''Electro Glide in Blue'' is the second studio album by English electronic music group

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. It was first released on 3 March 1997 in the United Kingdom by Stealth Sonic Recordings and Epic Records and on 9 September 1997 in the United States by

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. The album features

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, Billy Mackenzie, and a tribute to

Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973), known as Gene Krupa, was an American jazz drummer, bandleader and composer who performed with energy and showmanship. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of " Sing, Sing, ...

; all three of whom had died by the time of the album's release. Its title is a reference to the 1973 film ''

Electra Glide in Blue ''Electra Glide in Blue'' is a 1973 American action film, starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy "Green" Bush as his partner. The film was produced and directed by James William Guercio, and is named after the Harley ...

''.

In popular culture

"Stealth Mass in F#m" was played several times on

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on 31 August 1997, when their regular schedule was suspended due to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The title track was featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film '' Homegrown'', and in episode 1 of ''

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''.

Track listing

# "Stealth Overture" – 1:00 (Trevor Gray, Elizabeth Gray,

Noko Noko (born Norman Fisher-Jones, 1 February 1962, in Bootle, Lancashire, England) is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, has formed and/or played with a number of bands primarily as a guitarist or bassist. In chron ...

) # " Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" – 4:30 (

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, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Noko) # "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited" – 6:33 (Noko) # "Electro Glide in Blue" – 8:36 (Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ewan MacFarlane) # "Vanishing Point" – 7:27 (Noko) # "Tears of the Gods" – 6:18
Dialogue:

(Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Dr. John Creaux) # "Carrera Rapida" (Theme from "

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") – 6:48 (Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley) # " Krupa" – 6:15 (Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray) # "White Man's Throat" – 4:54 (Noko, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley) # "Pain in Any Language" – 8:40
Vocals: Billy Mackenzie (Noko, Billy MacKenzie) # "Stealth Mass in F#m" – 6:35 (Trevor Gray, E.Gray) # "Raw Power" - 3:50 Not available on some releases. (Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley)

In popular culture

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