Go for the Throat

Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat
Studio album by Humble Pie
Released	June 1981
Recorded	1980
Studio	Mediasound (New York City); Soundworks (New York City);
Genre	Rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length	35:21
Label	Atco, Polydor
Producer	Gary Lyons
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Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Go for the Throat is the tenth studio album recorded by the English rock band Humble Pie and the second with the new lineup including, guitarist and vocalist Steve Marriott, drummer Jerry Shirley, American bassist Anthony "Sooty" Jones and vocalist and guitarist, Bobby Tench from The Jeff Beck Group.^[3] Marriott also brought in backing vocalists Marge Raymond, Dana Kral and Robin Beck, once again looking for a more authenthic and refined R&B sound and feel. Go For The Throat was released by Atco in 1981 and the new version of "Tin Soldier" reached #58 in the US single charts. ^[4]

The band toured the album after it had been released.^[5] At the beginning of the tour scheduled appearances by the band were delayed when Marriott damaged his hand. He then later became ill, forcing the cancellation of all further tour dates. Soon afterwards Humble Pie disbanded^[4] after being dropped by their record label due to contractual differences.^[5]

Track listing

Side One

"All Shook Up" (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley) 2:40
"Teenage Anxiety" (Marriott) 4:44
"Tin Soldier" (Marriott, Ronnie Lane) 3:09
"Keep It on the Island" (Marriott, Shirley) 3:54
"Driver" (Marriott) 3:19

Side Two

"Restless Blood" (Richard Supa) 4:04
"Go for the Throat" (Marriott, Tench) 3:59
"Lottie and the Charcoal Queen" (Marriott, Shirley) 4:37
"Chip Away the Stone" (Richard Supa) 4:55

Personnel

Humble Pie

Steve Marriott – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
Bob Tench – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Anthony "Sooty" Jones – bass, vocals
Jerry Shirley – drums, percussion^[6]

Additional personnel

Robin Beck – vocals
Maxine Dixon – vocals
Dana Kral – vocals^[6]

Producer

Gary Lyons – producer^[6]

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	154

References

^ "Go for the Throat - Humble Pie | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Humble Pie". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 398. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Rollingstone. George-Warren and Romanowski, Patricia. The Rolling Stone encyclopedia of rock & roll. Fireside. p. 452.
^ ^a ^b Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful... p. 248.
^ ^a ^b Muise, Dan. Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 148.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Go for the Throat - Humble Pie | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ "Humble Pie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

Bibliography

Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful.... Paolo Hewitt and John Heller. Helter Skelter Publishing (2005). ISBN 1-900924-44-7
George-Warren and Romanowski, Patricia. The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside (2001). Digitized Dec 21 (2006)
Muise, Dan. Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower: Their lives and music. Hal Leonard Corporation (2002). ISBN 978-0-634-02956-1

[AMG-1] "Go for the Throat - Humble Pie | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[Cross-2] Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Humble Pie". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 398. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[3] Rollingstone. George-Warren and Romanowski, Patricia. The Rolling Stone encyclopedia of rock & roll. Fireside. p. 452.

[Marriott_ref-4] Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful... p. 248.

[Bobby_Tench_Humble_Pie-5] Muise, Dan. Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 148.

[auto-6] "Go for the Throat - Humble Pie | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Humble_Pie-7] "Humble Pie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

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v t e Humble Pie
Steve Marriott Peter Frampton Jerry Shirley Greg Ridley Clem Clempson Bobby Tench Anthony "Sooty" Jones Dave Colwell
Studio albums	As Safe as Yesterday Is Town and Country Humble Pie Rock On Smokin' Eat It Thunderbox Street Rats On to Victory Go for the Throat Back on Track
Live albums	Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents - Humble Pie In Concert
Compilations	The Definitive Collection
Singles	"Natural Born Bugie" "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" "Big Black Dog" "Shine On" "I Don't Need No Doctor" "Hot 'n' Nasty" "30 Days in the Hole" "Black Coffee" "Rock and Roll Music"
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