The newest triumph in an unbelievable collection of album successes for Grand Funk Railroad landed on the US bestsellers on March 30, 1974. The aptly-titled Shinin’ On turned their tenth US chart album, and was quickly the seventh of their final eight to make the High 10.
In a transfer that was fairly forward of its time, the brand new album featured a 3D cowl that wanted particular glasses to be considered appropriately (“the first 3D rock ‘n’ roll album!”, because the adverts stated). It was produced, like its platinum-selling predecessor We’re An American Band, by Todd Rundgren. The revered artist and studio authority additionally added backing vocals and guitar.
Shinin’ On was fuelled by a single that went on to No.1, as Grand Funk Railroad rocked up the outdated Little Eva pop hit written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, “The Loco-motion.” Apart from that, the album featured new Grand Funk songs all the best way, with guitarist Mark Farner writing two of them (“To Get Back In,” “Little Johnny Hooker”) and co-writing 4 extra along with his bandmates. Drummer Don Brewer and keyboard man Craig Frost contributed two extra collectively.
By Could, Shinin’ On was spending two non-consecutive weeks at No.5 on the Billboard album chart, simply as “The Loco-motion” hit the singles summit. By the point the LP was out, the band have been already on an in depth US tour. It quickly turned their tenth to go gold in a row, in a tally of six gold, 4 platinum and two double platinum LPs.
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The band’s European success on document was considerably restricted, definitely by comparability to their famous person standing again house within the first half of the Nineteen Seventies. However they did discover a heat reception in Norway, the place 1972’s Phoenix had reached No.20 and American Band No.12. The brand new set outdid them each with a No.10 peak there. “The Loco-motion,” in the meantime, repeated its No.1 success in Canada and in addition turned a High 10 single in Germany and Australia.
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