Shock Treatment (Edgar Winter album)

Shock Treatment is the fourth studio album by Edgar Winter and the second by the Edgar Winter Group. The album went to No. 13 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart,[3] and had two charting singles: "Easy Street" (#83 Pop Singles) and "River's Risin'" (#33 Pop Singles).[4] The album was certified gold July 18, 1974 by the RIAA.[5] In Canada, the album reached #9 (2 weeks)[6] and was #69 in the year end chart.[7]

Shock Treatment
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1974
StudioRecord Plant, New York City, USA
Length40:25
LabelEpic
ProducerRick Derringer
Edgar Winter Group chronology
They Only Come Out at Night
(1972)
Shock Treatment
(1974)
Jasmine Nightdreams
(1975)
Singles from Shock Treatment
  1. "River's Risin'"
    Released: June 18, 1974
  2. "Easy Street"
    Released: September 1974
  3. "Someone Take My Heart Away"
    Released: December 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Kinda Animal"Dan Hartman3:05
2."Easy Street"Hartman4:13
3."Sundown"Hartman3:25
4."Miracle of Love"Edgar Winter, Hartman3:38
5."Do Like Me"Winter4:48
6."Rock & Roll Woman"Hartman2:49
7."Someone Take My Heart Away"Winter4:08
8."Queen of My Dreams"Hartman2:15
9."Maybe Some Day You'll Call My Name"Hartman3:52
10."River's Risin'"Hartman3:19
11."Animal"Winter4:53

Personnel

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Technical personnel

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Charts & Awards Shock Treatment". Allmusic. pp. albums. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Charts & Awards Shock Treatment". Allmusic. pp. singles. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Edgar Winter – Shock Treatment". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - August 10, 1974" (PDF).
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974 - December 28, 1974" (PDF).
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