Comin' Thru

Comin' Thru is the seventh album by American psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. The album is marked by the debut of a horn section, while Chuck Steaks replaced Mark Naftalin on keyboards. Dino Valenti's songs dominate as they had on the last three albums, with his tune "Mojo" having appeared in their live setlist since 1970. It is generally regarded as their weakest effort, failing to chart higher than #134 and more or less marked the end of Quicksilver as anything other than a part-time band.

Comin' Thru
Studio album by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Released	April 1972
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock
Length	36:33
Label	Capitol
Quicksilver Messenger Service chronology
Quicksilver (1971) Comin' Thru (1972) Solid Silver (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Doin' Time in the U.S.A." (Gary Duncan) – 4:15
2. "Chicken" (Traditional, arranged by Dino Valenti) – 4:03
3. "Changes" (Valenti) – 4:15
4. "California State Correctional Facility Blues" (Valenti, Duncan, Greg Elmore, Chuck Steaks) – 6:10

Side two

1. "Forty Days" (Valenti, Duncan, Elmore) – 5:31
2. "Mojo" (Valenti) – 5:34
3. "Don't Lose It" (Duncan, Valenti) – 5:57

Personnel

• Dino Valenti – vocals, guitar, congas
• Gary Duncan – guitar, vocals
• Chuck Steaks – organ
• Mark Ryan – bass
• Greg Elmore – drums

Additional personnel

• Ken Balzell – trumpet (track B1)
• Dalton Smith – trumpet (tracks A3, B2, B3)
• Bud Brisbois – trumpet (tracks A3, B2, B3)
• Pat O'Hara – trombone (track B1)
• Charles C. Loper – trombone (tracks A3, B2, B3)
• Sonny Lewis – saxophone (track B1)
• Donald Menza – saxophone (tracks A3, B2, B3)

Charts

Album

Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	134

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "Comin' Thru > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 29, 2011.