''Boogie Motel'' is the eighth studio album by rock band

Foghat Foghat are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1971. The band is known for the use of electric slide guitar in its music. Their best known song is the 1975 hit "Slow Ride". The band has released 17 studio albums, including ei ...

, released in 1979. It was recorded at the Boogie Hotel Studios in Port Jefferson, NY, and was certified gold in the US. The

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is by

Jim Baikie James George Baikie (; 28 February 1940 – 29 December 2017) was a Scottish comics artist best known for his work with Alan Moore on '' Skizz''. He was also a musician. Biography Baikie served as a Corporal with the Royal Air Force in 1956–19 ...

. "Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)" was included on ''The Best of Foghat'' (1985). "Somebody's Been Sleepin' in My Bed" was included on ''The Best of Foghat – Volume II'' (1992).

Track listing

All tracks by

Dave Peverett David Jack Peverett (16 April 1943 – 7 February 2000), also known as Lonesome Dave, was an English singer and guitarist, best known as the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Rock music, rock band Foghat, which he co-founded fo ...

, except where noted. #"Somebody's Been Sleepin' in My Bed" (General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond) – 3:50 #"Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)" – 4:12 #"Comin' Down with Love" – 5:23 #"Paradise Alley" – 5:37 #"Boogie Motel" (

Rod Price Roderick Michael Price (22 November 1947 – 22 March 2005) was an English guitarist best known for his work with the rock band Foghat. He was known as 'The Magician of Slide', 'The Bottle', and 'Slide King of Rock and Roll', due to his profici ...

, Peverett) – 7:20 #"Love in Motion" – 4:30 #"Nervous Release" – 5:53

Personnel

*Jimmy Ambrosio –

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*David Berman –

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*Tony Berman – engineer *Bob Coffee – assistant engineer *Colin Earl – keyboards *

Roger Earl Roger Earl (born 16 May 1946) is an English drummer best known as a member of the rock band Foghat. A founding member, along with guitarist and vocalist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, guitarist Rod Price, and bassist Tony Stevens, Earl is the only ...

– drums *

Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...

– mastering *

Craig MacGregor Craig MacGregor (September 13, 1949 – February 9, 2018) was an American musician. He was the longtime bassist for Foghat, a rock band he joined in 1976. Biography MacGregor was born on September 13, 1949, in Iowa. He developed an interest ...

– bass guitar *

Tony Outeda Tony Outeda (March 29, 1945) is an American music manager and record executive, best known for managing Foghat and creating and running PBS Records. Career Tony's music business career began in 1967 when he was hired by Brian Epstein, manager ...

– producer, management * Lonesome Dave Peverett – electric and acoustic guitar, lead vocals *

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, guitar, vocals,

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that ...

Alto Reed Alto Reed (born Thomas Neal Cartmell, May 16, 1948 – December 30, 2020) was an American saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conic ...

– saxophone

Charts

References

1979 albums Foghat albums Bearsville Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub