Glitter (Gary Glitter album) explained

Glitter
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gary Glitter
Cover:	GaryGlitter Album.jpg
Released:	October 1972
Recorded:	1971–1972
Studio:	Mayfair Studios, London
Genre:	Glam rock rock and roll
Length:	37:45
Label:	Bell
Producer:	Mike Leander
Next Title:	Touch Me
Next Year:	1973

Glitter is the debut studio album by English singer Gary Glitter, produced by Mike Leander, and released by Bell Records. Two tracks, "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" and "Rock and Roll", the latter a song in two parts, achieved success as singles; each spent time amongst the top 40 singles in both the US and UK.

The album featured, in addition to including the two singles, other original songs that generated fan support, including "Rock On!", "Shaky Sue" and "The Famous Instigator", as well as Glitter's versions of "Baby, Please Don't Go" (written and first performed by Big Joe Williams) and "The Wanderer" (first recorded by Dion DiMucci & the Del-Satins). The disc was a best-seller, reaching a high of number eight on the UK Albums Chart.

The album was the first by Glitter to achieve commercial success and presaged his 1973 album Touch Me. The album was also reissued in 1996 as a picture disc that was limited to 5,000 copies, which, along with containing the 12 tracks from the original album, also included four bonus tracks, which were "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", "It's Not a Lot", "Just Fancy That" and "Thank You Baby for Myself".

2009 re-issue

The album was reissued in 2009 under Airmail Records. This time it contained the 12 tracks from the original album and five bonus tracks: "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", "Just Fancy That", "I Love You Love Me Love", "Hands Up! It's a Stick-Up", and "Remember Me This Way".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Rock and Roll Part 1" (Gary Glitter, Mike Leander) – 3:04
2. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams) – 2:53
3. "The Wanderer" (Ernie Maresca) – 2:44
4. "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" (Glitter, Leander) – 3:22
5. "Ain't That a Shame" (Glitter, Leander, Edward Seago) – 2:39
6. "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" (Chuck Berry) – 3:07

Side two

1. "Rock On!" (Glitter, Leander) – 3:32
2. "Donna" (Ritchie Valens) – 4:18
3. "The Famous Instigator" (Glitter, Leander) – 3:24
4. "The Clapping Song" (Lincoln Chase) – 3:13
5. "Shaky Sue" (Glitter, Leander, Seago) – 2:21
6. "Rock and Roll Part 2" (Glitter, Leander) – 3:00

• Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–12 on CD reissues.

1996 CD bonus tracks

13. "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" (Glitter, Leander)
14. "It's Not a Lot (But It's All I Got)" (Glitter, Leander)
15. "Just Fancy That" (Glitter, Leander)
16. "Thank You Baby for Myself" (Glitter, Leander)

2009 CD bonus tracks

13. "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" (Glitter, Leander)
14. "Just Fancy That" (Glitter, Leander)
15. "I Love You Love Me Love" (Glitter, Leander)
16. "Hands Up! It's a Stick-Up" (Glitter, Leander)
17. "Remember Me This Way" (Glitter, Leander)

Charts

Chart (1972–1973)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[1]	8
US Billboard 200^[2]	186

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 126.
2. Billboard 200: Week of December 2, 1972. Billboard. 12 April 2023. 12 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230412052435/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1972-12-02/. live.