''Red Card'' was the third and most successful studio album by the UK rock group

Streetwalkers Streetwalkers were an English rock band formed in late 1973 by two former members of rock band Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John "Charlie" Whitney. They were a five piece band which evolved from the Chapman Whitney Band. The ba ...

, which made the #20 in the UK album charts. The album features the lineup of Roger Chapman,

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, Bobby Tench of The Jeff Beck Group and

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, Nicko McBrain, who later played drums with Iron Maiden and bassist Jon Plotel. This groove heavy album

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John Dougan at Allmusic was released in the UK by Vertigo and in the United States by

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during 1976 and remains a much respected album by many.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Roger Chapman and John "Charlie" Whitney; except where indicated

Personnel

* Roger Chapman - lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion *

- guitar, keyboards, slide guitar *

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(credited courtesy of A&M Records) - guitars, backing and lead vocals, keyboards, percussion *Jon Plotel - bass, backing vocals * Nicko McBrain - drums, percussion *Uncle Al's Pals Choir - choir and chorus *Wilfred Gibson - string arrangements on "Between Us"

Notes

References

*Strong, Martin Charles and Peel, John. ''The great rock discography''. Canongate US (2004). 7th edition. . *Tudor, Dean. ''Annual index to popular music record reviews''. Scarecrow Press (1977). Digitized October 12, 2006. . 1976 albums Streetwalkers albums Mercury Records albums Vertigo Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub