''All Out'' is a 1973 album by
Grin.
Where the first two Grin albums had featured the band as trio augmented by overdubs, singalong choirs or even orchestras, the recent addition of Nils' brother Tom as second guitarist made the band a solid quartet. The only additional performer is blues-shouter
Kathi McDonald
Kathryn Marie "Kathi" McDonald (September 25, 1948 – October 3, 2012) was an American blues and rock singer and songwriter. As a teenager she sang with different bands around the Pacific Northwest before she was discovered by Ike Turner. She sa ...
, who contributes backing vocals on several songs
ost notably "Heart on Fire" and "She Ain't Right"
Nils' liner notes in ''The Very Best of Grin'' attribute the "classy" solo in "Sad Letter" to Tom. "She Ain't Right" is also notable as the only Grin tune not attributed to Nils alone, but co-written with bassist Bob Gordon.
''All Out'' was re-released on CD in 2009 with the single version of "Love Or Else" added as bonus track.
LP cover and CD version
The title of the album does not appear on the outside cover. The mouth on the front cover is a flap which, when raised, reveals an open mouth with the words "ALL OUT" inside. The back cover features a photo of Nils with a thought bubble drawn in containing the track listing. The inside sleeve has a color photo of the band standing in a field on one side, and the lyrics on the other side.
For the CD release, the booklet simply has the closed mouth on the front and the open mouth on the back. The thought-bubble-and-Nils image appears on the back insert, along with other credits. There is no inside artwork.
Track listing
# "Sad Letter" - 3:10
# "Heavy Chevy" - 3:34
# "Don't Be Long" - 2:17
# "Love Again" - 4:05
# "She Ain't Right" - 3:27
# "Love or Else" - 3:40
# "Ain't Love Nice" - 2:07
# "Heart On Fire" - 5:00
# "All Out" - 3:04
# "Rusty Gun" - 2:24
# "Love Or Else" (single version) (2009 CD only)
Personnel
;Grin
*
Nils Lofgren
Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a membe ...
- guitars, keyboards, accordion on "Rusty Gun", lead vocals
* Bob Berberich - drums, lead vocals
* Bob Gordon - bass, backing vocals
* Tom Lofgren - guitars, backing vocals
Special thanks to:
*
Kathi McDonald
Kathryn Marie "Kathi" McDonald (September 25, 1948 – October 3, 2012) was an American blues and rock singer and songwriter. As a teenager she sang with different bands around the Pacific Northwest before she was discovered by Ike Turner. She sa ...
isspelled as "Kathy McDonald"- vocals
;Technical
* Art Direction/Design - Anthony Hudson
* Air Brush - Charlie Wild
* Photography -
Joel Bernstein
Joel Bernstein is a photographer, guitarist, and record producer based in Oakland, California. His photographs have appeared as the album covers to, among others, ''After the Gold Rush'', ''4 Way Street'', ''Rita Coolidge'', ''Wind on the Water ...
* Produced by David Briggs
* Distributed by CBS Records
Releases
* LP All Out Spindizzy Records 1972
* CD All Out Sony Music Distribution 2001
* CD All Out
onus Track
Onus, from Latin, indicates accountability/responsibility
Onus may also refer to:
* Blame
* Burden (disambiguation)
* Legal burden of proof (''onus probandi'')
As a surname
* Bill Onus (1906-68), Australian Aboriginal political activist, boom ...
American Beat Records 2009
References
All information from album cover and label.
[''The Very Best of Grin'', Grin, Spindizzy/Epic Associated/Legacy ZK 65697 (1999) CD]
1973 albums
Nils Lofgren albums
Albums produced by David Briggs (producer)
Epic Records albums
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