''Shouting and Pointing'' is a 1976 album by

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. It was the second and final album by the group. Despite favourable nods by critics in the music press, ''Shouting and Pointing'' was the only Mott album to not chart at all in either the U.S. or U.K. Following that disappointment, the band was dropped by CBS records. Singer Benjamin left, to be replaced by ex-Medicine Head band singer/guitarist John Fiddler, and the band changed their name to British Lions, just one year after the release of this album. Retrospective reception to the album is now negative.

Track listing

Side one

# "Shouting and Pointing" (

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) – 4:31 # "Collision Course" (Watts) – 3:25 # "Storm" (Fisher, Ray Major, Watts) – 5:31 # "Career (No Such Thing as Rock 'n' Roll)" (Nigel Benjamin, Fisher) – 5:26

Side two

# "Hold on, You're Crazy" (Watts) – 4:31 # "See You Again" (Watts) – 4:22 # "Too Short Arms (I Don't Care)" (Fisher, Major) – 4:00 # "Broadside Outcasts" (Fisher, Watts) – 3:18 # " Good Times" (

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, George Young) – 3:57

Personnel

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* Nigel Benjamin –

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and acoustic guitars * Ray Major –

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guitars,

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, backing vocals, organ,

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– bass, backing vocals *

Dale "Buffin" Griffin Terence Dale "Buffin" Griffin (24 October 1948 – 17 January 2016) was an English drummer and a founding member of 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople. Later, he worked as a producer, and produced many of the BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions from 1 ...

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, backing vocals,

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Technical

* Mott – producer, arranger *

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– producer,

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* Mick "The Mint" Glossop – engineer * Bill Price, Ric Stokes – mastering * Roslav Szaybo – design * Alan Messer, Dale Griffin,

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References

External links

Shouting and Pointing reviewShouting and Pointingat DiscogsShouting and Pointing at Allmusic
{{Authority control Mott the Hoople albums 1976 albums Albums produced by Eddie Kramer Columbia Records albums