The Hoople


The Hoople is the seventh and final studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. The album peaked in the UK Albums Chart at No. 11, whilst its highest chart rating in the US was No. 28. It was the 85th best selling album of 1974 and was voted 16th best album of 1974 by the readers of Creem magazine. A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia Legacy label in Europe in 2006. It was the only studio album to feature guitarist Ariel Bender, replacing Mick Ralphs, and the last album to feature vocalist Ian Hunter before his departure for a solo career.
The album's cover features a stylised portrait of Kari-Ann Moller, who also graces the cover of Roxy Music's 1972 debut album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.

Side one

  1. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:26
  2. "Marionette" – 5:08
  3. "Alice" – 5:20
  4. "Crash Street Kidds" – 4:31

    Side two

  6. "Born Late '58" – 4:00
  7. “Trudi's Song" – 4:26
  8. "Pearl 'n' Roy " – 4:31
  9. "Through the Looking Glass" – 4:37
  10. "Roll Away the Stone" – 3:10

    Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue

  12. "Where Do You All Come From" – 3:26 B-side of "Roll Away the Stone" single.
  13. "Rest in Peace" – 3:55 B-side of "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" single.
  14. "Foxy, Foxy" – 3:31 Non-LP single A-side.
  15. " The Saturday Gigs" – 4:20 Non-LP single A-side.
  16. "The Saturday Kids" – 6:03
  17. "Lounge Lizzard" – 4:19
  18. "American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:15

    Personnel

;Mott the Hoople
;Additional personnel
;Technical

Certifications