Nugent (album)

Nugent
Studio album by
Ted Nugent
ReleasedJune 17, 1982 (1982-06-17)[1]
RecordedFebruary–April 1982
StudioPasha Music House, Hollywood, California and March 1982 at A2 Studio, Ann Arbor, Michigan
GenreHard rock
Length39:34
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTed Nugent
Ted Nugent chronology
Intensities in 10 Cities
(1981) 		Nugent
(1982) 		Penetrator
(1984)
Singles from Nugent
  1. "Bound and Gagged"
    Released: September 1982
  2. "No, No, No"
    Released: November 1982[2]

Nugent is the seventh studio album by the American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. It was released in 1982 by Atlantic Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[5]

John Franck of AllMusic was dismissive of Nugent, commenting that although the record had "a strong start", things "quickly deteriorate[d]", describing the rest of the album as "mediocre [...] to the just plain awful."[3]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Ted Nugent.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."No, No, No"3:39
2."Bound and Gagged"4:34
3."Habitual Offender"3:09
4."Fightin' Words"3:59
5."Good and Ready"4:19
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Ebony"4:26
7."Don't Push Me"2:34
8."Can't Stop Me Now"2:35
9."We're Gonna Rock Tonight"3:21
10."Tailgunner"7:03

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
  • Donnie Backus – piano on "Can't Stop Me Now"
  • Randy Bishop, Bart Bishop, Jude Cole, Mark Gerhardt, Shawn Murphy, Rick Wagoner, Kurt Wagoner, Verne Wagoner – backing vocals
Production

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 51

References

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. June 11, 1982. p. 31. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp. 594–5. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
  3. ^ a b Franck, John. "Ted Nugent - Nugent review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. ^ Wall, Mick (November 2009). "Ted Nugent - Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 138. p. 98.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  6. ^ "Ted Nugent Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.