Silver Pistol

Silver Pistol
Studio album by Brinsley Schwarz
Released	February 1972
Recorded	August 1971
Genre	Rock Pub rock Country rock
Length	41:12
Label	United Artists
Producer	Dave Robinson
Brinsley Schwarz chronology
Despite It All (1970)Despite It All1970 Silver Pistol (1972) Nervous on the Road (1973)Nervous on the Road1973

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Robert Christgau	(B+)

Silver Pistol is a pub rock album by Brinsley Schwarz, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). With songwriters Ian Gomm and Nick Lowe, Silver Pistol became an underground hit and launched the British pub rock trend of the mid-1970s. The album has a low-key rock sound, mixed with Folk, country, psychedelia and pop influences.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Lowe; except where indicated

1. "Dry Land" (Ian Gomm) – 2:42
2. "Merry Go Round" – 4:11
3. "One More Day" (Ian Gomm) – 2:54
4. "Nightingale" – 3:07
5. "Silver Pistol" – 3:38
6. "The Last Time I Was Fooled" – 4:05
7. "Unknown Number" – 2:58
8. "Range War" (Ian Gomm) – 2:34
9. "Egypt" – 5:23
10. "Niki Hoeke Speedway" (Jim Ford) – 3:30
11. "Ju Ju Man" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas) – 3:37
12. "Rockin' Chair" (Ian Gomm) – 2:27

Personnel

• Brinsley Schwarz - Guitar, Producer
• Ian Gomm - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
• Billy Rankin - drums
• Bob Andrews - Keyboards, Vocals
• Nick Lowe - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
• Anton Matthews - Engineer, Mixing
• Jeff Powell - Design
• Dave Robinson - Producer