Calling Card

Calling Card

Infobox Album
Name = Calling Card
Type = studio
Artist = Rory Gallagher


Released = 1976
Recorded = 1976
Genre = Blues Rock
Length = 45:14 (original release)
54:03 (1999 remaster)

Label = Chrysalis Records
Buddha Records (remaster)

Producer = Roger Glover & Rory Gallagher
Reviews = *AllMusicGuide Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifrxqy5ldte link]
Last album = Against the Grain"
(1975)
This album = "Calling Card"
(1976)
Next album = "Photo-Finish"
(1978)

Calling Card is the sixth studio release by Irish singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher. A 1976 release, it was his second of four albums that were released on Chrysalis Records in the 1970s. Deep Purple/Rainbow bassist Roger Glover co-produced with Gallagher: it is the only time that Gallagher would work with a "name" producer. It also marked the final appearances of longtime Gallagher bandmates Rod de'Ath (drums) and Lou Martin (keyboards); Gallagher would revamp the band after the ensuing tour, retaining only his longtime bassist Gerry McAvoy

Recording

The sessions for the album commenced at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany in the summer of 1976. Glover came onboard as co-producer after having met Gallagher when the latter opened for Deep Purple on an American tour. The choice of Glover signified a shift in the direction of straight hard rock for Gallagher. Nevertheless, "Caling Card" is one of his most diverse albums, containing straight hard rock ("Moonchild," "Secret Agent"), jazz (the title track), acoustic ballads ("I'll Admit You're Gone," "Edged In Blue") and traditional Irish folk ("Barley And Grape Rag") among other genres.

Reaction

The album is often considered one of Gallagher's finest studio offerings with AllMusicGuide giving the album 4.5 stars out of 5. In their August 2005 issue, Guitar Player's "Oeuvre Easy" feature on Gallagher praised its "brilliant songs" and "rockin' edge" and listed it in the "Inspired" section of his catalogue. Irish folk group The Dubliners would later cover "Barley And Grape Rag" on their 1992 release "30 Years A-Grayin' ".

1999 remaster

The album was reissued by Buddha Records in 1999 along with the rest of Gallagher's catalogue. As with the rest of the reissues, the album featured remastered sound, newly-penned liner notes by Gallagher's brother Donal, and bonus tracks. The two tracks that were included with "Caling Card" were "Rue The Day" and "Public Enemy" (an early version of a track that would appear on Gallagher's 1979 album "Top Priority").

Track listing

#"Do You Read Me" - 5:20
#"Country Mile" - 3:18
#"Moonchild" - 4:48
#"Calling Card" - 5:24
#"I'll Admit You're Gone" - 4:25
#"Secret Agent" - 5:45
#"Jacknife Beat" - 7:04
#"Edged In Blue" - 5:31
#"Barley And Grape Rag" - 3:39
#"Rue The Day" - 4:14 ("Bonus Track")
#"Public Enemy" (B-Girl Version) - 4:35 ("Bonus Track")

Credits

* All songs composed by Rory Gallagher
* Produced by Roger Glover and Rory Gallagher
* Musicians
** Rory Gallagher (vocals, Guitar, & Harmonica)
** Gerry McAvoy (Bass)
** Lou Martin (keyboards)
** Rod de'Ath (drums)

References

* Donal Gallagher. "Calling Card": Liner Note Essay." Buddha Records, 1999.
* Michael Molend. "Oeuvre Easy: Rory Gallagher." "Guitar Player". August 2005.

External links

* [http://www.rorygallagher.com/ Rory Gallagher's Official Site]


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