The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect

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The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
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Studio album by Todd Rundgren
Released December 30, 1982
Recorded 1982 at Utopia Sound Studios
Genre Pop rock
Length 35:08
Label Bearsville, Rhino
Producer Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren chronology
Healing
(1981)Healing1981		 The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
(1982)		 A Cappella
(1985)A Cappella1985
Singles from The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
  1. "Hideaway"
    Released: October 1982
  2. "Bang the Drum All Day"
    Released: April 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
allmusic 4/5 stars [1]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars [2]

The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect is Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, released in 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent little time working on Tortured Artist (hence the title). However, the album was generally well-received, and Rundgren scored a hit with the novelty song "Bang the Drum All Day".

The album was also his last official release on Bearsville Records.

The CD version has the same tracks as the original album version.

Track listing

All songs by Todd Rundgren; except when noted.

Side one
  1. "Hideaway" – 4:58
  2. "Influenza" – 4:29
  3. "Don't Hurt Yourself" – 3:41
  4. "There Goes Your Baybay" – 3:53
Side two
  1. "Tin Soldier" (Lane, Marriott) – 3:10
  2. "Emperor of the Highway" – 1:39
  3. "Bang the Drum All Day" – 3:32
  4. "Drive" – 5:26
  5. "Chant" – 4:20

Personnel

  • Todd Rundgren - Art Direction, Engineer, Instruments, Producer, Vocals

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 US Billboard Pop Albums[3] 66

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Bang the Drum All Day" Billboard Pop Singles[4] 63
1983 "Bang the Drum All Day" Billboard Mainstream Rock[4] 39
1983 "Bang the Drum All Day" UK Singles Chart[5] 86

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone review
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