Squeezing Out Sparks

Squeezing Out Sparks

Infobox Album
Name = Squeezing Out Sparks
Type = Studio album
Artist = Graham Parker


Released = March 1979
Recorded = Lansdowne Studios, London
Genre = Rock
Length = 37:18
Label =
Producer = Jack Nitzsche
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lnd9kezt7q7v link]
*Robert Christgau (A) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist2.php?id=2369 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (not rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/grahamparker/albums/album/194200/rid/5944853/ link]
*"Trouser Press" (Very favorable) [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=graham_parker link]
Last album = "The Parkerilla" (1978)
This album = "Squeezing Out Sparks" (1979)
Next album = "The Up Escalator" (1980)

"Squeezing Out Sparks" is a 1979 album by Graham Parker and the Rumour. Attuned to the punk rock energy of the period, with a hard-rocking sound and intense lyrical concerns, the album drops the group's previous R&B inflections, creating their generally most acclaimed work. It is Parker's most popular album in the US, and it appears on many lists of the greatest rock albums.

Squeezing Out Sparks was reissued in the UK in 2001 on Vertigo/Mercury, with two bonus tracks. In addition, in 1996, Polygram issued "Squeezing Out Sparks + Live Sparks" with the original ten tracks followed by live versions of the same songs, in the same order, plus "I Want You Back (Alive)" and "Mercury Poisoning" live.

"Live Sparks" had originally been released only as a limited edition, promotional picture disc LP. Studio versions of "I Want You Back" (a Jackson 5 cover) and "Mercury Poisoning" were originally issued on a 45 rpm 7" single which was included with early copies of the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Graham Parker except as indicated.

ide one

# "Discovering Japan" – 3:32
# "Local Girls" – 3:44
# "Nobody Hurts You" – 3:42
# "You Can't Be Too Strong" – 3:21
# "Passion Is No Ordinary Word" – 4:26

ide two

# "Saturday Nite Is Dead" – 3:18
# "Love Gets You Twisted" – 3:02
# "Protection" – 3:54
# "Waiting for the UFOs" – 3:08
# "Don't Get Excited" – 3:04

Bonus Tracks (2001 reissue)

# "Mercury Poisoning" – 3:09
# "I Want You Back" (The Corporation) – 3:26

Personnel

*Graham Parker – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
*Brinsley Schwarz – guitar, backing vocals
*Martin Belmont – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Bob Andrewskeyboards, backing vocals
*Steve Gouldingdrums, backing vocals
*Andrew Bodnar – bass

Charts

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