Broken Barricades

Broken Barricades
Studio album by Procol Harum
Released 11 July 1971
Recorded February–March 1971 at AIR Studios in London
Genre Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length 35:06
Label A&M
Producer Chris Thomas
Procol Harum chronology
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AllMusic[1]
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Robert Christgau(C-)[3]

Broken Barricades is the fifth studio album by British rock band Procol Harum, released in 1971. It was Robin Trower's last album with Procol Harum before his solo career.

The album features a tribute to Jimi Hendrix ("Song for a Dreamer") written by Robin Trower and Keith Reid. Trower and Reid were stunned by Hendrix's death at the age of only 27.[4]
Rock band with orchestra in "Simple Sister," by Procol Harum, from Broken Barricades
Procol Harum was one of the first rock bands to record with a full orchestra
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Track listing

All songs written by Gary Brooker except where noted. All lyrics written by Keith Reid.

Side one
No. TitleLead vocals Length
1. "Simple Sister"  Gary Brooker 5:48
2. "Broken Barricades"  Brooker 3:09
3. "Memorial Drive" (Robin Trower, Reid)Brooker 3:43
4. "Luskus Delph"  Brooker 3:43
Side two
No. TitleLead vocals Length
1. "Power Failure"  Brooker 4:29
2. "Song for a Dreamer" (Trower, Reid)Robin Trower 5:35
3. "Playmate of the Mouth"  Brooker 5:02
4. "Poor Mohammed" (Trower, Reid)Trower 3:06

2009 Salvo reissue

The 2009 Salvo reissue was remastered by Nick Robbins and features four bonus tracks. These tracks are "raw" tracks without overdubs and in the case of "Poor Mohammed" features just the backing track with Trower's lead guitar prominent.

2009 Salvo reissue bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
9. "Broken Barricades (Raw track)"    3:57
10. "Simple Sister (Raw track)"    5:49
11. "Poor Mohammed (Instrumental)"  Trower, Reid 2:43
12. "Song for a Dreamer (King Jimi) (Instrumental)"  Trower, Reid 4:56
Total length:
 52:50

Personnel

Procol Harum

Production

Charts

Year Chart Position
1971 UK Albums Chart 41[5]
1971 Billboard 200 32[6]
1971 Danish Albums Chart 5[7]

References

  1. ↑ Greenwald, Matthew. "Broken Barricades overwiew". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Melissa Mills, Mike Saunders. "Broken Barricades overwiew". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau. "Procol Harum consumer guide reviews". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Booklet notes for the 2009 Salvo reissue, Patrick Humphries, 2009
  5. ↑ "Procol Harum chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "Broken Barricades chart position in the US". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Danskehitlister.dk
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