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Shock Treatment (Edgar Winter album)

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Shock Treatment
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1974
StudioRecord Plant, New York City, USA
Length40:25
LabelEpic
ProducerRick Derringer
Edgar Winter Group chronology
They Only Come Out at Night
(1972)
Shock Treatment
(1974)
Jasmine Nightdreams
(1975)
Singles from Shock Treatment
  1. "River's Risin'"
    Released: June 18, 1974
  2. "Easy Street"
    Released: September 1974
  3. "Someone Take My Heart Away"
    Released: December 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Shock Treatment is the fourth studio album by Edgar Winter and the second by the Edgar Winter Group. The album went to No. 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart,[3] and had two charting singles: "Easy Street" (#83 Pop Singles) and "River's Risin'" (#33 Pop Singles).[4] The album was certified gold July 18, 1974 by the RIAA.[5] In Canada, the album reached #9 (2 weeks)[6] and was #69 in the year end chart.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Kinda Animal"Dan Hartman3:05
2."Easy Street"Hartman4:13
3."Sundown"Hartman3:25
4."Miracle of Love"Edgar Winter, Hartman3:38
5."Do Like Me"Winter4:48
6."Rock & Roll Woman"Hartman2:49
7."Someone Take My Heart Away"Winter4:08
8."Queen of My Dreams"Hartman2:15
9."Maybe Some Day You'll Call My Name"Hartman3:52
10."River's Risin'"Hartman3:19
11."Animal"Winter4:53

Personnel

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Technical personnel

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Charts & Awards Shock Treatment". Allmusic. pp. albums. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Charts & Awards Shock Treatment". Allmusic. pp. singles. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Edgar Winter – Shock Treatment". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - August 10, 1974" (PDF).
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974 - December 28, 1974" (PDF).
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