Runt (album)

Runt
Reissue cover
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1970[1]
StudioBearsville (Woodstock, New York)
GenreHard rock[2]
Length40:20
LabelAmpex
ProducerTodd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren chronology
Runt
(1970)
Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
(1971)
Singles from Runt
  1. "We Gotta Get You a Woman"
    Released: October 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
Rolling Stone(Not Rated)[4]

Runt is the self-titled debut album of the band Runt, commercially released September 1970.[1] Runt was a trio consisting of Todd Rundgren (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Hunt Sales (drums), and Tony Fox Sales (bass). The entire album was written and produced by Rundgren, formerly of Nazz, and he performed most of the instruments. Many regarded Runt as Rundgren's debut solo album, and later reissues credit the album to Rundgren rather than to the group.

The album features the single "We Gotta Get You a Woman", which reached No. 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 in January 1971. A month later, the album peaked at No. 185 on the Billboard 200.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Runt – Todd Rundgren | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ Sisario, Ben (November 2, 2004). "Todd Rundgren". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 707–708.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Ward, Ed (2011). "Todd Rundgren: Runt : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2011.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Todd Rundgren". Billboard.