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Agents of Fortune is the 1976 release by Blue Öyster Cult, originally released in a gatefold sleeve.
The platinum selling album peaked at #29 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at #12 on the Pop Singles chart, making it Blue Öyster Cult's biggest hit. The album was also the band's greatest critical success, voted one of the ten best rock albums of 1976 in the annual Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll [1].
Upon the success of the single, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", Blue Öyster Cult became the center of a controversy surrounding the supposed pro-suicide lyrics of the song, which is actually a love ballad concerning love that lasts beyond death, and a call to seize the day.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "This Ain't the Summer of Love" (Albert Bouchard, M. Krugman, D. Waller) – 2:20
- "True Confessions" (Allen Lanier)– 2:57
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser) – 5:09
- "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)" (Sandy Pearlman, Roeser) – 3:42
- "The Revenge of Vera Gemini" (A. Bouchard, Patti Smith) – 3:53
[edit] Side two
- "Sinful Love" (A. Bouchard, H. Robbins) – 3:29
- "Tattoo Vampire" (A. Bouchard, Robbins) – 2:41
- "Morning Final" (Joe Bouchard) – 4:30
- "Tenderloin" (Lanier) – 3:40
- "Debbie Denise" (A. Bouchard, P. Smith) – 4:23
[edit] CD Reissue Bonus Tracks (2000)
- "Fire Of Unknown Origin" [Original version] - 3:30
- "Sally" [Demo] - 2:40
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" [Demo] - 6:20
- "Dance The Night Away" [Demo] - 2:37
[edit] Personnel
- Eric Bloom - Vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, cowbell
- Albert Bouchard - Drums, vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, harmonica
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
- Joe Bouchard - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Allen Lanier - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Patti Smith - Vocal (on "Vera Gemini")
- Randy Brecker - Horns
- Michael Brecker - Horns
[edit] Production credits
- Murray Krugman - Producer
- David Lucas - Producer
- Sandy Pearlman - Producer
- Andy Abrams - Engineer
- Tony Stevens - Mastering
- Shelly Yakus - Engineer
- John Berg - Design
- Andy Engel - Design
- Lynn Curlee - Paintings
