The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
1982 studio album by Todd Rundgren
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| Studio album by Todd Rundgren | ||||
| Released | December 30, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Utopia Sound Studios, Lake Hill, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 35:08 | |||
| Label | Bearsville, Rhino | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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| Singles from The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect is Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, released in December 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent little time working on Tortured Artist (hence the title). However, the album was generally well-received, and Rundgren scored a hit with the novelty song "Bang the Drum All Day".
The album was also his last official release on Bearsville Records.
Track listing
All songs by Todd Rundgren; except when noted.
- Side one
- "Hideaway" – 4:58
- "Influenza" – 4:29
- "Don't Hurt Yourself" – 3:41
- "There Goes Your Baybay" – 3:53
- Side two
- "Tin Soldier" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:10
- "Emperor of the Highway" – 1:39
- "Bang the Drum All Day" – 3:32
- "Drive" – 5:26
- "Chant" – 4:20
Personnel
- Todd Rundgren - all vocals and instruments, art direction, engineer, producer
- Technical
- Bean - additional engineering
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | US Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 66 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | "Bang the Drum All Day" | Billboard Pop Singles[4] | 63 |
| 1983 | "Bang the Drum All Day" | Billboard Mainstream Rock[4] | 39 |
| 1983 | "Bang the Drum All Day" | UK Singles Chart[5] | 86 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect at AllMusic
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "allmusic ((( Todd Rundgren > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Todd Rundgren > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Todd Rundgren". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
External links
- The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect at Discogs (list of releases)
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