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STRAIGHT UP is Badfinger's best-known album and perhaps the definitive example of their sparkling brand of Beatles-influenced pop. Expertly produced by George Harrison and Todd Rundgren, this 1972 album spawned two hit singles (both written by group leader Pete Ham): the romantic ballad "Day After Day" (Badfinger's only gold record) and "Baby Blue," a soaring power pop classic that is still regularly played on rock radio. Most people remember Badfinger for those two songs, but the 10 other tracks on STRAIGHT UP are equally impressive.

Less rock-oriented than their previous album NO DICE (although guitarist Joey Molland contributes several excellent high-energy rock songs like "Sometimes" and "Suitcase"), the majority of STRAIGHT UP consists of gentle, melodic songs like Molland's folkish "Sweet Tuesday Morning" and superb Pete Ham compositions like the epic existentialist ballad "Name Of The Game." Now reissued with alternate versions of five of the album's songs and a rare single version of "Baby Blue," STRAIGHT UP sounds better than ever and is an essential addition to any rock fan's music collection.

Badfinger: Joey Molland (vocals, guitar); Pete Ham (guitar); Tom Evans (bass instrument); Mike Gibbins (drums).

Additional personnel: George Harrison (slide guitar); Leon Russell (piano).

Q (6/93, p.115) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Poignantly written, brimming with mature melodies and bracing verse/chorus interplay, STRAIGHT UP is one not to miss. More complete than their other long-play selections and resplendent with previously unheard gems, it's quality stuff..."
NME (Magazine) (6/5/93, p.34) - "...A stone cold beauty of an album....an impossibly good album....Love it like your mother..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.90) - 4 stars out of 4 -- "STRAIGHT UP was Badfinger's most consistent Apple outing, due in part to its economy of instrumentation."
Uncut (magazine) (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Badfinger wrote sad and beautiful songs...and these excellent remasters show the care they took over each harmony, each strum of their guitars."

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List Price $16.97 (You save $1.28)
Category Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Power Pop, Enhanced CD
Label Apple
Orig Year 1971
All Time Product Rank 10,410
CD Universe Part number 1108847
Catalog number 81403
Discs 1
Release Date Jun 01, 1993
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Todd Rundgren; George Harrison; Geoff Emerick
Recording Time 65 minutes
Personnel Pete Ham - guitar
Tom Evans - bass instrument
Joey Molland - vocals, guitar
Mike Gibbins - drums

Also: George Harrison, Leon Russell
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1Take It All * See All 7 Badfinger TAKE IT ALL Lyrics4:26 $1.29
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2Baby Blue * See All 15 Badfinger BABY BLUE Lyrics3:36 $0.99
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3Money * See All 6 Badfinger MONEY Lyrics4:20 $1.29
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4Flying * See All 6 Badfinger FLYING Lyrics2:35 $1.29
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5I'd Die Babe * See All 4 Badfinger ID DIE BABE Lyrics2:33 $1.29
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6Name Of The Game * See All 9 Badfinger NAME OF THE GAME Lyrics4:23 $1.29
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7Suitcase * See All 12 Badfinger SUITCASE Lyrics2:53 $0.99
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8Sweet Tuesday Morning * See All 102:28 $0.99
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9Day After Day * See All 17 Badfinger DAY AFTER DAY Lyrics3:09 $0.99
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10Sometimes * See All 7 Badfinger SOMETIMES Lyrics2:51 $1.29
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11Perfection * See All 4 Badfinger PERFECTION Lyrics5:08 $1.29
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12It's Over * See All 4 Badfinger ITS OVER Lyrics3:25 $1.29
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15Name Of The Game * See All 9 Badfinger NAME OF THE GAME Lyrics4:23 $1.29
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16Suitcase * See All 12 Badfinger SUITCASE Lyrics2:53 $0.99
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18Baby Blue * See All 15 Badfinger BABY BLUE Lyrics3:36 $0.99
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

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Submitted by vesna1 (Eastman,GA,USA) Verified Buyer
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5 stars About as close to *Perfection* as you can get...
...not a bad track on this CD. There is a reason it was top of the polls when the public was asked, "Which recording would you like to see on CD the most?" Stands the test of time and would recommend it highly. Pete Ham was a genius....still miss him.
Submitted by Peach K. (Colorado, USA)
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4 stars a great listener>
A majority of this album being produced by George Harrison plays a major role in defining Badfingers "beatles" style play. They are tasteful, musical, and catchy...with some great numbers. Day after Day and Baby Blue are two outstanding tracks, which I can never hear enough of.....the rest is all great stuff....definitely a good purchase!
Submitted by Classic Rock Fanatic (Georgia)
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5 stars Just about the best there is!!
Their 3rd album is one of my two favorites of Badfinger. It includes my favorite song, "Baby Blue." On here also is the mega-hit "Day After Day," but that is not all!! There are plenty other very memorable songs. You will love this CD from the very first listen.
Submitted by John Huggins (Dallas, Texas)
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1 star What a Shame! Desperately Poor Sound Quality!
It's a crying shame when one of the great classics of 70's rock is treated so shabbily like this. This mlps version should really have been an improvement over the previous releases; instead, we get poor quality cardboard shoddily put together albeit with an insert containing all the lyrics in both English and Japanese. There are 6 bonus tracks of alternative versions of the main tracks but what's the point when the sound quality is so very desperately poor? If you are going to pay so much more for an album to get you to "upgrade" from your present copy, I'd demand a much better product that what we have here. I guess I could forgive the sub-standand mini-lp replica sleeve design but I definitely cannot forgive the very poor sound quality for the kind of price these guys are asking for. My advice is to wait for a much better remastered version to come out and to give this one a wide berth. Content-wise, these tracks represent some of the best work ever done from the early 70s. When you have both Paul McCartney and George Harrison taking an interest in your work let alone Todd Rundgren producing as well, it's safe to say that you're on to something big and that's exactly what this album represents. From the brilliant slide guitar work of Harrison on my favourite album track "Day After Day" to the soulful and beautiful opening track "Take It All" you get track after track of simply good songwriting. No fillers on this baby at all and it still sounds as enjoyable today as it did all those years ago. Let's hope the powers that be get their act together and head back to the drawing board to bring us an mlps version that is worthy of the album. I wait with bated breath....
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