Shinin' On Explained

Shinin' On
Type:studio
Artist:Grand Funk Railroad
Cover:Shinin' On (Grand Funk Railroad album - cover art).jpg
Released:March 29, 1974
Recorded:1974
Studio:The Swamp
Genre:Hard rock
Length:33:52
Label:Capitol Records
Producer:Todd Rundgren
Prev Title:We're an American Band
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
Next Year:1974

Shinin' On is the eighth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released in March 1974, by Capitol Records. Although not as successful as its predecessor, We're an American Band (1973), it peaked at #5 in the US and was certified gold, and its first single, a cover of "The Loco-Motion" topped the U.S. charts.[1] The original cover was done in bi-visual 3-D and included the required blue and red lensed glasses to view it. A Quadraphonic mix of the album was available in the Quadraphonic 8-Track cartridge format. The title song was featured in The Simpsons 7th season episode "Homerpalooza" on May 19, 1996.

Personnel

Grand Funk Railroad
Additional and technical personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1974)Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[3] 5
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 43
Canada (RPM)[5] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 10
Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1974"The Loco-Motion"Billboard Hot 1001
Canada1
Germany10
Australia7
"Shinin' On"Billboard Hot 10011[7]
Canada13

Notes and References

  1. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=The+Loco-Motion+by+Grand+Funk+Railroad&id=18260 Grand Funk Railroad, "The Loco-Motion" US Chart Position
  2. Book: Myers, Paul . A Wizard, A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio . Jawbone Press . 2010 . 9781906002336 . 1st . London . 111.
  3. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grand-funk-railroad-mn0000659517/awards Grand Funk Railroad, Shinin On US Chart Position
  4. 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. 128.
  5. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5012a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 Grand Funk Railroad, Shinin On Canadian Chart Position
  6. http://lista.vg.no/artist/grand-funk-railroad/2781 Grand Funk Railroad, Shinin On Norwegian Chart Position
  7. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Shinin%27+On+by+Grand+Funk+Railroad&id=18261 Grand Funk Railroad, "Shinin On" Chart Position