''Absolutely'' was the second

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album recorded by the band Boxer, released during 1977 on the Epic record label. Singer/pianist

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had assembled a new-look lineup including bassist

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from

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, guitarist Adrian Fisher from Sparks, Chris Stainton from Joe Cocker and many others and drummer Eddie Tuduri from the American band

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. The album was also released in the U.S. with a different cover. There had been rumours that

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was interested in working with Boxer. The album was eventually produced by

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, who had worked with

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and

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. Patto collaborated with all the band members to write the songs on this album. "Rich Man's Daughter" is a reworking of the same song recorded by the Boxer lineup for ''

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'', which was recorded in 1976. This album was the last recording made by Patto.

Track listing

#"A Fool in Love" (

) 4:08 #"Red Light Flyer" (Patto) 3:54 #"Big Lucy" (Bogert,

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, Patto) 3:58 #"No Reply" (Stainton, Patto) 5:20 #"Can't Stand What You Do" (Bogert, Stainton, Patto, Adrian Fisher, Eddie Tuduri) 3:58 #"As God's My Judge" (Stainton, Patto) 3:10 #"Rich Man's Daughter" (Patto) 4:04 #"Everybody's a Star" (Stainton, Patto) 2:32 #"Hand on Your Heart" (Bogert, Stainton, Patto, Fisher, Tuduri) 4:43

Band personnel

– lead vocals, piano * Adrian Fisher – guitar *

– keyboards *

– bass, backing vocals *Eddie Tuduri – drums

Technical personnel

*Assistant Engineer: Tori Swenson *Mixed at Village Recorders (L.A) *Assistant Engineer: Terry Diane Becker *Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (N.Y). *Design and Photography by Herbert W. Worthington *Logo: Jack Upston

Re-issues

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1997

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2000

Notes

Literature

*Strong, M.C. ''The great rock discography''. Giunti (1998).

External links

*http://www.discogs.com/release/773313 {{DEFAULTSORT:Absolutely (Boxer Album) 1977 albums Boxer (band) albums Albums produced by Jeff Glixman Virgin Records albums EMI Records albums Epic Records albums