Nils Lofgren - Collection 1975-79 (6 Albums, 7 CDs) [Japan LTD (mini LP) SHM-CD, 2014]

Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a former member of Crazy Horse, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Lofgren was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band in 2014.

Nils Lofgren is a 1975 album by Nils Lofgren, also known as the "Fat Man Album". It was his first solo album, following the breakup of his group, Grin.

The album was critically praised at the time of its release, most notably in a 1975 Rolling Stone review by Jon Landau. The 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide said it was a "tour de force of unquenchable vitality and disarming subtlety." In 2007, nearly 32 years after the release of Nils Lofgren, the album was again praised by Rolling Stone in the "Fricke's Picks" column, where David Fricke said it was one of 1975's best albums. In 2007 the album was finally re-mastered and rereleased by Hip-O Select after being out of print for nearly a decade on compact disc.

The circus billboard that appears on the cover of this album also appears in an episode of The Monkees television series, "The Monkees at the Circus," season 1, episode 22. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. Be Good Tonight (0:50)
02. Back It Up (2:23)
03. One More Saturday Night (3:09)
04. If I Say It, It's So (3:00)
05. I Don't Want to Know (2:45)
06. Keith Don't Go (Ode To The Glimmer Twin) (4:24)
07. Can't Buy A Break (3:19)
08. Duty (2:57)
09. The Sun Hasn't Set On This Boy Yet (2:49)
10. Rock And Roll Crook (2:56)
11. Two By Two (3:07)
12. Goin' Back (3:52)

Produced by David Briggs

Personnel

• Nils Lofgren - guitars, piano, vocals
• Wornell Jones - bass
• Aynsley Dunbar - drums
• Stu Gardner - backing vocals

Back It Up!! is a promotional "live" album from Nils Lofgren initially released 1975. The title of the original vinyl LP was Back It Up!! – Nils Lofgren Live – An Authorized Bootleg. Although the recording was officially released by A&M Records, the artwork was designed to give the appearance of a live bootleg recording, similar to Decca Records' original vinyl release of the Who's Live at Leeds in 1970, which was a legitimate live album designed to look like a bootleg. Back It Up!! was not officially available to the public until it was issued on CD in 2007, 32 years after its original release. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. Take You To The Movies Tonight / Back It Up (6:58)
02. Keith Don't Go (Ode To The Glimmer Twin) (6:24)
03. I Don't Want To Know (4:17)
04. The Sun Hasn't Set This Boy Yet (3:11)
05. Goin' Back (6:45)
06. Like Rain (6:21)
07. Beggar's Day / Soft Fun (10:38)

Personnel

• Nils Lofgren - guitars, piano, vocals
• Tom Lofgren - guitar, backing vocals
• Scotty Ball - bass
• Michael Zak - drums
• Al Kooper - electric piano (special guest)

Cry Tough is a 1976 album from Nils Lofgren. The follow-up to his solo debut, Cry Tough is another offering of Lofgren-penned pop/rock. Notable for the title track and the songs "It's Not A Crime", "Mud In Your Eye" and "Can't Get Closer", "Cry Tough" also includes Al Kooper on keyboards. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. Cry Tough (5:09)
02. It's Not A Crime (4:16)
03. Incidentally… It's Over (3:23)
04. For Your Love (5:23)
05. Share A Little (5:19)
06. Mud In Your Eye (2:44)
07. Can't Get Closer (WCGC) (3:48)
08. You Lit A Fire (3:20)
09. Jailbait (3:55)

Produced by David Briggs & Al Kooper

Personnel

• P.P. Arnold, Ron Hicklin, Claudia Lennear, Buddy Miles, Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot - Vocals
• Aynsley Dunbar, Jim Gordon - Drums
• Wornell Jones - Bass, Vocals
• Al Kooper - Keyboards
• Nils Lofgren - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
• Tom Lofgren - Guitar, Vocals
• Chuck Rainey, Paul Stallworth - Bass
• Holden Raphael, Emil Richards - Percussion
• Scott Ball - Upright Bass on "Mud in Your Eye"
• Dominic Frontiere - Orchestral Arrangements

