Beautiful Loser

For the 2008 film, see Beautiful Loser (film).

Beautiful Loser
Studio album by Bob Seger
Released	April 1975
Recorded	1975 (?) Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
Genre	Rock
Length	33:01
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bob Seger, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Punch Andrews
Bob Seger chronology
Seven (1974)Seven1974 Beautiful Loser (1975) Live Bullet (1976)Live Bullet1976

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Beautiful Loser is the eighth studio album by American rock artist Bob Seger, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). This album marked Seger's return to Capitol Records after a four-year split. His previous record with Capitol was Brand New Morning in 1971.

The album relied mostly on session musicians from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, but the Silver Bullet Band members were used separately on some songs and together on "Nutbush City Limits," a cover song of the hit by Ike & Tina Turner.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bob Seger, except "Nutbush City Limits", written by Tina Turner. 

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Loser"		3:29
2.	"Black Night"		3:24
3.	"Katmandu"		6:09
4.	"Jody Girl"		3:41

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Travelin' Man"		2:41
2.	"Momma"		3:22
3.	"Nutbush City Limits"		3:57
4.	"Sailing Nights"		3:18
5.	"Fine Memory"		2:56

The liner notes credit "Nutbush City Limits" to the Silver Bullet Band, while the album as a whole is credited to only Bob Seger.

Credits

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (all tracks except tracks 4 and 7)

• Barry Beckett - grand piano, organ, synthesizer, electric piano
• Pete Carr - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Roger Hawkins - drums, percussion
• David Hood - bass guitar
• Jimmy Johnson - rhythm guitar
• Spooner Oldham - organ, electric piano

Muscle Shoals Horn Section (track 3)

• Harrison Calloway - trumpet
• Ron Eades - baritone saxophone
• Charles Rose - trombone
• Harvey Thompson - tenor saxophone

Silver Bullet Band (track 7)

• Drew Abbott - guitar
• Chris Campbell - bass guitar
• Charlie Martin - drums
• Robin Robbins - organ

Additional musicians

• Drew Abbott - guitar (tracks 2, 3)
• Kenny Bell - guitar (track 3)
• Pete Carr - guitar solo (track 6)
• Tom Cartmell - saxophone (track 7)
• Paul Kingery - guitar solo (track 7)
• Robyn Robbins - mellotron (track 4)
• Bob Seger - guitar (tracks 4, 5, 9), slide guitar (track 3), harmonica (track 3), piano (track 4)
• Stoney & Rocky - background vocals (track 3)

Technical

• Punch Andrews - production (tracks 4 and 7 only), mixing
• Jim Bruzzesse - engineering
• Jerry Masters - engineering
• Steve Melton - engineering
• Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - production (all tracks except 4 and 7)
• Bob Seger - production (all tracks), mixing
• Greg Smith - engineering

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Pop Albums	131

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Katmandu"	Billboard Hot 100	43
1975	"Beautiful Loser"	Billboard Hot 100	103
1976	"Nutbush City Limits"	Billboard Hot 100	69