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Defender (album)

Defender is the thirteenth album and tenth studio album by Irish musician Rory Gallagher. Coming after a five-year hiatus from the recording studio, it was his first album released on the Capo label.[2]

Defender
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1987
Recorded1987
StudioThe Point, London; Olympic Studios, London; West 3 Studios, London; Music Works, London; Redan Studios
GenreBlues rock
Length55:25
LabelCapo/Demon
ProducerRory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher chronology
Jinx
(1982)
Defender
(1987)
Fresh Evidence
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The song "Continental Op" was inspired by the nameless fictional detective created by Dashiell Hammett, and was dedicated to Hammett.[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher except where indicated.

Side one

  1. "Kickback City" - 4:49
  2. "Loanshark Blues" - 4:27
  3. "Continental Op" - 4:33
  4. "I Ain't No Saint" - 4:58
  5. "Failsafe Day" - 4:23

Side two

  1. "Road to Hell" - 5:32
  2. "Doing Time" - 4:06
  3. "Smear Campaign" - 4:47
  4. "Don't Start Me Talkin'" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) - 3:35
  5. "Seven Days" - 5:14

CD bonus tracks, also included as a bonus 7inch single on some issues of the LP

  1. "Seems to Me" - 4:52 (Bonus)
  2. "No Peace for the Wicked" - 4:09 (Bonus)

Personnel edit

Invited guests

Technical
  • Alan O'Duffy – production associate
  • Dónal Gallagher – executive producer

References edit

  1. ^ Defender at AllMusic
  2. ^ McAvoy, Mark (2009). Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans of Ping. Mercier Press. p. 131. ISBN 9781856356558.
  3. ^ "The P.I. Record Collection". The Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

External links edit

  • Rory Gallagher's Official Site

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