''Frijid Pink'' is the debut

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by American rock band

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. It was originally released early

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' now-defunct

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subsidiary label (cat. no. PAS 71033). "Tell Me Why" reached #70 in Canada in May 1969.

Track listing errors

The album was released on German CD (1991, Repertoire Records) including two bonus tracks ("

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" and "Music For The People") that were originally released as singles in 1970 and 1971, respectively. One of the CD later re-releases, being the most widely distributed copies, were missing tracks 5 and 6 of the nine tracks on the original LP.

Track listing

#"God Gave Me You" (Gary Ray Thompson, Tom Beaudry) – 3:35 #"Crying Shame" (Michael Valvano) – 3:11 #"I'm on My Way" (Thompson, Beaudry) – 4:34 #"Drivin' Blues" (Thompson, Beaudry) – 3:14 #"Tell Me Why" (Thompson, Beaudry) – 2:50 #"End of the Line" (Thompson, Beaudry) – 4:07 #"

House of the Rising Sun "The House of the Rising Sun" is an American traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues". It tells of a person's life gone wrong in the city of New Orleans. Many versions also urge a sibling or parents and children to avoid the ...

" (Traditional, arr. Frijid Pink) – 4:44 #"I Want to Be Your Lover" (Thompson, Beaudry, Valvano) – 7:30 #"Boozin' Blues" (Thompson, Beaudry) – 6:01 #"

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Mae Boren Axton Mae Boren Axton (born Mae Boren; September 14, 1914 – April 9, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. She was known in the music industry as the "Queen Mother of Nashville". She co-wrote the Elvis Presley hit single "Heartbreak Hotel" with Tom ...

, Thomas Durden,

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) (bonus track) – 2:49 #"Music for the People" (Thompson, Beaudry) (bonus track) – 2:54

Charts

Personnel

*Kelly Green - lead vocals *Gary Ray Thompson – guitar *Tom Harris – bass *Richard Stevers – drums Additional: *Larry Zelanka – keyboards

References

{{Reflist 1970 debut albums Frijid Pink albums Parrot Records albums