''The Hoople'' is the seventh studio album by

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. The album peaked in the

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at No. 11, whilst its highest chart rating in the US was No. 28. A remastered and expanded version was released by

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on the Columbia Legacy label in Europe in 2006. It was the only album to feature guitarist

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(who replaced

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following his departure to form

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), and the last album to feature vocalist Ian Hunter before his departure for a solo career. The album's cover features a stylised portrait of Kari-Ann Muller (with the band members in her hair), who also graces the cover of

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's 1972 debut album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.Mott the Hoople. ''The Hoople''. (Columbia Records, 1974).

Side one

# " The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:26 # "Marionette" – 5:08 # "Alice" – 5:20 # "Crash Street Kidds" – 4:31

Side two

Born Late '58 "Born Late '58" is a single taken from Mott the Hoople's seventh and final studio album ''The Hoople''. It is the only Mott the Hoople track credited solely to, and sung by group bassist Peter Watts, prior to the group reforming as simply "Mot ...

" (

Overend Watts Peter Overend Watts (13 May 1947 – 22 January 2017) was an English bass guitar player and founding member of the 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople. Early life Watts was born in Yardley, Birmingham, on 13 May 1947. He moved as a child to Worthin ...

) – 4:00 # “Trudi's Song" – 4:26 # "Pearl 'n' Roy (England)" – 4:31 # "Through the Looking Glass" – 4:37 # " Roll Away the Stone" – 3:10

Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue

"Where Do You All Come From" (

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 ...

, Hunter,

, Peter Watts) – 3:26 B-side of "Roll Away the Stone" single. # "Rest in Peace" – 3:55 B-side of "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" single. # "

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" – 3:31 Non-LP single A-side. # " (Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs" – 4:20 Non-LP single A-side. # "The Saturday Kids" – 6:03 ( Work in progress mixes) # "Lounge Lizzard" – 4:19 (Aborted

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) # " American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" (

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, Hunter) (Live) – 4:15 (Live from

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)

Personnel

;Mott the Hoople * Ian Hunter –

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, piano *

Pete Overend Watts Peter Overend Watts (13 May 1947 – 22 January 2017) was an English bass guitar player and founding member of the 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople. Early life Watts was born in Yardley, Birmingham, on 13 May 1947. He moved as a child to Worthin ...

–

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, vocals, lead vocals on "Born Late '58", rhythm guitar,

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–

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, vocals,

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–

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, vocals,

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– keyboards,

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;Additional personnel *

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–

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on 1 2 3 7 *Jock McPherson –

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on 1 2 7,

on 1 2 7 *Mike Hurwitz –

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on 2 * Lynsey De Paul –

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on 3 9 *

– backing vocals on 7, rhythm guitar on 9 * –

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on 8, conductor on 8,

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s on 8 * Sue Glover & Sunny Leslie – backing vocals on 1 8 *Barry St. John – backing vocals on 1 8 *

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(Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou & Casey Synge) – backing vocals on 9 ;Technical *Dan Loggins – production supervisor *Mike Dunne, Paul Hardiman – engineer (Advision Studios) * Bill Price, Gary Edwards, Peter Swettenham, Sean Milligan – engineer (Air Studios) * Roslav Szaybo – sleeve concept, design *John Brown – photography

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

References