Elevator (The Rollers album)

Elevator is a 1979 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. Having replaced longtime lead singer Les McKeown with Duncan Faure, the group shortened their name to simply The Rollers, and pursued a more rocking, power-pop sound than their previous work.

The album, released by Arista, was critically acclaimed but poorly received commercially. Neither the album itself or any single releases would hit the charts.

The album was reissued on CD in 2008, with no bonus cuts however.

Music

Dave Thompson of AllMusic wrote that the album featured a hard rock, AOR direction. Billboard felt the music was reminiscent of 1965-66 era Beatles, with Trouser Press even comparing the album to the Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Billboard	link

AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five.

Track listing

Side One

"Stoned Houses #1" (Faulkner, Wood, Faure)
"Elevator" (Faulkner, Faure, Wood)
"Playing in a Rock and Roll Band" (Faure, Tom Seufurt)
"Hello & Welcome Home" (Faure)
"I Was Eleven" (Faure)
"Stoned Houses #2" (Faulkner)

Side Two

"Turn on the Radio" (Faulkner, Faure)
"Instant Relay" (Faulkner)
"Tomorrow's Just a Day Away" (Faulkner, Wood)
"Who'll Be My Keeper" (Faure)
"Back on the Road Again" (Faulkner, Faure, Wood, Alan Longmuir)
"Washington's Birthday" (Faulkner, Faure)

Personnel

Group members

Eric Faulkner – Guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, lead vocal on "Playing in a Rock & Roll Band"
Duncan Faure – Lead vocals, piano, moog, guitars
Alan Longmuir – Guitar, bass, vocals, string machine
Derek Longmuir – Drums, percussion
Stuart "Woody" Wood – Bass, piano, moog, string machine, clavinet, vocals, lead vocal on "Tomorrow's Just A Day Away"

Other personnel

Peter Ker – producer
Rod Thear – engineer
Gary Gray – mixing engineer
John Naslen – mixing engineer

v t e Bay City Rollers
Eric Faulkner Alan Longmuir Derek Longmuir Les McKeown Stuart "Woody" Wood Nobby Clark John Devine Duncan Faure Billy Lyall Archie Marr Eric Manclark Pat McGlynn Ian Mitchell Neil Henderson David Paton
Albums	Rollin' Once Upon a Star Bay City Rollers Wouldn't You Like It? Rock n' Roll Love Letter Dedication It's a Game Strangers in the Wind Elevator Voxx Ricochet
Singles	"Keep On Dancing" "Remember (Sha-La-La-La)" "Shang-a-Lang" "Summerlove Sensation" "Bye Bye Baby" "Give a Little Love" "Saturday Night" "Money Honey" "Rock and Roll Love Letter" "I Only Want to Be with You" "Yesterday's Hero" "Don't Worry Baby" "It's a Game" "You Made Me Believe in Magic" "The Way I Feel Tonight" "Don't Let the Music Die" "Where Will I Be Now"
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References

^ Thompson, Dave. "AllMusic Review by Dave Thompson". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
Billboard, 25 August 1979

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