Frijid Pink (album)

Frijid Pink
Studio album by
Frijid Pink
ReleasedJanuary 25th 1970
Length39:46
LabelParrot Records
ProducerMichael Valvano
Frijid Pink chronology
Frijid Pink
(1970) 		Defrosted
(1970)
Singles from Frijid Pink
  1. "Tell Me Why"
    Released: December 1968[1]
  2. "God Gave Me You"
    Released: August 1969[1]
  3. "House of the Rising Sun"
    Released: December 1969[1]

Frijid Pink is the debut album by American rock band Frijid Pink. It was originally released early 1970 by London Records' now-defunct Parrot subsidiary label (cat. no. PAS 71033). The album featured the single "House of the Rising Sun", which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and minor hit such as "Tell Me Why", which reached #70 in Canada in May 1969.[3]

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Track listing errors

The album was released on German CD (1991, Repertoire Records) including two bonus tracks ("Heartbreak Hotel" and "Music For The People") that were originally released as singles in 1970 and 1971, respectively. One of the CD later re-releases, being the most widely distributed copies, were missing tracks 5 and 6 of the nine tracks on the original LP.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Gary Ray Thompson and Tom Beaudry, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God Gave Me You" 3:35
2."Crying Shame"Michael Valvano3:11
3."I'm on My Way" 4:34
4."Drivin' Blues" 3:14
5."Tell Me Why" 2:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."End of the Line" 4:07
2."House of the Rising Sun"Traditional, arr. Alan Price4:44
3."I Want to Be Your Lover"Thompson, Beaudry, Valvano7:30
4."Boozin' Blues" 6:01
Bonus track on European re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Elvis Presley2:49
11."Music for the People" 2:54

Charts

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 24[4]
Canada (RPM)[5] 5

Personnel

  • Kelly Green – lead vocals
  • Gary Ray Thompson – guitar
  • Tom Harris – bass
  • Richard Stevers – drums

Additional:

  • Larry Zelanka – keyboards

References

  1. ^ a b c "Frijid Pink - USA - 45cat". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "SINGLE/Frijid Pink/House of the Rising Sun". Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – May 26, 1969" (PDF).
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 119. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 18, 1970" (PDF).
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