Ultraglide in Black | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 21, 2001 | |||
Genre | Garage punk | |||
Length | 44:27 | |||
Label | In the Red | |||
The Dirtbombs chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Metro Times | [2] |
NME | [3] |
Spin | 8/10[4] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ()[5] |
Ultraglide in Black is an album by the American rock music group The Dirtbombs.
The album is mostly covers of soul and funk songs. Band leader Mick Collins stated that this album was his tribute to the black music he grew up with. The only song that is not a cover is "Your Love Belongs Under a Rock."
The album cover pays homage to Stevie Wonder's 1967 album cover for I Was Made to Love Her.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Chains of Love" | J.J. Barnes, M. Davis, D. Davis | J.J. Barnes | 2:21 |
2. | "If You Can Want" | Smokey Robinson | The Miracles | 2:57 |
3. | "Underdog" | Sly Stone | Sly & the Family Stone | 3:35 |
4. | "Your Love Belongs Under a Rock" | Mick Collins | The Dirtbombs | 2:20 |
5. | "I'll Wait" | George Clinton | The Parliaments | 3:00 |
6. | "Living For the City" | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | 3:07 |
7. | "The Thing" | Larry Bright | Larry Bright | 2:02 |
8. | "Kung-Fu" | Curtis Mayfield | Curtis Mayfield | 5:42 |
9. | "Ode to a Black Man" | Phil Lynott | Phil Lynott | 3:38 |
10. | "Got to Give It Up" | Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | 4:03 |
11. | "Livin' For the Weekend" | Kenny Gamble, Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff | The O'Jays | 3:29 |
12. | "I'm Qualified to Satisfy You" | Barry White | Barry White | 3:53 |
13. | "Do You See My Love (For You Growing)" | R. Beavers, Johnny Bristol | Junior Walker & the All-Stars | 4:20 |
References
- ↑ Siwek, Douglas. The Dirtbombs: Ultraglide in Black > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ Handyside, Chris. "The Dirtbombs: Ultraglide in Black". Metro Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2002. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "Dirtbombs : Ultraglide In Black | NME". September 12, 2005.
- ↑ LLC, SPIN Media (June 1, 2002). "Reviews". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
- ↑ Hull, Tom (October 12, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.