Glory Road (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Glory Road
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Gillan


Released = October 1980
Recorded = Kingsway Recorders, London, UK
April-May 1980
Genre = Rock
Length = 98:38
Label = Virgin
Producer = John McCoy & Paul "Chas" Watkins
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:suddyl7jxpvb link]
Last album = "Mr. Universe"
(1979)
This album = "Glory Road"
(1980)
Next album = "Future Shock"
(1980)

"Glory Road" is an album by Gillan, released in October 1980. The album reached #3 in the UK album charts.

Track summary

The US version of the album had a slightly different running order and included "Your Mother Was Right" instead of "Sleeping on the Job". The original UK album came with a free album called "For Gillan Fans Only". "Unchain Your Brain" has been re-recorded, and released on Ian Gillan's 2006 release "Gillan's Inn". A different version of "Trying to Get to You" can be heard on Gillan's album "Cherkazoo and Other Stories".

"Glory Road" came as a limited edition double LP, and contained the free LP "For Gillan Fans Only". When "Glory Road" was eventually released on CD, most of the "For Gillan Fans Only" material was included as bonus tracks. However, "Higher and Higher", "Egg Timer (Vice Versa)" and "Harry Lime Theme" failed to make it to CD until the 2CD 2007 Edsel remaster, which contains both the album and the whole of 'For Gillan Fans Only'. This latter release also has retrospective comments by Ian Gillan and the original artwork, plus pictures of various single picture-sleeves..

Track listing

"Glory Road" LP

Side 1
# "Unchain Your Brain" - (3.11) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Are You Sure?" - (4.05) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Time And Again" - (5.05) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "No Easy Way" - (6.34) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Sleeping On The Job" - (3.11) (Gillan/Towns)

Side 2
# "On The Rocks" - (6.39) (Gillan/Towns)
# "If You Believe Me" - (7.33) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)
# "Running, White Face, City Boy" - (3.11) (Towns)
# "Nervous" - (3.44) (Gillan/Towns)

"For Gillan Fans Only" LP

Side 1
# "Higher And Higher" - (3.42) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Your Mother was Right" - (7.23) (Gillan/Towns)
# "Redwatch" - (3.42) (Tormé/Underwood)
# "Abbey Of Thelema" - (6.06) (Gillan/Towns)
# "Trying To Get To You" - (3.17) (McCoy/Singleton)

Side 2
# "Come Tomorrow" (2.52) (McCoy/Tormé)
# "Dragon's Tongue" (5.32) (Towns)
# "Post-Fade Brain Damage" (6.03) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Egg Timer" (Vice Versa) (7.11) (Samson/Thunderstick/Aylmer/Bruce)
# "Harry Lime Theme" (9.27) (Karas)

1989 Re-release

In 1989 the album was released in CD format again on the Virgin label. The revised track listing was as follows:

# "Unchain Your Brain" - (3.11) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Are You Sure?" - (4.05) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Time And Again" - (5.05) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "No Easy Way" - (6.34) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)
# "Sleeping On The Job" - (3.11) (Gillan/Towns)
# "On The Rocks" - (6.39) (Gillan/Towns)
# "If You Believe Me" - (7.33) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)
# "Running, White Face, City Boy" - (3.11) (Towns)
# "Nervous" (3.44) - (Gillan/Towns)
# "Your Mother was Right" - (7.23) (Gillan/Towns)
# "Redwatch" (3.42) - (Tormé/Underwood)
# "Abbey Of Thelema" - (6.06) (Gillan/Towns)
# "Trying To Get To You" - (3.17) (McCoy/Singleton)
# "Come Tomorrow" (2.52) - (McCoy/Tormé)
# "Dragon's Tongue" (5.32) - (Towns)
# "Post-Fade Brain Damage" - (6.03) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé)

Total running time 78.23

Personnel

* Ian Gillan - vocals
* Colin Towns - keyboards
* John McCoy - bass guitar
* Bernie Tormé - guitar
* Mick Underwood - drums

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