Shinin' On
Shinin' On is the eighth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released in March 1974, by Capitol Records. Although not as successful as its predecessor, We're an American Band, it peaked at #5 in the US and was certified gold, and its first single, a cover of "The Loco-Motion" topped the U.S. charts. The original release included stereoscopic glasses for viewing the artwork in 3D. The cover art was provided by graphics artist Neal Adams, based on an idea by the band's photographer Lynn Goldsmith and manager Andrew Cavaliere. A quadraphonic version of the album was released in 8-track format.
Personnel
;Grand Funk Railroad- Mark Farner – vocals, guitar, guitarrón, harmonica, organ on "Carry Me Through"
- Mel Schacher – bass
- Don Brewer – vocals, drums, percussion
- Craig Frost – organ, clavinet, moog, piano, mellotron, backing vocals
- Todd Rundgren – producer, engineer, guitar on "Carry Me Through", backing vocals, Echoplex
- John White – assistant engineer
- David K. Tedds – produced & compiled for reissue by
- Kevin Flaherty – supervising A&R producer
- Jimmy Hoyson – bonus track mix engineer
- Evren Göknar – mastering engineer
- Kenny Nemes – project manager
- Neil Kellerhouse – reissue art direction, design
- Steve Roeser – liner notes
- Brendan Gormley – editorial supervision
- Bryan Kelley – production
- Shannon Ward – production
Charts
Album| Chart | Peak position |
| US Top LPs & Tape | 5 |
| Australia | 43 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Norway | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1974 | "The Loco-Motion" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1974 | "The Loco-Motion" | Canada | 1 |
| 1974 | "The Loco-Motion" | Germany | 10 |
| 1974 | "The Loco-Motion" | Australia | 7 |
| 1974 | "Shinin' On" | Billboard'' Hot 100 | 11 |
| 1974 | "Shinin' On" | Canada | 13 |