Take No Prisoners is the fourth studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1981. This is the second and last studio album released with lead singer Jimmy Farrar and the last one with original bass player Banner Thomas and the last to feature drummer Bruce Crump until The Deed Is Done. "Respect Me in the Morning" is a duet between Farrar and Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy of Mother's Finest. The album is also notable because actress Katey Sagal appears as a backup singer.
| Take No Prisoners | ||||
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 Cover art by Boris Vallejo | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 35:20 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Tom Werman | |||
| Molly Hatchet chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Take No Prisoners | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bloody Reunion" | Jimmy Farrar, Dave Hlubek, Duane Roland, Banner Thomas | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Respect Me in the Morning" | Farrar, Roland | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Long Tall Sally" (Little Richard cover) | Robert Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Loss of Control" | Bruce Crump, Roland, Thomas | 3:31 |
| 5. | "All Mine" | Thomas | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Lady Luck" | Hlubek | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Power Play" | Steve Holland | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Don't Mess Around" | Roland, Thomas | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Don't Leave Me Lonely" | Crump, Holland | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Dead Giveaway" | Hlubek | 3:28 |
Personnel
edit- Molly Hatchet
- Jimmy Farrar - vocals
- Dave Hlubek - guitar, slide guitar
- Steve Holland - guitar
- Duane Roland - guitar, slide guitar
- Banner Thomas - bass
- Bruce Crump - drums
- Additional musicians
- Jai Winding - keyboard
- Paulinho da Costa - congas
- Tom Werman - percussion
- Tower of Power horn section - horns on "Bloody Reunion" and "Lady Luck"
- Mindy Sterling, Laurie Bono, Katey Sagal - backing vocals
- Joyce 'Baby Jean' Kennedy - additional vocals on "Respect Me in the Morning"
- Production
- Tom Werman - producer
- Gary Ladinsky - engineer, mixing
- Cary Pritkin - assistant engineer
- George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Charts
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 36 |
References
edit- ^ Smith, Michael B. "Molly Hatchet Take No Prisoners review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 482.
- ^ "Molly Hatchet Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2024.