The Penthouse Tapes
Studio album by
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
ReleasedMarch 1976
Recorded1975
StudioBasing Street, London
GenreRock
Length38:42
LabelVertigo, 2002 CD reissue released on Universal International
ProducerThe Sensational Alex Harvey Band, David Batchelor
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band chronology
Live
(1975)		 The Penthouse Tapes
(1976)		 SAHB Stories
(1976)
Singles from The Penthouse Tapes
  1. "Gamblin' Bar Room Blues"
    Released: November 14, 1975
  2. "Runaway"
    Released: March 5, 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

The Penthouse Tapes is the fifth studio album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Unlike previous releases comprising predominantly original compositions.The Penthouse Tapes consists largely of covers, ranging from The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses" and Alice Cooper's "School's Out" to Lead Belly's "Goodnight Irene".[1] Of the three originals, "I Wanna Have You Back" (written by Harvey with Zal Cleminson) and "Jungle Jenny" (by the band with producer David Batchelor) open side one; a third, "Say You're Mine", was written by Alex Harvey and appears on side two. The album was released in 1976 on Vertigo Records.

Track listing

  1. "I Wanna Have You Back" (Alex Harvey, Zal Cleminson) – 2:42
  2. "Jungle Jenny" (David Batchelor, SAHB) – 4:07
  3. "Runaway" (Del Shannon, Max Crook) – 2:46
  4. "Love Story" (Ian Anderson) – 5:10
  5. "School's Out" (Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith) – 5:02
  6. "Goodnight Irene" (Lead Belly) – 4:30
  7. "Say You're Mine (Every Cowboy Song)" (Harvey) – 3:23
  8. "Gamblin' Bar Room Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley) – 4:09
  9. "Crazy Horses" (Alan Osmond, Wayne Osmond, Merrill Osmond) – 2:54
  10. "Cheek To Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 3:52 (recorded live at the New Victoria Theatre, London, Christmas 1975)

Side two of the original vinyl version begins with "Goodnight Irene".

Personnel

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[2] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 14

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 The Penthouse Tapes at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  3. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – The Penthouse Tapes". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "British album certifications – The Sensational Alex Harvey – The Penthouse Tapes". British Phonographic Industry.
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