''Ramblin' Gamblin' Man'' is the first studio album by American rock band
the Bob Seger System, released in 1969. The original title was ''Tales of Lucy Blue'', hence the cover art. In the liner notes, Bob Seger says (sarcastically) he later realized Lucy Blue was "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", and so changed the title of the album. He then thanks "Doctor Fine" for this realization. (Doctor Fine being the person who made Seger change the album's name.) The original cover design for the album featured the nude figure from
Botticelli
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The Birth of Venus
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'', but this too was changed for the final release.
The title track was also performed on Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's live album ''
Live Bullet
''‘Live’ Bullet'' is a live album by American rock band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released on April 12, 1976. It was recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, during the heyday of that arena's time as an important rock concert ...
''.
Track listing
Personnel
;The Bob Seger System
*
Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throu ...
– guitar, lead vocals, piano, organ
* Dan Honaker – bass, vocals, lead vocals on "Gone" & co-lead vocals "Train Man"
* Pep Perrine – drums, vocals
* Bob Schultz – organ on "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"
;Additional personnel
*
Michael Erlewine
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Career
Erle ...
–
blues harp
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on "Down Home"
*
Glenn Frey
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– backing vocals and acoustic guitar on "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"
* Penny Lawyer – backing vocals
;Production
* The Bob Seger System & Punch Andrews
* Engineer: Jim Bruzzese
* Liner notes: Bob Seger
* Front and Back cover illustration (LP) - Lockart
Charts
Album -
Billboard
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(United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
References
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Bob Seger albums
1969 debut albums
Albums produced by Punch Andrews
Capitol Records albums