Shouting and Pointing

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1976 studio album by Mott

Shouting and Pointing

Studio album by

Mott

Released| 7 June 1976
Recorded| February–March 1976
Studio| The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
Genre| Glam rock, rock and roll, hard rock
Length| 39:04
Label| CBS
Columbia
Producer| Mott, Eddie Kramer
Mott chronology
| Drive On
(1975)  | Shouting and Pointing
(1976)  |

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Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Shouting and Pointing is the second and final album by British band Mott, released in 1976.[2]

Despite favourable nods by critics in the music press, Shouting and Pointing was the only Mott album to not chart at all in either the U.S. or U.K. Following that disappointment, the band was dropped by CBS records. Singer Benjamin left, to be replaced by ex-Medicine Head band singer/guitarist John Fiddler, and the band changed their name to British Lions, just one year after the release of this album. Retrospective reception to the album is now negative.

## Track listing

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### Side one

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1. "Shouting and Pointing" (Morgan Fisher, Pete Overend Watts) – 4:31
2. "Collision Course" (Watts) – 3:25
3. "Storm" (Fisher, Ray Major, Watts) – 5:31
4. "Career (No Such Thing as Rock 'n' Roll)" (Nigel Benjamin, Fisher) – 5:26

### Side two

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1. "Hold on, You're Crazy" (Watts) – 4:31
2. "See You Again" (Watts) – 4:22
3. "Too Short Arms (I Don't Care)" (Fisher, Major) – 4:00
4. "Broadside Outcasts" (Fisher, Watts) – 3:18
5. "Good Times" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 3:57

## Personnel

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### Mott

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* Nigel Benjamin – lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars
* Ray Major – lead and slide guitars, backing vocals
* Morgan Fisher – piano, backing vocals, organ, synthesizer
* Pete Overend Watts – bass, backing vocals
* Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, backing vocals, percussion

### Technical

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* Mott – producer, arranger
* Eddie Kramer – producer, engineer
* Mick "The Mint" Glossop – engineer
* Bill Price, Ric Stokes – mastering
* Roslav Szaybo – design
* Alan Messer, Dale Griffin, Gered Mankowitz – photography

## References

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1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Shouting and Pointing". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
2. ^ "Mott: Shouting And Pointing". Connollyco.com. 9 May 2000. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

## External links

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* Shouting and Pointing review
* Shouting and Pointingat Discogs
* Shouting and Pointing at Allmusic

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Mott the Hoople

* Pete Overend Watts
* Dale "Buffin" Griffin
* Ian Hunter
* Mick Ralphs
* Verden Allen

* Morgan Fisher
* Ariel Bender
* Mick Ronson

Studio albums|

| Mott the Hoople|

* Mott the Hoople (1969)
* Mad Shadows (1970)
* Wildlife (1971)
* Brain Capers (1971)
* All the Young Dudes (1972)
* Mott (1973)
* The Hoople (1974)

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Mott|

* Drive On (1975)
* Shouting and Pointing (1976)

British Lions|

* British Lions (1978)
* Trouble with Women (1980)

Live albums|

* Live (1974)
* In Performance 1970–1974 (2008)

Compilation albums|

* Rock and Roll Queen (1972/1974)
* Greatest Hits (1976)
* The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople (1979)
* Two Miles from Heaven (1980)
* London to Memphis (1992)

Singles|

* "All the Young Dudes"
* "One of the Boys"
* "Sweet Jane"
* "Honaloochie Boogie"
* "All the Way from Memphis"
* "Roll Away the Stone"
* "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll"
* "Foxy, Foxy"
* "Saturday Gigs"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Mott the Hoople (novel)

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