Thunderbox (album) explained

Thunderbox
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Humble Pie
Cover:	ThunderboxHumblePie.jpg
Released:	February 1974
Recorded:	Olics Sound
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	43:00
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Steve Marriott
Prev Title:	Eat It
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Street Rats
Next Year:	1975

Thunderbox is the seventh studio album by English hard rock group Humble Pie, released in 1974. It reached number 52 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. The planned UK release was cancelled.

Background

Twelve songs appear, seven of them covers, including "Grooving With Jesus" originally released by The Violinaires; Ann Peebles song "I Can't Stand the Rain" once referred to by John Lennon as the perfect single; "Anna (Go to Him)" originally written and performed by Arthur Alexander and recorded by The Beatles on their first album; and "Oh La-De-Da" by The Staple Singers.^[1]

The word Thunderbox is a seventeenth century slang word for the toilet,^[2] which gives an example of Humble Pie's sense of humour.^[3] The cover shows a keyhole through which a woman can be seen sitting on a toilet.

Track listing

1. "Thunderbox" (Marriott, Clempson)
2. "Groovin' with Jesus" (Gene Barge, Bennie Swartz)
3. "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, Bernard Miller)
4. "Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander)
5. "No Way" (Marriott, Ridley)
6. "Rally with Ali" (Marriott, Clempson, Ridley, Shirley)
7. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (Marriott, Clempson, Ridley, Shirley)
8. "Ninety-Nine Pounds" (Don Bryant)
9. "Every Single Day" (Clempson)
10. "No Money Down" (Chuck Berry)
11. "Drift Away" (Mentor Williams)
12. "Oh La-De-Da" (Phillip Mitchell)

Personnel

Humble Pie

• Steve Marriott – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, lead vocals
• Dave "Clem" Clempson – guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
• Greg Ridley – bass, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Drift Away"
• Jerry Shirley – drums, backing vocals; piano on "I Can't Stand the Rain"^[4]

With guest:

• Mel Collins – horns
• Special thanks to The Blackberries:
  • Carlena Williams – vocals
  • Venetta Fields – vocals
  • Billie Barnum – vocals^[4]

Technical staff

• Hipgnosis – original album sleeve design
• Arranged and produced by The Pie
• Recorded at Olics Sound, somewhere east of Guatemala
• Editing: Alan O'Duffy^[4]

Tour

!Date!City!Country!Venue

15 February 1974	Orlando	United States
16 February 1974	Miami		Miami Stadium
17 February 1974	Tampa		Curtis Hixon Convention Hall
19 February 1974	Mobile
21 February 1974	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
22 February 1974	Richmond		Robins Centre
24 February 1974	Baltimore		Baltimore Civic Centre
25 February 1974	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
26 February 1974	Kalamazoo		Miller Auditorium
27 February 1974	St Louis		Kiel Auditorium
1 March 1974	Terre Haute		Hulman Centre
3 March 1974	Knoxville
4 March 1974	Chattanooga		Memorial Auditorium
6 March 1974	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
8 March 1974	Hershey		Hersheypark Arena
9 March 1974	Binghamton		Memorial Arena
10 March 1974	Utica		Memorial Auditorium
11 March 1974	Boston		Boston Music Hall
13 March 1974	Buffalo		Memorial Auditorium
14 March 1974	Flint		IMA Auditorium
15 March 1974	Louisville		Convention Center
17 March 1974	Columbia		University Auditorium
18 March 1974	Atlanta		The Omni
22 March 1974	Memphis		Ellis Auditorium
18 May 1974	London	United Kingdom	Charlton Football Ground
6 June 1974	London		Rainbow Theatre
6 July 1974	Buxton		Booth Farm
16 August 1974	Bilzen	Belgium	Dell
20 September 1974	Bracknell	United Kingdom	Sports Centre

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External links

• History of Humble Pie
• Thunderbox track listing and album credits info.

Notes and References

1. Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful p. 217
2. Web site: Project:restoration - White House . 2 July 2007 . 24 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061224181511/http://www.projectrestoration.tv/white_house.php . dead .
3. Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful p. 217
4. Web site: Thunderbox - Humble Pie | Credits | AllMusic. 17 May 2021. AllMusic.
5. Web site: TourDateSearch.com: Humble Pie tour dates. Tourdatesearch.com. 2018-08-20.