Silver Pistol Explained

Silver Pistol
Type:	studio
Artist:	Brinsley Schwarz
Cover:	BrinsleySchwarzSilverPistol.jpg
Released:	February 1972
Recorded:	August 1971
Genre:	Rock Pub rock Country rock
Length:	41:12
Label:	United Artists^[1]
Producer:	Dave Robinson
Prev Title:	Despite It All
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Nervous on the Road
Next Year:	1972

Silver Pistol is an album by Brinsley Schwarz, released in 1972.^{[2] [3]} It was the first album to include Ian Gomm.^[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Silver Pistol isn't the definitive pub rock album, but it is the first great record to surface from the scene. Like much of the first wave of pub rock, Silver Pistol is quiet, laid-back and low-key -- with its warm, rustic sound and a gentleness that infuses even the rockers, this is the closest to the Band that the Brinsleys got."

Record World said of the single "Nightingale" that "this liltingballad is a perfect wedding of music and lyrics."^[5]

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

• Brinsley Schwarz - guitar
• Ian Gomm - guitar, bass, vocals
• Billy Rankin - drums
• Bob Andrews - keyboards, vocals
• Nick Lowe - bass, guitar, vocals

Technical

• Anton Matthews - engineer, mixing
• Chris Hollebone - mobile engineer
• Jeff Powell - design, art direction
• Dave Robinson - producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Martin. Popoff. September 8, 2009. Penguin. Google Books.
2. Web site: Brinsley Schwarz | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe. Will. Birch. August 20, 2019. Hachette Books. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Rough Guide to Rock. Peter. Buckley. March 15, 2003. Rough Guides. Google Books.
5. Record World. June 24, 1972. 2023-03-31. Hits of the Week. 1.