Watt is the fifth studio album by the English blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970. It was recorded in September 1970 except for the last track, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen", which is a recording from the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.
| Watt | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1970 | |||
| Recorded | September 1970 | |||
| Studio | Olympic Sound Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 37:52 | |||
| Label | Deram Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Ten Years After | |||
| Ten Years After chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Allmusic gave Watt a moderately negative review, saying it "had many of the same ingredients as its predecessor, Cricklewood Green, but wasn't nearly as well thought out." They praised the band for performing as energetically as ever, but contended that Alvin Lee's compositions for the album are uniformly uninspired.[1]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Alvin Lee, unless otherwise noted.
Side One
edit- "I'm Coming On" – 3:44
- "My Baby Left Me" – 5:21
- "Think About the Times" – 4:36
- "I Say Yeah" – 5:14
Side Two
edit- "The Band with No Name" – 1:34
- "Gonna Run" – 5:57
- "She Lies in the Morning" – 7:19
- "Sweet Little Sixteen" (live) (Chuck Berry) – 4:07
Charts
edit| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 13 |
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 5 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 21 |
Personnel
edit- Ten Years After
- Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
- Leo Lyons – bass
- Ric Lee – drums
- Chick Churchill – organ
- Technical
- Chris Kimsey – engineer
References
edit- ^ a b "Watt - Ten Years After". Allmusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.