Shinin' On is the eighth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released in March 1974, by Capitol Records. Although not as successful as its predecessor, We're an American Band (1973), it peaked at #5 in the US and was certified gold, and its first single, a cover of "The Loco-Motion" topped the U.S. charts.Grand Funk Railroad, "The Loco-Motion" US Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015 The original release included stereoscopic glasses for viewing the artwork in 3D. The cover art was provided by graphics artist Neal Adams, based on an idea by the band's photographer Lynn Goldsmith and manager Andrew Cavaliere. A quadraphonic version of the album was released in 8-track format.
Track listing
Personnel Grand Funk Railroad Mark Farner – vocals, guitar, guitarrón, harmonica, organ on "Carry Me Through" Mel Schacher – bass Don Brewer – vocals, drums, percussion Craig Frost – organ, clavinet, moog, piano, mellotron, backing vocals
Additional and technical personnel Todd Rundgren – producer, engineer, guitar on "Carry Me Through", backing vocals, Echoplex John White – assistant engineer
2002 Remaster David K. Tedds – produced & compiled for reissue by Kevin Flaherty – supervising A&R producer Jimmy Hoyson – bonus track mix engineer Evren Göknar – mastering engineer Kenny Nemes – project manager Neil Kellerhouse – reissue art direction, design Steve Roeser – liner notes Brendan Gormley – editorial supervision Bryan Kelley – production Shannon Ward – production
Charts Album Chart (1974) Peakposition US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)Grand Funk Railroad, Shinin On US Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 20155 Australia (Kent Music Report)43 Canada (RPM)Grand Funk Railroad, Shinin On Canadian Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 20152 Norway (VG-lista)Grand Funk Railroad, Shinin On Norwegian Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 201510 Singles YearSingleChartPosition1974"The Loco-Motion"Billboard Hot 1001Canada1Germany10Australia7"Shinin' On"Billboard Hot 10011Grand Funk Railroad, "Shinin On" Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015Canada13
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