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'''Desolation Boulevard''', released in 1974, is the second album by Sweet. It contains one of the band's best known hits, "Fox on the Run". (The U.S. version also includes the smash "Ballroom Blitz".) Though coolly received by most rock critics, it made #79 on Joe S. Harrington's Top 100 Albums in 2002-2003.

Contents

Track listing

US version

European Version

Personnel

Chart positions

Miscellanea

Track listing

US version

:''includes 3 songs from the original European release, plus 5 tunes from Sweet Fanny Adams (unreleased in the US), and 2 other tracks including "Ballroom Blitz"''
# "Ballroom Blitz" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:06
# "The Six Teens" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:05
# "No You Don't" (Chapman, Chinn) – 4:36
# "A.C.D.C." (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:28
# "I Wanna Be Committed" (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:13
# "Sweet F.A." (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) – 6:15
# "Fox on the Run 1) (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) – 3:27
# "Set Me Free" (Scott) – 3:59
# "Into the Night" (Scott) – 4:25
# "Solid Gold Brass" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) – 5:35
1) single version

European Version

:''the European (original) version of this album has the same cover but mostly different songs, as follows:''
# "The Six Teens" (Chapman, Chinn) - 4:02
# "Solid Gold Brass" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 5:28
# "Turn It Down" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:27
# "Medusa" (Scott) - 4:44
# "Lady Starlight" (Scott) - 3:09
# "Man With The Golden Arm" (Bernstein, Fine) - 8:33
# "Fox on the Run" 2) (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 4:49
# "Breakdown" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:03
# "My Generation" (Townshend) - 3:54
2) original album version
:''The European version of this album has been remastered with 9 bonus tracks, which are as follows:
#

"Teenage Rampage" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:32
# "Own Up, Take A Look At Yourself (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:58
# "Burn On The Flame" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:37
# "Someone Else Will" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:25
# "Medussa (Home Demo)" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 5:51
# "Burn On The Flame (Home Demo)" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:57
# "I Wanna Be Comitted" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:10
# "Fox On The Run (7" Version)" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:24
# "Miss Demeanor" (Scott, Tucker, Connolly, Priest) - 3:17

Personnel

★ Brian Connolly: Lead vocals

★ Steve Priest: Bass, vocals

★ Andy Scott: Guitars, vocals, synthesizers

★ Mick Tucker: Drums, vocals

Chart positions

★ 1973 Ballroom Blitz – #1 DE+AU, #2 GB+BE, #3 CH, #4 NL, #5 US, #10 FI

★ 1974 The sixteens – #4 DE, #6 CH+BE, #7 NL, #8 FI, #9 GB, #48 AU

★ 1974 Turn it down - #4 DE, #10 FI, #41 GB

★ 1975 Fox on the run – #1 DE+AU, #2 GB+NL, #3 CH, #5 US, #10 FI

Miscellanea

The boulevard shown on the cover is the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.