I Came to Dance is the third solo studio album from Nils Lofgren. Lofgren is in good voice here and on the rare occasions when he leaves himself enough room for a guitar solo he sounds great, but he wasn't having much luck with his songwriting when he came up with the material for this set. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. I Came To Dance (4:35)
02. Rock Me At Home (4:37)
03. Home Is Where The Hurt Is (4:13)
04. Code Of The Road (4:55)
05. Happy Ending Kids (3:05)
06. Goin' South (4:06)
07. To Be A Dreamer (3:48)
08. Jealous Gun (3:54)
09. Happy (3:23)

Produced by Nils Lofgren & Andy Newmark

Personnel

• Rev. Patrick Henderson - piano
• Nils Lofgren - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Tom Lofgren - guitar
• Wornell Jones - bass
• Andy Newmark - drums
• Callum Wait - Bongo Drums

Night After Night is a live double album by Nils Lofgren, released in 1977. It was his fourth solo album. Though not an inspired effort, this double-live album does have its moments. Lofgren's muscular guitar playing is particularly evident on tracks such as "Keith Don't Go" (an ode to Rolling Stone Keith Richards) and "Cry Tough." Lofgren has long been underrated as a guitar player and songwriter, and although this album does not have the dynamic energy that some of his live shows of the '70s had, it does catch the former E Street guitarist playing some fine lead guitar. Wikipedia

Disc 1

01. Take You To The Movies (1:39)
02. Back It Up (6:36)
03. Keith Don't Go (6:23)
04. Like Rain (6:18)
05. Cry Tough (4:48)
06. It's Not A Crime (5:18)
07. Goin' Back (7:03)
08. You're The Weight (5:26)

Disc 2

01. Beggars Day (6:18)
02. Moon Tears (5:38)
03. Code Of The Road (9:25)
04. Rock And Roll Crook (3:10)
05. Goin' South (5:14)
06. Incidetally… It's Over (4:15)
07. I Came To Dance (8:51)

Produced by David Briggs & Nils Lofgren

Recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London; Apollo Theatre, Glasgow; The Roxy, Los Angeles

Personnel

• Nils Lofgren - lead vocals, guitars, piano
• Tom Lofgren - guitar, organ, background vocals
• Wornell “Sonic Prince” Jones - bass, timbales, background vocals
• David Platshon - drums, percussion
• Rev. Patrick Henderson - piano, organ, background vocals

Nils is the fifth solo album from Nils Lofgren. "No Mercy," with special effects recorded at Madison Square Garden, has the sentiment of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer." The double entendre being the rock musician oftentimes works on the same stage as the fighter, of course, punching away in the ring of life. Nils Lofgren is a veteran who has performed with Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and so many others, working here with producer Bob Ezrin who helped create Pink Floyd's The Wall. As with any great artist, Ezrin brings in his various contacts which color the recordings he makes, insuring a product that is as much the producer's as it is Nils Lofgren's. Wikipedia

Track Listing

01. No Mercy (4:06)
02. I'll Cry Tomorrow (4:27)
03. Baltimore (6:30)
04. Shine Silentl (3:43)
05. Steal Away (4:05)
06. Kool Skool (3:17)
07. A Fool Like M (3:11)
08. I Found Her (3:34)
09. You're So Easy (6:00)

Produced by Bob Ezrin

Personnel

• Bob Babbitt - bass
• Stu Daye - guitar, vocals
• Bob Ezrin - percussion, keyboards, vocals, vibraphone
• Jody Linscott - percussion, conga
• Nils Lofgren - guitar, accordion, keyboards, vocals
• Tom Lofgren - guitar, vocals
• Doug Riley - organ on "Baltimore"
• David Sanborn - saxophone on "A Fool Like Me"
• Allan Schwartzberg - drums





Notes

Cardboard sleeve reissue from Nils Lofgren features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players). The cardboard sleeve faithfully replicates the artwork of US limited edition's LP. Includes an obi featuring a miniature version of Japan limited edition's LP. Comes with a description and lyrics. Part of six-album Nils Lofgren cardboard sleeve reissue series features the albums, "Cry Tough," "Nils," "Back It Up!! Nils Lofgren Live - An Authorized Bootleg," "Nils Lofgren," "I Came To Dance," and "Night After Night."

Many thanks to the original uploader: ALLexxess

See also:
* Nils Lofgren 2006 Sacred Weapon
* Nils Lofgren 2010 Cry Tough [2 DVD Set]
* Nils Lofgren 2014 Face The Mus...Edition Box Set, 9 CD's+1 DVD]