Stupidity (Dr. Feelgood album)

Stupidity
Live album by
Dr. Feelgood
ReleasedSeptember 1976
RecordedMay 23, 1975 & November 8, 1975
VenueSheffield City Hall
Southend Kursaal
GenreRock, pub rock
Length47:01
LabelUnited Artists - UAS 29990
ProducerDr. Feelgood[1]
Dr. Feelgood chronology
Malpractice
(1975) 		Stupidity
(1976) 		Sneakin' Suspicion
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Select4/5[3]

Stupidity is a live album by English rock band Dr. Feelgood. It was released in September 1976 and is the band's third overall album. Their mushrooming popularity was confirmed when Stupidity (1976) topped the UK Albums Chart.[4]

The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in October 1976 (for one week) and remained on the chart for nine weeks. It was the first live album to top the UK chart in its first week of release.[1] It was Dr. Feelgood's first and, to date, only recording to reach number one, and appeared over eight months before their first single entered the corresponding UK Singles Chart – "Sneakin' Suspicion" (June 1977).[5]

Along with Rock Follies in 1976, it reached the top spot in the UK without the benefit of a hit single.[6] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 267 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Lee Brilleaux, 41, British Blues Singer". The New York Times. 9 April 1994. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stupidity – Dr. Feelgood". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ Cavanagh, David (May 1991). "Dr. Feelgood: Stupidity". Select. No. 11. p. 88.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). "Dr. Feelgood". The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 290–291. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 162. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ Gambaccini, Paul (1996). British Hit Albums (7th ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 0-85112-619-7.
  7. ^ "Rocklist.net....NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013". Rocklistmusic.co.uk.