For Earth Below is guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower's third solo album with cover art by "Funky" Paul Olsen. It was released in 1975, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart in April, 1975.

For Earth Below
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1975
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
LabelChrysalis/Capitol
ProducerMatthew Fisher
Robin Trower chronology
Bridge of Sighs
(1974)
For Earth Below
(1975)
Robin Trower Live
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC− [2]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Robin Trower; except where indicated

Side one

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  1. "Shame the Devil" – 3:13
  2. "It's Only Money" – 5:38
  3. "Confessin' Midnight" – 5:51
  4. "Fine Day" (James Dewar, Robin Trower) – 3:36

Side two

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  1. "Alethea" – 3:02
  2. "A Tale Untold" – 5:28
  3. "Gonna Be More Suspicious" (Dewar, Trower) – 3:05
  4. "For Earth Below" – 6:05

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 47
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 26
United States (Billboard 200) 5

References

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  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. Robin Trower For Earth Below (1975) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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