Widowmaker (album)

Widowmaker is the debut album by the English hard rock band Widowmaker, which was released in February 1976. Widowmaker reached #196 in US and featured an eclectic mix of blues, country, folk and hard rock.^[2]

Widowmaker
Studio album by Widowmaker
Released	February 24 1976
Recorded	August–September 1975
Studio	De Lane Lea Studios, Wembley
Genre	Rock
Label	Jet (UK) United Artists (US)
Producer	Widowmaker
Widowmaker chronology
Widowmaker (1976) Too Late to Cry (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

1. "Such a Shame" (Daisley)
2. "Pin a Rose on Me" (Ellis, Grosvenor, Nichols)
3. "On the Road" (Ellis, Grosvenor, Nichols)
4. "Straight Faced Fighter" (Ellis)
5. "Ain't Telling You Nothing" (Bender, Ellis)
6. "When I Met You" (Grosvenor)
7. "Leave the Kids Alone" (Ellis)
8. "Shine a Light on Me" (Grosvenor, Wright)
9. "Running Free" (John Farnham)
10. "Got a Dream" (Daisley)

Personnel

• Steve Ellis – vocals
• Ariel Bender – guitar
• Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitar
• Bob Daisley – bass
• Paul Nicholls – drums

Additional personnel

• Bobby Tench – vocals
• Zoot Money – keyboards

Singles

Taken from the album^[3]

• "On the Road" / "Pin a Rose on Me" (1976, Jet JET 766)
• "When I Met You" / "Pin a Rose on Me" (1976, Jet JET 767)
• "Pin a Rose on Me" / "On the Road" (1976, Jet JET 782)

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. Heibutzki, Ralph. "Widowmaker's eponymous album". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
3. Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras. Borderline. p. 928.

References

• Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976. Borderline (2006). Reprinted (2008). ISBN 1-899855-15-7
• Larkin Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Threepenny Opera-Z.Z. Top Volume 6. Guinness Publications (1995). ISBN 978-0-85112-662-3