''Bloodrock U.S.A.'' is the fourth album by the Texan rock band

Bloodrock Bloodrock was an American hard rock band based in Fort Worth, Texas, that had success in the 1970s. The band emerged from the Fort Worth club and music scene during the early to mid-1970s. History The Naturals, Crowd + 1 (1963-1969) Bloodrock ...

, released on

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in October 1971. The album was the first produced by the band alone without

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and the last studio album to feature original members Jim Rutledge (vocals) and Lee Pickens (lead guitar).

Track listing

Personnel

*Jim Rutledge: Vocals *Lee Pickens: Vocals, Guitars *Nick Taylor: Guitars, Vocals *Stephen Hill: Keyboards, Vocals *Ed Grundy: Bass, Vocals *Rick Cobb: Drums, Percussion

Production

*Arranged by Bloodrock *Produced by Bloodrock and John Palladino *Recorded and Mixed by John "Sly" Wilson *Art Direction by John Hoernle *Photography by

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Charts

Notes

*The song "It's a Sad World" was originally performed by Israfel. *The album was reissued under One Way Records in 1998 featuring the bonus track "Erosion".

References

1971 albums Bloodrock albums Capitol Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub