Roadrunner (Hurriganes album)
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| Roadrunner | ||||
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| Studio album by Hurriganes | ||||
| Released | November 1974 | |||
| Recorded | September 1974, Marcus Music -studios, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | rock and roll rhythm and blues blues rock |
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| Label | Love Records (FIN) | |||
| Producer | Richard Stanley | |||
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Roadrunner is an album released by the Finnish rock band Hurriganes in 1974. It is considered one of the most influential albums in Finnish rock music history. It was the best selling Finnish album in years 1974-1985 and has sold over 170 000 copies in Finland. The album was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden at Marcus Music studios. The album cover features the band members sitting on a backseat of a Cadillac in Ruskeasuo, Helsinki. The cover has been chosen many times as the best album cover in Finland.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Hurriganes, except where noted.
| Side A | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "It Ain't What You Do" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Hey Groupie" | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Tallahassee Lassie" (Slay, crewe) | 2:17 |
| 4. | "The Phone Rang" (Mister X) | 1:37 |
| 5. | "I Will Stay" (Lundgren) | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Get On" | 3:43 |
| Side B | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 7. | "In the Nude" (Garland) | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Mister X" (Mister X, Hurriganes) | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Slippin' and Slidin'" (Little Richard) | 2:37 |
| 10. | "Oowee-Oohla" | 2:29 |
| 11. | "Roadrunner" (Bo Diddley) | 4:16 |
Chart Positions
| Country | Peak position | Weeks | Starting date |
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 Finland |
1. | 64 | December 1974 |
Personnel
- Remu Aaltonen – Lead vocals, drums
- Albert Järvinen – Guitar
- Cisse Häkkinen – Bass guitar, Backing vocals, Lead vocals in tracks 4, 5. Acoustic guitar in the song "I will stay"
- Richard Stanley (”Mister X”) – vocals in ”Mister X”, producer
- Leif Måses – Recorder
See also
References
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