Toad (album) explained

Toad
Type:	Album
Artist:	Toad
Cover:	Toad_ST1971.jpg
Released:	April 1971
Recorded:	December 1970 De Lane Lea Studios, London
Genre:	Hard rock heavy metal
Label:	Hallelujah
Producer:	Chris Schwegler
Next Title:	Tomorrow Blue
Next Year:	1972

Toad is the debut album by the Swiss rock band Toad, released in 1971 on Swiss record label Hallelujah. It was recorded in London and engineered by British producer Martin Birch. Benjamin Jaeger, the vocalist, left the group after the album was finished and was not replaced. Reissues in the 1990s included "Stay" and "Animals World", which had been released together on a single, also in 1971.

Track listing

1. "Cottonwood Hill" (music – Frohlich, lyrics – Jaeger) 8:35
2. "A Life That Ain't Worth Living" (music & lyrics – Vergeat) 3:30
3. "Tank" (music & lyrics – Vergeat) 3:28
4. "They Say I'm Mad" (music – Vergeat, lyrics – Frohlich) 6:47
5. "Life Goes On" (music – Frohlich, lyrics – Jaeger) 11:58
6. "Pig's Walk" (music & lyrics – Vergeat) 7:26
7. "The One I Mean" (music – Vergeat, lyrics – Frohlich) 2:33

Bonus track on 1992 reissue

8. "Stay" (music – Vergeat & Frohlich, lyrics – Frohlich & Jaeger) 3:32

Additional bonus track on 1999 reissue

9. "Animals World" (music & lyrics – Vergeat)

Personnel

• Vic Vergeat^[1] – guitar
• Werner Frohlich – bass
• Cosimo Lampis – drums
• Benjamin Jaeger – vocals
• Produced by Chris Schwegler
• Engineered by Martin Birch

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home . vicvergeat.com.