''Locked In'' is the sixth studio album by the rock band

Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular albums included ''Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage'' (1971), '' Argus'' (1972), ''Wishbone Four'' (1973), ''There's the Rub'' (1974), and '' ...

, and their second with guitarist

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who had joined the band in 1974. The album peaked at No. 36 in the

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in April 1976, their lowest UK chart placing to date. Considered by many, including the band themselves, to be one of the weaker entries in their extensive catalog. The band frequently place the blame on producer

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, who insisted the band play much quieter in the studio, removing much of the energy of their performances. The band had switched U.S. distribution from MCA Records to Atlantic Records for this and the next release, ''

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''.

Track listing

All songs composed by Wishbone Ash, except where noted #"Rest in Peace" – 6:44 #"No Water in the Well" (

) – 3:47 #"Moonshine" – 3:35 #"She Was My Best Friend" (

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) – 3:52 #"It Started in Heaven" (Wisefield,

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) – 3:22 #"Half Past Lovin'" – 5:32 #"Trust in You" – 5:06 #"Say Goodbye" (Turner, Wisefield) – 5:00

Personnel

:Wishbone Ash *

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, vocals *

– guitars, vocals *

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with: *Pete Wood - keyboards *

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, Sylvia Shemwell and Eunice Peterson - backing vocals on tracks 4 and 5

Production

*Producer:

*Recordists: Geoff Daking and Jay Borden *Mixdown: Geoff Daking, Jay Borden and Bobby Warner *Album art direction: Alan Sussman and Bob Defrin *Album cover illustration: Chris Corey *Album backliner photography:

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Charts

References

{{Authority control 1976 albums Wishbone Ash albums Albums produced by Tom Dowd MCA Records albums