Stage Struck (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Stage Struck
Type = Live Album
Longtype =
Artist = Rory Gallagher


Released = 1980
Recorded = November 1979 - July 1980
Genre = Rock Blues-rock
Length = 51:46
Label = Castle Records
Producer = Rory Gallagher
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:azfqxqu5ldse link]
* "Q" Rating|5|5 July 1991 (p.46)
Last album = "Top Priority" (1979)
This album = "Stage Struck" (1980)
Next album = "Jinx" (1982)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Live album

Lower caption = An alternative cover, published in 1991

"This page is about the album. For the film, see Stage Struck (film)"

"Stage Struck" is the third live album by Irish singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher. Released in 1980, it documents his world tour in support of his 1979 album "Top Priority". As such it features many songs from that album, but also includes songs from his two albums prior to "Top Priority," "Calling Card" (1976) and "Photo-Finish" (1978). Originally released with eight tracks, "Stage Stuck" was augmented with two bonus tracks ("Bad Penny" and "Key Chain") when reissued in 1999.

Track listing

:"All songs by Rory Gallagher"
#"Shin Kicker" – 3:58
#"Wayward Child" – 4:32
#"Brute Force and Ignorance" – 4:32
#"Moonchild" – 6:06
#"Bad Penny" – 6:39 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxCqZmS0svw Listen to the song]
#"Key Chain" – 5:03
#"Follow Me" – 5:56
#"Bought and Sold" – 4:39
#"The Last of the Independents" – 5:39
#"Shadow Play" – 5:08

Credits

*Rory Gallagher (Electric Guitar - Harmonica - vocals - Production & Performance)
*Gerry McAvoy (Bass guitar)
*Ted McKenna (drums)
*Mark Jessett (Art Direction)

External links

* [http://www.rorygallagher.com/ Rory Gallagher's Official Site]
* [http://users.tkk.fi/~khagelbe/rory/articles/qjul90.html Q Magazine Review]
* [http://thierryzeppelin.free.fr/zoomgallagher.htm Album review]