Straight Up
album
by Badfinger
compiled by Tom Brennan
last update: June 08, 2023

STRAIGHT UP
recorded: January-October, 1971
at EMI Studios, Trident Studios, Morgan Studios, Command Studios, and AIR Studios, London
produced by Geoff Emerick (January-February, 1971), George Harrison (May-June, 1971), and Todd Rundgren (September-October, 1971)
engineered by: Richard Lush
thanks to: Nick, Fergie & Tim
original sleeve design by Gene Mahon and Richard DiLello
photographs by Richard DiLello

Musicians:
Pete Ham: guitars, keyboards, lead & backing vocals, percussion
Tom Evans: bass guitar, lead & backing vocals
Joey Molland: guitars, lead & backing vocals
Mike Gibbins: drums, percussion

Additional musicians:
George Harrison: guitar (Day After Day and I'd Die, Babe)
Leon Russell: piano (Day After Day), "car horn" guitar (Suitcase)
Klaus Voormann: electric piano (Suitcase)
Bill Collins: accordian (Sweet Tuesday Morning)
Nicky Bell: percussion (Perfection)


U.S. release on December 13, 1971 on Apple SW-3387.
commerical 4-track stereo reel-to-reel tape on Apple (manufactured by Ampex) [front of box | back of box | tape reel]

Cash Box top 175 album chart: Peaked at #16 on March 04, 1972. Charted for 26 weeks from December 25, 1971 to June 17, 1972.
Record World album chart: Peaked at #22 for 3 weeks on February 26-March 11, 1972.
Billboard album chart: Peaked at #31 on March 4, 1972.
Canada: peaked at #13.
Australia: peaked at #16.
UK: failed to reach top 75.

U.K. release on February 11, 1972 on Apple SAPCOR 19. [ U.K. promo label side 1 | U.K. promo label side 2 ]

cover art shown above taken from DCC 24k Gold CD edition
Side One:
Take It All
Baby Blue
Pete: "It was just a very personal thing. To me, it was one of the few songs that I thought was whole and complete. I mean, you write a song and people think, "oh, that's nice" or whatever, but you never quite think, well, I made it on that song 100%, you know, but Baby Blue, to me, I almost made it."
Money
Flying
I'd Die, Babe
Name Of The Game
Side Two:
Suitcase
Sweet Tuesday Morning
Day After Day
Sometimes
Perfection
Pete: "The first thing people have to do before they try and do anything about the world is admit that they've got a lot of faults themselves, and admit that there is no real perfection. People get too obsessed with ideals -- the perfect world or the perfect human being, and there's no such thing, so all basically that song says is realise our imperfections and talk about them, and try to do something about it."
It's Over


Cassette Tape
Apple 4XW-3387
[ Cover | Program 1 | Program 2 ]


8-Track Tape
Apple 8XT-3387

Program 1:
Take It All
Money
Flying
Program 2:
Name Of The Game
Perfection
Program 3:
Suitcase
Sweet Tuesday Morning
Sometimes
I'd Die, Babe
Program 4:
Day After Day
Baby Blue
It's Over


U.S. CD release on June 1, 1993 on Apple CDP0777 7 81403 2 0 (UK: CD SAPCOR 19).
Reissue digitally mastered and researched by Ron Furmanek
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, March 1992
engineered by: Mike Jarratt and Peter Mew
mastered from the original 2-track stereo master mix tapes
Reissue package by Phil Smee at Waldo's Design
Sleeve notes by Andy Davis, research by Dan Matovina

1993 CD bonus tracks:
Money [Geoff Emerick produced version]
Flying [Geoff Emerick produced version]
Name Of The Game [Geoff Emerick produced version]
Suitcase [Geoff Emerick produced version]
Perfection [Geoff Emerick produced version]
Baby Blue [Al Steckler single remix, engineered by Eddie Kramer]



U.S. CD release on October 25, 2010 on Apple (5099964244020) [CD label]
Remastered by Guy Massey, Steve Rooke, Sam Okell from the original 2-track stereo master mix tapes
Abbey Road Project Coordinator: Allan Rouse
Audio Restoration: Simon Gibson
Album Reissue Producers: Andy Davis, Mike Heatley
EMI Project Manager: Guy Hayden
Tea, sympathy and guidance: Jeff Jones, Jonathan Clyde & Garth Tweedale
Notes by Andy Davis
Special thanks to Joey Molland
Album Re-design: Darren Evans
Apple archive management: Aaron Bremner

2010 CD Bonus Tracks:
13. I'll Be The One [2010 remaster] produced by Geoff Emerick
14. Name Of The Game [original version] produced by Geoff Emerick
15. Baby Blue [Al Steckler single remix, engineered by Eddie Kramer] produced by Todd Rundgren
16. Baby Please [previously unreleased] produced by Geoff Emerick
17. No Good At All [previously unreleased] produced by Geoff Emerick
18. Sing For The Song [previously unreleased] produced by Geoff Emerick
Download-only bonus tracks:
Money [original version] produced by Geoff Emerick
Flying [original version] produced by Geoff Emerick
Perfection [original version] produced by Geoff Emerick
Suitcase [original version] produced by Geoff Emerick
Sweet Tuesday Morning [previously unreleased original version] produced by Geoff Emerick
Mean Mean Jemima [2010 remaster] produced by Geoff Emerick
Loving You [2010 remaster] produced by Geoff Emerick

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