Secret Treaties
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| Secret Treaties | ||
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| Album by Blue Öyster Cult | ||
| Released | April, 1974 | |
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| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 38 min 35 s | |
| Record label | CBS Records | |
| Producer | Murray Krugman & Sandy Pearlman | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404092355583014&sql=Azx5ibkk96akb) |
| Blue Öyster Cult Chronology | ||
| Tyranny & Mutation (1973) | Secret Treaties (1974) | On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (live) (1975) |
Secret Treaties is a 1974 hard rock album by Blue Öyster Cult.
In 1975 a Melody Maker poll of critics voted Secret Treaties as the "Top Rock Album Of All Time". The album spent 14 weeks in the US charts, peaking at #53. It went gold in 1992.
This is the only album besides Agents of Fortune to feature Patti Smith.
Track listing
- "Career of Evil" - 3:59 - (A. Bouchard, P. Smith)
- "Subhuman" - 4:39 - (E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
- "Dominance and Submission" - 5:23 - (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
- "ME 262" - 4:48 - (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, S. Pearlman)
- "Cagey Cretins" - 3:16 - (A. Bouchard, R. Meltzer)
- "Harvester of Eyes" - 4:42 - (D. Roeser, E. Bloom, R. Meltzer)
- "Flaming Telepaths" - 5:20 - (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman, D. Roeser)
- "Astronomy" - 6:38 - (J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, S. Pearlman)
Additional tracks on 2001 remaster:
- "Boorman the Chauffer" - 3:13 - (J. Bouchard, M. Krugman)
- "Mommy" - 3:32 - (E. Bloom, R. Meltzer)
- "Mes Dames Sarat" - 4:07 - (A. Lanier)
- "Born To Be Wild" - 3:40 - (M. Bonfire)
- "Career of Evil (Single Version)" - 3:00 - (A. Bouchard, P. Smith)
Personnel
- Eric Bloom: Lead vocals, keyboards, stun guitar
- Albert Bouchard: Drums, vocals
- Joe Bouchard: Bass, vocals
- Allen Lanier: Keyboards, rhythm guitar, synthesizers
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser: Lead guitar, vocals