Glitter (Gary Glitter album)


Glitter is the 1972 debut album by British glam rock singer Gary Glitter, produced by Bell Records. Two tracks, "I Didn't Know I Loved You " and "Rock and Roll", the latter a song in two parts, achieved success as singles; each spent time amongst the top 40 singles in both the US and UK.
The album featured, in addition to including the two singles, other original songs that generated fan support, including "Rock On!", "Shakey Sue" and "The Famous Instigator", as well as Glitter's versions of "Baby, Please Don't Go" and "The Wanderer". The disc was a best-seller, reaching a high of # 8 in the UK charts.
The album was the first by Glitter to achieve international success and presaged his 1973 Touch Me. The album was also reissued in 1996 as a picture disc that was limited to 5,000 copies, which had a slightly differing track list than the album ", "It's Not a Lot", "Just Fancy That" and "Thank You Baby for Myself".

2009 re-issue

The album was reissued in 2009 under Airmail Records including five bonus tracks: "I'm the Leader of the Gang ", "Just Fancy That", "I Love You Love Me Love", "Hands Up! It's a Stick-Up", and "Remember Me This Way".

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Rock and Roll Part 1" 3:04
  2. "Baby, Please Don't Go" 2.53
  3. "The Wanderer" 2:44
  4. "I Didn't Know I Loved You " 3:22
  5. "Ain't That a Shame" 2:39
  6. "School Day " 3:07
Side two
  1. "Rock On!" 3:32
  2. "Donna" 4:18
  3. "The Famous Instigator" 3:24
  4. "The Clapping Song" 3:13
  5. "Shaky Sue" 2:21
  6. "Rock and Roll Part 2" 3:00
1996 CD bonus tracks
  2. "I'm the Leader of the Gang "
  3. "It's Not a Lot "
  4. "Just Fancy That"
  5. "Thank You Baby for Myself"
2009 CD bonus tracks
  2. "I'm the Leader of the Gang "
  3. "Just Fancy That"
  4. "I Love You Love Me Love"
  5. "Hands Up! It's a Stick-Up"
  6. "Remember Me This Way"