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

  1. "I Wanna Have You Back" – 2:42
  2. "Jungle Jenny" – 4:07
  3. "Runaway" – 2:46
  4. "Love Story" – 5:10
  5. "School's Out" – 5:02
  6. "Goodnight Irene" – 4:30
  7. "Say You're Mine " – 3:23
  8. "Gamblin' Bar Room Blues" – 4:09
  9. "Crazy Horses" – 2:54
  10. "Cheek To Cheek" – 3:52
Side two of the original vinyl version begins with "Goodnight Irene".

Personnel

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Certifications