Impeckable

Impeckable
Studio album by
Released17 February 1978 (1978-02-17)
Recorded1977
StudioSpringfield Sound, Aylmer, Ontario
GenreRock
Length41:08
LabelA&M
ProducerBudgie, Richard Manwaring
Budgie chronology
If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules
(1976)
Impeckable
(1978)
Power Supply
(1980)

Impeckable is the seventh album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie.[1][2] It was released in February 1978 on A&M Records. Guitarist Tony Bourge left the band after the album was released.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Tony Bourge and Burke Shelley, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Melt the Ice Away"3:33
2."Love for You and Me"4:04
3."All at Sea"4:21
4."Dish It Up"4:21
5."Pyramids"4:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Smile Boy Smile" 4:31
7."I'm a Faker Too" 4:48
8."Don't Go Away"Blanche Shelley, Burke Shelley4:56
9."Don't Dilute the Water" 6:12
2010 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Smile Boy Smile" (single edit)3:35
11."Don't Dilute the Water" (2008 version)4:20
12."All at Sea" (2008 version)3:51

Personnel[edit]

Budgie
  • Burke Shelley – bass guitar, vocals[4]
  • Tony Bourge – guitar
  • Steve Williams – drums, percussion, vocals
Technical
  • Budgie – record producer
  • Richard Manwaring – producer and audio engineer
  • Bob Leth – assistant engineer
  • Michael Ross – album art director
  • Nick Marshall – album art design
  • Sally Anne Thompson – cat photography
  • Hans Reinhard – bird photography
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lawrence, Ken (27 February 1978). "Tuneful Budgie are in full flight". Birmingham Evening Mail. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Albums". Reading Evening Post. 11 March 1978. p. 7.
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Budgie: Impeckable" at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b Impeckable (Liner notes). A&M Records.