Calling Card

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Calling Card
Calling Card cover
Studio album by Rory Gallagher
Released 1976
Recorded 1976
Genre Blues Rock
Length 45:14 (original release)
54:03 (1999 remaster)
Label Chrysalis Records
Buddha Records (remaster)
Producer Roger Glover & Rory Gallagher
Professional reviews
Rory Gallagher chronology
Against the Grain
(1975)		 Calling Card
(1976)		 Photo-Finish
(1978)

Calling Card is the sixth studio release by Irish singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher. A 1976 release, it was his second of four albums that were released on Chrysalis Records in the 1970s. Deep Purple/Rainbow bassist Roger Glover co-produced with Gallagher: it is the only time that Gallagher would work with a "name" producer. It also marked the final appearances of longtime Gallagher bandmates Rod de'Ath (drums) and Lou Martin (keyboards); Gallagher would revamp the band after the ensuing tour, retaining only his longtime bassist Gerry McAvoy

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[edit] Recording

The sessions for the album commenced at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany in the summer of 1976. Glover came onboard as co-producer after having met Gallagher when the latter opened for Deep Purple on an American tour. The choice of Glover signified a shift in the direction of straight hard rock for Gallagher. Nevertheless, Caling Card is one of his most diverse albums, containing straight hard rock ("Moonchild," "Secret Agent"), jazz (the title track), acoustic ballads ("I'll Admit You're Gone," "Edged In Blue") and traditional Irish folk ("Barely And Grape Rag") among other genres.

[edit] Reaction

The album is often considered one of Gallagher's finest studio offerings with AllMusicGuide giving the album 4.5 stars out of 5. In their August 2005 issue, Guitar Player's "Oeuvre Easy" feature on Gallagher praised its "brilliant songs" and "rockin' edge" and listed it in the "Inspired" section of his catalogue. Irish folk group The Dubliners would later cover "Barley And Grape Rag" on their 1992 release 30 Years A-Grayin' .

[edit] 1999 remaster

The album was reissued by Buddha Records in 1999 along with the rest of Gallagher's catalogue. As with the rest of the reissues, the album featured remastered sound, newly-penned liner notes by Gallagher's brother Donal, and bonus tracks. The two tracks that were included with Caling Card were "Rue The Day" and "Public Enemy" (an early version of a track that would appear on Gallagher's 1979 album Top Priority).

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Do You Read Me" - 5:20
  2. "Country Mile" - 3:18
  3. "Moonchild" - 4:48
  4. "Calling Card" - 5:24
  5. "I'll Admit You're Gone" - 4:25
  6. "Secret Agent" - 5:45
  7. "Jacknife Beat" - 7:04
  8. "Edged In Blue" - 5:31
  9. "Barley And Grape Rag" - 3:39
  10. "Rue The Day" - 4:14 (Bonus Track)
  11. "Public Enemy" (B-Girl Version) - 4:35 (Bonus Track)

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