Closer To Home (Bonus Tracks) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Sin's A Good Man's Brother ~ Grand Funk Railroad

2. Aimless Lady ~ Grand Funk Railroad

3. Nothing Is The Same ~ Grand Funk Railroad

4. Mean Mistreater ~ Grand Funk Railroad

5. Get It Together ~ Grand Funk Railroad

6. I Don't Have To Sing The Blues ~ Grand Funk Railroad

7. Hooked On Love ~ Grand Funk Railroad

8. I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home) ~ Grand Funk Railroad

9. Mean Mistreater - (alternative mix) ~ Grand Funk Railroad

10. In Need - (live) ~ Grand Funk Railroad

11. Heartbreaker - (live) ~ Grand Funk Railroad

12. Mean Mistreater - (live) ~ Grand Funk Railroad

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Grand Funk Railroad: Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Don Bewer (vocals, drums); Mel Schacher (bass).
	Recorded at Cleveland Recording Company Studios, Cleveland, Ohio in March 1970. Originally released on Capitol (471). Includes liner notes by Steve Roeser.
	All tracks have been digitally remastered.
	Personnel: Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Don Brewer (vocals, drums).
	Audio Mixer: Jimmy Hoyson.
	Liner Note Authors: Steve Roeser; Terry Knight .
	Recording information: Cleveland Recording Company Studios (03/09/1970-06/25/1970); The Orlando Sports Center, FL (03/09/1970-06/25/1970).
	Grand Funk's third studio album, 1970's CLOSER TO HOME, was the album that catapulted the band into the big time and placed it at the top of the hard rock heap. One of GFR's most consistent albums, the most recognizable song remains the title track, which deals with the nightmare of getting drafted into the then still raging Vietnam war. Add to it such other solid rocking ditties as "Sin's a Good Man's Brother," "Nothing is the Same," and "Hooked on Love," and you have arguably Grand Funk's finest album.
Producer: Shannon Ward; Terry Knight; Bryan Kelley; David K. Tedds (Reissue)
Engineer: Kenneth Hamann

Artist Overview

Homer Simpson may have captured the essence of Grand Funk Railroad in the SIMPSONS episode where he rhapsodizes about "Mark Farner's wild, shirtless lyrics, the bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher," and yes, "the competent drum work of Don Brewer." Emerging from the industrial town of Flint, MI, Grand Funk were a workman-like "people's band." They turned the Cream power-trio format into a stadium filling, larger-than-life experience that made them one of the most popular live acts of the early '70s. Their early albums were filled with amped-up blues-rock, but towards the end of their initial tether, they scored hits with covers of soul tunes such as "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "The Locomotion." IRS troubles contributed to their breakup in the late-'70s, but Grand Funk reunited with a vengeance in the '90s.

Compilation Appearances

Now: Classic Rock

Associated Artists and Works

	Grand Funk
	We're an American Band [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster] ~ Grand Funk

Technical Info

	Release Date : 08/27/2002
	Original Release Date : 1970
	Catalog ID : 39380
	Label : Capitol
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Mixed
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00724353938024