Track Listing

1. Heat Treatment - Graham Parker & The Rumour, Robert John Lange
2. That's What They All Say - Graham Parker, Robert John Lange
3. Turned Up Too Late - Graham Parker, Robert John Lange
4. Black Honey - Graham Parker & The Rumour, Robert John Lange
5. Hotel Chambermaid - Graham Parker & The Rumour
6. Pourin' It All Out - Graham Parker
7. Back Door Love - Graham Parker, Nick Lowe
8. Something You're Goin' Thru - Graham Parker
9. Help Me Shake It - Graham Parker
10. Fool's Gold - Graham Parker & The Rumour, Robert John Lange
11. Hold Back The Night - Graham Parker & The Rumour, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Robert John Lange
12. Sweet On You - Graham Parker

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4297 in Music
• Released on: 2001-07-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 42 minutes

CD Description
Graham Parker And The Rumour's second album, recorded hot on the heels of their debut, HOWLIN' WIND, is the equal of its more-celebrated predecessor, and may possibly be even better. For one thing, Robert John "Mutt" Lange's typically booming production serves Parker's anthemic songs and the Rumour's balls-out playing better than Nick Lowe's muddier sound. For another, the songs are simply incredible, up there with the classic SQUEEZING OUT SPARKS.
The title track, "Back Door Love", and "Hotel Chambermaid" are R&B raveups that show how much tighter the Rumour had gotten on the road. Brinsley Schwarz and Martin Belmont's guitars battle for supremacywith Bob Andrews' Garth Hudson-like organ soaring over the killer rhythm section of Andrew Bodnar and Stephen Goulding.Say what you will about the Attractions, the Rumour were clearly the best band of the era.

Customer Reviews

The definitive Graham Parker Album.
Along with their first release, Howlin' wind, this represents the very best that Parker and the Rumour ever delivered in album form. It is noticeably less raw than the earlier effort, yet still manages to capture the energy that made their UK gigs in the late 70's truly memorable.

Parker's songwriting is excellent, and reaches its pinnacle on Heat treatment. The album is devoid of any filler material and produces memorable material from opening title track, all the way through to the anthemic finale on Fools gold.

Parkers voice cuts like a switchblade on every song. I defy you to listen to this only once.

One of the best albums of the 1970's
GP and the Rumour were Britain's answer to Southside Johnny and the Dukes and I'm a big fan of both. This album is the best thing the boys did and why they didn't stay together is beyond me. GP without the Rumour is like Johnny without the Dukes - unthinkable. Anyway, to the album in hand, and despite the new sleeve notes by a certain Mr Parker (what does he know !) they never bettered the attack and sheer vitality and 'rush' of their sophamore release, even bettering their marvellous debut, and just shading the later 'Squeezing Out Sparks' in my book. Graham himself doesn't rate the album as amongst his best, but I haven't heard a better one, and if it has a few weak points then we were too busy enjoying it to notice. The title track jumps like the Van Morrison band in full flight, with wonderful horn parts supporting the Rumour. Then two of Graham's strongest songs, the 'pith and vinegar' of 'That's What They All Say' balanced beautifully by the lovely and tender 'Turned Up Too Late'. The album rips all the way through to the majestic 'Fool's Gold' which could be one of the best songs ever written. This is where they hit 'the moment', when everything came together to produce three minutes of magic. I wish they would get back together again to perform these wonderful songs.

if you can't stand the heat
Coming like a breath of fresh air in the midst of snot nosed punk rock - GP and the rumour combined old style storytelling with a 3 minute pop song. Each song stands up very well on its own to the test of time. This record is danceable and very playable. It has Nick Lowe's ghost embedded in the grooves. Rock god producer mutt lange dusted his magic over every track without taking away any of the power of the songs. Anyone who is old enough to remember listening to John Peel under the covers of a night will have heard some of these songs played on heavy rotation. It was good then,it's better now.