Fool for the City


Fool for the City is the fifth album released by English rock band Foghat, released in 1975. This was their first platinum album and features, along with the title track, their signature song "Slow Ride". This was also the first album the band recorded after the departure of founding member, Tony Stevens, and featured producer Nick Jameson on bass and keyboards, who also co-wrote the album's closing track, "Take It or Leave It", with Dave Peverett. Although featured in the photograph on the back cover of the album, Jameson is not known to have toured with Foghat in support of the album. Bassist Craig MacGregor was recruited shortly after the albums's release.

Album cover

The album cover shows drummer Roger Earl sitting alone on a soap box fishing down a manhole in the middle of East 11th Street in New York City, near the address of Foghat's American office. The back cover features skeptical bystanders observing Earl's unusual activity and the other members of the band either asking him what he is doing or trying to dissuade him from it. In a 2014 interview, Earl explained how the picture was taken:
This particular LP was released with two different catalog numbers, The original released in 1975 was released as BR 6959. A reissue in 1978 was issued as BRK 6980. All issues from 1978 -1984 used this catalog number.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Fool for the City" – 4:33
  2. "My Babe" - 4:35
  3. "Slow Ride" – 8:14

    Side two

  4. "Terraplane Blues" – 5:42
  5. "Save Your Loving " – 3:31
  6. "Drive Me Home" – 3:54
  7. "Take It or Leave It" – 4:54

    Personnel

Singles — Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
1975"Slow Ride"Pop Singles20
1976"Fool for the City"Pop Singles45