Five of the album's tracks were Neil's solo compositions and two were by Hester, the exuberant " Italian Plastic ", which became a crowd favourite at concerts and the hidden track " I'm Still Here ".

The album's track " Jim's Blues ", with Plant on harmonica, was the first studio track to feature all four members of the future Led Zeppelin.

The album's opening track, " Immigrant Song ", was released in November 1970 as a single in the US against the band's wishes, reaching the top twenty on the Billboard chart.

Prior to the album's release, the track " This Is It " was available for download on the iTunes Store, as well as for Rock Band.

The album's opening track, " Ol ' ' 55 ", was recorded by the Eagles in 1974 for their On the Border album.

Waits beatboxes on the opening track, " Top of the Hill ", and most of the album's songs begin with Waits's " vocal percussion " improvisations.

Skylarking spawned the controversial track " Dear God ", which was originally issued as the B-side of the album's first single, " Grass ".

Although signs of the failing of Partridge's first marriage were evident as far back as English Settlement ( notably on the album's closing track, " Snowman "), it was some time before the still-married Partridge felt comfortable with Wexler's advances and his mixed feelings about the situation were chronicled in the song " Another Satellite ".

The creation of the album's title track was something of an accident ; the band was experimenting in the studio with a recently acquired Moog synthesizer, and the tape happened to be rolling at the time.

Dressed on the cover all in leather, the album's singles " A Little More Love " ( No. 3 Pop, No. 94 Country, No. 4 AC ), " Deeper than the Night " ( No. 11 Pop, No. 87 Country, No. 4 AC ), and the title track ( No. 52 Pop ) all demonstrated a more aggressive and uptempo sound for Newton-John.

The album's only charted single was the title track ( No. 20 Pop, No. 20 AC ).

In an unconventional move, the group shot a video for the album's title track as a promotional tool for the band as a whole and not any specific song from the record.

The title track " Diamonds and Pearls " became the album's third single, reaching No. 3 on the Hot 100 and the top spot on the R & B charts.

The album's five ' acid stamps ' and first track " Ah Feel like Ahcid " may underline this, while ' Smokin ' Stones ' is probably a ' pro comment ' on the contrasting rhythm and blues style of the Rolling Stones.

The form, texture and imagery of this album's first track Debra Kadabra, sung by Vliet, has ' angular similarities ' to the work he would later produce in his next three albums.

In later years, Lennon stated that the album's title track was a sincere cry for help ; he regretted changing it from a downbeat, piano-driven ballad to an uptempo pop song, which was done only as a result of commercial pressures.

This LP reached # 7 on the national charts on the strength of songs like the ballad " In My Room ", later released as a single ; " Catch a Wave "; and " Little Deuce Coupe ", which was released as a double-sided single with the album's title track, both top-15 hits.

" The album's singles — the Bruce Johnston-produced original " Bluebirds Over the Mountains " ( Billboard # 64 ) and the Carl Wilson-produced cover of The Ronettes ' " I Can Hear Music "— won lukewarm attention, with the latter reaching # 24 on the Billboard single chart in April 1969 ; the lead track, the Wilson / Love-authored " Do It Again ", an unabashed throwback to the band's earlier surf hits, had been an international hit in the summer of 1968, reaching # 20 in the US charts and # 1 the UK while also scoring well in other countries.

Wilson played and sang on much of the 1971 Surf's Up album and wrote or co-wrote four of the album's ten songs, including the title track, which was a Carl Wilson-produced rerecording of the legendary 1966 SMiLE track.

Finally in 1980, the album's title track, which still remains one of their most popular songs to date reached No. 17.

The album's final track, " Ian's Groove ", marks the recording debut of Phil's son on drums.

According to Norman, the record company dropped several Christian songs, including " Butterfly ," " If God Is My Father ," " Kulderachna ", and " I Hope I'll See You In Heaven ", in favor of more lightweight love songs like " Fly, Fly, Fly ," the album's opening track ", and " Christmastime ', both previously released as singles.

The attention generated concerning the album's cover art precipitated some criticism of the group's lyrical content as well, particularly the Party Music track " 5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO.

The album's subject matter was largely centered on Love's tumultuous life between 2003 and 2007, and featured a polished folk-rock sound with much more acoustic work than previous Hole albums.

" Locked Out " was the album's first US single and received airplay on MTV and VH1.

In February 2011, she announced that she would embark on the Better Day World Tour on July 17, 2011, with shows in northern Europe and the U. S. The album's lead-off single, " Together You and I ," was released on May 23, 2011, and Better Day was released on June 28, 2011.

The extent to which drug addiction was now affecting Bowie was made public when Russell Harty interviewed the singer for his London Weekend Television talk show in anticipation of the album's supporting tour.

According to Gerald Casale, the album's sound was inspired by reviewers calling them " fascist clowns " in articles.

The album's release was followed by news that there would be no tour to promote the LP, that drummer Bevan was now playing drums for Black Sabbath and that bassist Kelly Groucutt had left the band.

The album's first single, " More Than a Memory ", was released to radio on August 27, 2007.

The album's cover, which " shows lying on his back in bed with his ravishing wife's ample posterior in full view and one of her legs coyly draped over his private parts ," was considered to be too suggestive for most retailers, many of which were reluctant to stock the album.

The album's lead single was a cover of Bad Company's " Feel Like Makin ' Love ".

The album's final single was " Blue Jeans and a Rosary " which was a minor country hit at No. 50.

The album's lead single was the patriotic " Born Free.

While this album's diversity was seen then as perversity, now it seems like a rich smorgasbord.

After the album's completion, the band were forced to change their name after Dreja issued a cease and desist letter, stating that Page was only allowed to use the New Yardbirds moniker for the Scandinavian dates.

Although the children are not shown from the front, the cover was controversial at the time of the album's release.

While the album had been recorded in early 1983, the album's release was delayed for a year by SST.

" Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up " was the album's third and final single.

The group toured in the wake of the album's success, but the Raising Hell Tour was marred by violence, particularly fights between rival street gangs in places like Los Angeles.

The album's lead single " Dancing on My Own " was released a few weeks prior to the album's release ; it became a hit single worldwide and brought her a Grammy Award nomination for the category of Best Dance Recording in 2011.