Mudcrutch (album)
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| Mudcrutch | |||||
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| Studio album by Mudcrutch | |||||
| Released | April 29, 2008 | ||||
| Recorded | August 2007 at The Clubhouse, Los Angeles |
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| Genre | Southern rock, country rock | ||||
| Length | 56:53 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Producer | Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Mudcrutch is the first studio album by American rock band Mudcrutch, released on April 29, 2008. The album was recorded during a two-week period in August 2007. Mudcrutch was originally formed in 1970. The band recorded several demos and singles but never released an album. Mudcrutch was disbanded by the record company in 1975 and did not play together again until recording this album 32 years later. After the initial break-up, band members Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench went on to form Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number eight, selling about 38,000 copies in its first week.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shady Grove" | Traditional | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Scare Easy" | Tom Petty | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Orphan of the Storm" | Petty | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Six Days on the Road" | Earl Green, Carl Montgomery | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Crystal River" | Petty | 9:29 |
| 6. | "Oh Maria" | Petty | 3:43 |
| 7. | "This Is a Good Street" | Benmont Tench | 1:54 |
| 8. | "The Wrong Thing to Do" | Petty | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Queen of the Go-Go Girls" | Tom Leadon | 3:42 |
| 10. | "June Apple" | Traditional | 2:25 |
| 11. | "Lover of the Bayou" | Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy | 4:32 |
| 12. | "Topanga Cowgirl" | Petty | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Bootleg Flyer" | Petty, Mike Campbell | 3:48 |
| 14. | "House of Stone" | Petty | 3:00 |
| 15. | "Special Place" (iTunes bonus track) | 4:41 | |
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Total length:
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56:53 | ||
Personnel
- Tom Petty - bass guitar, vocals
- Randall Marsh - drums
- Tom Leadon - guitar, vocals, lead vocal on "Queen of the Go-Go Girls", co-lead vocal on "Shady Grove"
- Mike Campbell - guitar, mandolin
- Benmont Tench - keyboards, vocals, lead vocal on "This Is a Good Street"
