Swagger (Gun album)
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| Studio album by Gun | ||||
| Released | 1 July 1994 | |||
| Genre |
Hard rock Heavy metal |
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| Label | A&M | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
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| Rock Hard | 9.5/10 |
Swagger is the third album from the Glasgow, Scotland based rock band Gun. It features their most successful single; their cover of "Word Up!", done in the group's melodic hard rock style, provided a commercial boost to its parent album. Their version earned the band the Best Cover trophy at the first international MTV Europe Music Awards. The track was originally recorded by American funk group Cameo.
The album produced a total of four U.K. Top 40 singles between July 1994 and April 1995: "Word Up!" (#8), "Don't Say It's Over" (#19), "The Only One" (#29), and "Something Worthwhile" (#39). The first track was on the official British singles chart for a total of seven weeks.Swagger has also received mixed to positive critical reviews from various publications such as Allmusic and the music magazine Rock Hard.
The album's release took place after a notable change in the band's line-up, with the group becoming a quartet made up of Mark Rankin (vocalist), Giuliano Gizzi (guitarist), Dante Gizzi (bassist), and Mark Kerr (drummer).
Swagger was produced and engineered by Chris Sheldon. He had previously worked with other English, Irish, and Scottish artists such as the singer-songwriters Hugh Cornwell, Gary Numan, and Roger Waters in the 1980s and 1990s. Nina Schultz took the photographs of the group from which the album's cover was picked.
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