Bach's Bottom
| Bach's Bottom | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September–October 1975 | |||
| Studio | Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 29:42 | |||
| Label | Line Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Jon Tiven | |||
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Bach's Bottom is the second solo album by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton, released in 1981.[2] Bach's Bottom was recorded in September and October 1975 at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Jon Tiven, who also played guitar in place of Chilton.[3] The album title is a play on both the Box Tops and the phrase "rock bottom."[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [7] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[9] |
The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "nothing is pretty on Bach's Bottom, but it's all beautiful in a scary, decrepit sort of way."[7] The Spin Alternative Record Guide deemed the album a "major 'lost'-era work."[9] Stereo Review called it an "unholy mess of an album," writing that "if you like Chilton at his most ludicrously dissolute, you'll be glad to have it."[10]
Track listing
[edit]- Side 1
- "Take Me Home and Make Me Like It" (Alex Chilton, Benny Davis, Danny Graflund, Grover DeLuca, Jon Tiven) – 2:32
- "Everytime I Close My Eyes" (Jon Tiven) – 1:47
- "All of the Time" (Alex Chilton, Lesa Aldridge) – 2:42
- "Oh Baby I'm Free (Part 1 & 2)" (Alex Chilton, Jon Tiven) – 6:22
- "I'm So Tired (Part 1 & 2)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:12
- Side 2
- "Free Again" (Alex Chilton) – 2:20
- "Jesus Christ" (Alex Chilton) – 2:18
- "Singer Not the Song" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:02
- "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) – 2:35
- "Take Me Home Again (Part 1 & 2)" (Alex Chilton, Danny Graflund, Jon Tiven) – 3:52
Personnel
[edit]- Alex Chilton – vocals, piano, backing vocals
- Ken Woodley – bass
- John Lightman – bass
- Jonathan Sanborn – bass on "Take Me Home and Make Me Like It (Version 1)" and "I'm So Tired"
- Rick Clarke – bass, piano, backing vocals
- Chris Bell – guitar, timbales on "All of The Time"
- Richard Rosebrough – drums, engineer
- Jon Tiven – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals, percussion, producer
- Andy Hummel – organ
- David Beaver – organ, clavinet
- Tommy Hoehn – piano, backing vocals
- The Bad Acoustics (Dave Rave, Lauren Agnelli, Gary Pig Gold), Andrew Loog Oldham – additional backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alex Chilton: Bach's Bottom". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 340.
- ^ "Alex Chilton". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Lapidos, Juliet (18 March 2010). "Alex Chilton, RIP". Slate. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "AllMusic Review by Stewart Mason". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 231.
- ^ a b "ALEX CHILTON". Orlando Sentinel. 14 October 1994. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 162.
- ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 40–41.
- ^ "Tales from the vaults – Bach's Bottom by Alex Chilton". Stereo Review. 58 (9): 95. Sep 1993.
