Name: On the Boards
Brand: Polydor
SKU: 213060
Price: 13.84 USD
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On the Boards

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Album: On the Boards
#	Song Title		Time
1)	What's Going On Album Version	More Info...	2:49
2)	Railway And Gun Album Version	More Info...	3:38
3)	It's Happened Before, It'll Happen Again Album Version	More Info...	6:33
4)	If The Day Was Any Longer Album Version	More Info...	2:10
5)	Morning Sun Album Version	More Info...	2:40
6)	Eat My Words Album Version	More Info...	3:47
7)	On The Boards Album Version	More Info...	6:02
8)	If I Don't Sing I'll Cry Album Version	More Info...	2:40
9)	See Here Album Version	More Info...	3:06
10)	I'll Remember Album Version	More Info...	3:02
2)	Railway and Gun	More Info...	0:03
3)	It's Happened Before, It'll Happen Again	More Info...	0:06
4)	If the Day Was Any Longer	More Info...	0:02
5)	Morning Sun	More Info...	0:02
6)	Eat My Words	More Info...	0:03
7)	On the Boards	More Info...	0:06
8)	If I Don't Sing I'll Cry	More Info...	0:02
9)	See Here	More Info...	0:03
10)	I'll Remember	More Info...	0:03

Album: On the Boards
#	Song Title		Time
1)	What's Going On Album Version	More Info...	2:49
2)	Railway And Gun Album Version	More Info...	3:38
3)	It's Happened Before, It'll Happen Again Album Version	More Info...	6:33
4)	If The Day Was Any Longer Album Version	More Info...	2:10
5)	Morning Sun Album Version	More Info...	2:40
6)	Eat My Words Album Version	More Info...	3:47
7)	On The Boards Album Version	More Info...	6:02
8)	If I Don't Sing I'll Cry Album Version	More Info...	2:40
9)	See Here Album Version	More Info...	3:06
10)	I'll Remember Album Version	More Info...	3:02
2)	Railway and Gun	More Info...	0:03
3)	It's Happened Before, It'll Happen Again	More Info...	0:06
4)	If the Day Was Any Longer	More Info...	0:02
5)	Morning Sun	More Info...	0:02
6)	Eat My Words	More Info...	0:03
7)	On the Boards	More Info...	0:06
8)	If I Don't Sing I'll Cry	More Info...	0:02
9)	See Here	More Info...	0:03
10)	I'll Remember	More Info...	0:03

Tracks

1. What's Going On

2. Railway And Gun

3. It's Happened Before , It'll Happen Again

4. If The Day Was Any Longer

5. Morning Sun

6. Eat My Words

7. On The Boards

8. If I Don't Sing I'll Cry

9. See Here

10. I'll Remember

Performer Notes

Personnel: Rory Gallagher (vocals, guitar, harmonica, alto saxophone); Richard McCracken (bass guitar); John Wilson , John "Sly" Wilson (drums).
The second and final studio recording by Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher's neo-Cream trio reins in the playing to focus more on songwriting. The material is a virtual grab bag of blues-rock styles, moving from driving rockers ("What's Going On," "I'll Remember") and basic boogies ("Morning Sun," "If I Don't Sing I'll Cry") to a bottleneck blitz ("Eat My Words") and a pair of acoustic ballads. There's a pronounced jazzy tinge to his spiky guitar and never-again-heard alto sax on the slow blues of the title track and "It's Happened Before, It'll Happen Again," the latter giving the Richard McCracken-John Wilson rhythm section a chance to stretch out and swing fluidly. The lyrics, never a Gallagher strong suit, are pretty simplistic, but the chorus hooks do stick. It could all have added up to one big eclectic mess, but for the often one-dimensional, sometimes ham-fisted Gallagher, the laudable variety turns On the Boards into the high point of his recording career. ~ Don Snowden