Phoenix (Grand Funk Railroad album)

Phoenix
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1972
Recorded1972
StudioSound Shop, Nashville
GenreHard rock
Length41:12
LabelCapitol
ProducerGrand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad chronology
Mark, Don & Mel: 1969–71
(1972)
Phoenix
(1972)
We're an American Band
(1973)
Singles from Phoenix
  1. "Rock & Roll Soul"/"Flight of the Phoenix"

Phoenix is the sixth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released on September 15, 1972, by Capitol Records. The album was produced by the band and marks their first album without producer by Terry Knight.[1] "Rock & Roll Soul" was released as a single and peaked at #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC−[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
  1. ^ Sexton, Paul (October 14, 2024). "'Phoenix': Grand Funk Consolidate Their Place In Rock's Hierarchy". uDiscover Music. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Grand Funk Railroad, "Rock & Roll Soul" Chart Position Retrieved March 24, 2015
  3. ^ "AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 286–287.