The Penthouse Tapes
The Penthouse Tapes is the fifth studio album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Unlike previous releases comprising predominantly original compositions.The Penthouse Tapes consists largely of covers, ranging from The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses" and Alice Cooper's "School's Out" to Lead Belly's "Goodnight Irene". Of the three originals, "I Wanna Have You Back" and "Jungle Jenny" open side one; a third, "Say You're Mine", was written by Alex Harvey and appears on side two. The album was released in 1976 on Vertigo Records.
Track listing
- "I Wanna Have You Back" – 2:42
- "Jungle Jenny" – 4:07
- "Runaway" – 2:46
- "Love Story" – 5:10
- "School's Out" – 5:02
- "Goodnight Irene" – 4:30
- "Say You're Mine " – 3:23
- "Gamblin' Bar Room Blues" – 4:09
- "Crazy Horses" – 2:54
- "Cheek To Cheek" – 3:52
Personnel
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Alex Harvey – lead vocals
- Zal Cleminson – guitars
- Chris Glen – bass guitar
- Hugh McKenna – keyboards, synthesizer
- Ted McKenna – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar on "Say You're Mine" and "Cheek To Cheek"
Technical
- David Batchelor – producer
- John Burns, John Punter, Douglas Hopkins, Denny Bridges – engineer
- Alex Harvey – liner notes
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