Back It Up (Robin Trower album) explained

Back It Up
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Robin Trower
Cover:	BackItUpcover.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	July 1983
Recorded:	Wessex, London
Genre:	Rock
Length:	38:18
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Robin Trower
Prev Title:	Truce
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Beyond the Mist
Next Year:	1985

Back It Up is a 1983 studio album by Robin Trower, and the last to feature James Dewar. It was after this album was released that Trower was dropped by Chrysalis Records because he did not tour to support the album, in addition to the album's lack of radio airplay.^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Back It Up" (Robin Trower, Reg Webb) – 3:54
2. "River" (Robin Trower, James Dewar) – 3:51
3. "Black to Red" (Robin Trower) – 2:56
4. "Benny Dancer" (Robin Trower, James Dewar) – 8:52

Side two

1. "Time Is Short" (Robin Trower) – 3:40
2. "Islands" (Robin Trower) – 4:04
3. "None But the Brave" (Robin Trower, Keith Reid) – 2:36
4. "Captain Midnight" (Robin Trower, James Dewar) – 3:09
5. "Settling the Score" (Robin Trower, Keith Reid) – 5:16

Personnel

• Robin Trower - guitar, producer
• James Dewar - bass (tracks 1 and 6), vocals
• Dave Bronze - bass (tracks 2–5, 7–9)
• Alan Clarke - drums (tracks 1 and 6)
• Bob Clouter - drums (tracks 2–5, 7–9)
• Jon Walls - recording engineer, mix engineer

Notes and References

1. Book: Muise , Dan . Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower: their lives and music . . Rock Chronicles . 2002 . 273 . 9780634029561 . Google Books.