact disc.

The circus billboard that appears on the cover of this album also appears in an episode of The Monkees television series, "The Monkees at the Circus," season 1, episode 22.[5]

Track listing

All songs by Nils Lofgren except where noted.

  1. "Be Good Tonight" – 0:50
  2. "Back It Up" – 2:23
  3. "One More Saturday Night" – 3:09
  4. "If I Say It, It's So" – 3:00
  5. "I Don't Want to Know" – 2:45
  6. "Keith Don't Go (Ode to the Glimmer Twin)" – 4:23
  7. "Can't Buy a Break" – 3:19
  8. "Duty" – 2:57
  9. "The Sun Hasn't Set on This Boy Yet" – 2:48
  10. "Rock and Roll Crook" – 2:55
  11. "Two by Two" – 3:07
  12. "Goin' Back" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:51

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. Nils Lofgren at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 17, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Fricke's Picks: Nils Lofgren, Stefano Bollani and Southern Culture on the Skids". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Billboard 200 – May 10, 1975". Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Monkees (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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