Back Door Men was recorded at Universal Recording in Chicago, Illinois, in late 1966. The album was recorded as a quick follow-up to the Shadows of Night # 10 debut release Gloria. By the time of this recording, Warren Rogers and Joe Kelley had traded instruments and David Wolinski had been added on keyboards. "Bad Little Woman", a cover of the Belfast band The Wheels, backed by "Gospel Zone" was released as the first single, but only charted as high as # 91. A second single, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine", a non-album cut backed by "I'll Make You Sorry" did only slightly better at # 90. A third single at that time, "Willie Jean" (a Hoyt Axton tune incorrectly identified on the label as "traditional")/"The Behemoth" did not chart. As with their first album, production was credited as "Produced for Dunwich Records" instead of crediting a specific producer.[2] The original album incorrectly lists Dino Valenti as the composer for "Hey Joe".
Receptionedit
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder noted "the original LP version of this album, the second by the legendary white Chicago garage punk/blues outfit, was one of the most sought-after artifacts of mid-'60s punk rock. Back Door Men was a loud, feedback-laden, sneering piece of rock & roll defiance, mixing raunchy anthems to teenage lust (Gospel Zone', 'Bad Little Woman'), covers of Chicago blues classics (Willie Dixon's 'Spoonful', Jimmy Reed's 'Peepin' and Hidin'), raga rock ('The Behemoth'), folk-rock ('Hey Joe', 'Three for Love', 'I'll Make You Sorry'), and a blues-punk grab off of commercial Top 40 ('Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day'), all on one 12" platter. What makes the record even more startling is that every one of these tracks, however far afield they go from one another, works."[1]
Track listingedit
"Bad Little Woman" (Herbie Armstrong, Victor Catling, Rod Demick, Brian Rosbotham, Tito Tinsley) – 2:37
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January 01, 1970
back, door, second, album, shadows, knight, studio, album, shadows, knightreleased1966recorded1966studiouniversal, recording, corp, chicago, genregarage, rock, length43, 27labeldunwichshadows, knight, chronologygloria, 1966, 1966, shadows, knight, 1969, single. Back Door Men is the second album by The Shadows of Knight Back Door MenStudio album by Shadows of KnightReleased1966Recorded1966StudioUniversal Recording Corp Chicago GenreGarage rock 1 Length43 27LabelDunwichShadows of Knight chronologyGloria 1966 Back Door Men 1966 Shadows of Knight 1969 Singles from Back Door Men Bad Little Woman Released August 1966 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Bonus tracks on LP and CD reissue 1998 4 Personnel 5 Chart performances 5 1 Single 6 ReferencesBackground editBack Door Men was recorded at Universal Recording in Chicago Illinois in late 1966 The album was recorded as a quick follow up to the Shadows of Night 10 debut release Gloria By the time of this recording Warren Rogers and Joe Kelley had traded instruments and David Wolinski had been added on keyboards Bad Little Woman a cover of the Belfast band The Wheels backed by Gospel Zone was released as the first single but only charted as high as 91 A second single I m Gonna Make You Mine a non album cut backed by I ll Make You Sorry did only slightly better at 90 A third single at that time Willie Jean a Hoyt Axton tune incorrectly identified on the label as traditional The Behemoth did not chart As with their first album production was credited as Produced for Dunwich Records instead of crediting a specific producer 2 The original album incorrectly lists Dino Valenti as the composer for Hey Joe Reception editIn a retrospective review for AllMusic Bruce Eder noted the original LP version of this album the second by the legendary white Chicago garage punk blues outfit was one of the most sought after artifacts of mid 60s punk rock Back Door Men was a loud feedback laden sneering piece of rock amp roll defiance mixing raunchy anthems to teenage lust Gospel Zone Bad Little Woman covers of Chicago blues classics Willie Dixon s Spoonful Jimmy Reed s Peepin and Hidin raga rock The Behemoth folk rock Hey Joe Three for Love I ll Make You Sorry and a blues punk grab off of commercial Top 40 Tomorrow s Gonna Be Another Day all on one 12 platter What makes the record even more startling is that every one of these tracks however far afield they go from one another works 1 Track listing edit Bad Little Woman Herbie Armstrong Victor Catling Rod Demick Brian Rosbotham Tito Tinsley 2 37 Gospel Zone Tom Schiffour 3 19 The Behemoth Harry Pye 2 34 Three for Love Joseph J Kelly 3 11 Hey Joe Billy Roberts 5 42 I ll Make You Sorry Kelly 2 42 Peepin and Hidin Jimmy Reed 3 01 Tomorrow s Going to Be Another Day Tommy Boyce 2 23 New York Bullseye Harry Pye 2 43 High Blood Pressure Huey Piano Smith Johnny Vincent 3 38 Spoonful Willie Dixon 2 57 Bonus tracks on LP and CD reissue 1998 edit Gospel Zone single version Schiffour 3 20 Willie Jean single Hoyt Axton incorrectly identified as Traditional arranged by Harry Pye 2 50 I m Gonna Make You Mine single William Carr Carl D Errico Carole Bayer Sager 2 30 3 Personnel editShadows of Knight David Hawk Wolinski organ piano keyboards on Bad Little Woman Hey Joe Peepin and Hidin and New York Bullseye Joseph J Kelly guitar harmonica harp Jerry McGeorge guitar rhythm guitar feedback Warren Rogers bass guitar Tom Schiffour drums James Alan Sohns maracas marimba tambourine vocals Technical Bob Kidder engineer Bob Irwin mastering Rich Russell package design Clark Besch graphic design photography Steve Besch graphic design photography Paul Hippensteel graphic design photography Jeff Jarema graphic design photography Tim Livingston project manager Don Bronstein cover photographyChart performances editSingle edit Year Single Chart Position 1966 Bad Little Woman Billboard Hot 100 91 4 References edit a b c Eder Bruce Back Door Men Review allmusic com Retrieved 11 September 2023 Liner notes The Shadows Of Knight Back Door Men CD Album Discogs com Retrieved 2015 11 01 Billboard Hot 100 The Shadows of Knight Archived from the original on May 17 2018 Retrieved January 30 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Back Door Men amp oldid 1175238220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
