Young Men Gone West

Studio album by City Boy

Released

1977

Genre

Rock

Length

41:13

Label

Vertigo Records (Europe)
Mercury Records (USA)

Producer

Robert John "Mutt" Lange

City Boy chronology

Dinner at the Ritz
(1976)

Young Men Gone West
(1977)

Book Early
(1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Young Men Gone West was the third album by the British band City Boy released in 1977 on Vertigo Records in Europe and on Mercury Records in the United States and Canada.

Track listing

Side 1

"Dear Jean (I'm Nervous)" (Lol Mason, Mike Slamer) - 5:33
"Bordello Night" (Steve Broughton) - 3:04
"Honeymooners" (Lol Mason, Mike Slamer) - 3:55
"She's Got Style" (Lol Mason, Max Thomas) - 3:23
"Bad For Business" (Lol Mason, Steve Broughton) - 3:33

Note: On American and Canadian issues the two first tracks are in reverse order, i.e. "Bordello Night" before "Dear Jean".

Side 2

"Young Men Gone West" (Lol Mason, Max Thomas) - 4:05
"I've Been Spun" (Steve Broughton) - 3:19
"One After Two" (Lol Mason, Max Thomas) - 3:27
"The Runaround" (Lol Mason, Steve Broughton) - 3:16
"The Man Who Ate His Car" (Bishton, Max Thomas) - 3:00
"Millionaire" (Lol Mason, Steve Broughton) - 4:28

Personnel

Lol Mason - lead and backing vocals
Mike Slamer - electric and acoustic 12-string guitars, lead vocals, mandolin
Steve Broughton - acoustic 6-string guitars, lead and backing vocals
Max Thomas - keyboards, lead and backing vocals, piano, harmonium, organ, synthesizer
Chris Dunn - bass, guitar
Tony Braunagel - drums, percussion

Cherry Red reissue

Cherry Red's Lemon Recordings announced in May 2015 plans to reissue City Boy's first four album releases as double CDs with bonus tracks. Release date was set for 17 July 2015.^[2]

Young Men Gone West (disc 1) and Book Early (disc 2) are complemented by two bonus tracks on disc 2. New sleeve notes are provided by Malcolm Dome.

Press releases inform these releases are re-mastered from original tapes, and that this is the first official release of these albums on CD.

In his regular reviews for Truck & Driver magazine, starting a four of five star review, Shaun Connors wrote: City Boy are probably most known for their 1978 Top 10 single 5.7.0.5. and little else, but there is so much more to this Midlands 1970s proggy-poprock outfit than the one-hit wonder status they are so unfairly labelled with, continuing with As two double-CDs, the first four of seven City Boy albums have been reissued by Cherry Red, this offering by far the most accomplished and listenable of the two.^[3]

References

↑ Boldman, Gina. "Young Men Gone West - City Boy". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
↑ Cherry Red Records (May 2015). "Young Men Gone West / Book Early EXPANDED EDITION - City Boy". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
↑ Connors, Shaun (October 2015). "Review: City Boy – Boys are back". Truck & Driver. Sutton, England: Road Transport Media: 37.

Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Produced albums

1970s	City Boy – City Boy Graham Parker – Heat Treatment The Motors – 1 City Boy – Young Men Gone West The Boomtown Rats – The Boomtown Rats Outlaws – Playin' to Win The Boomtown Rats – A Tonic for the Troops The Boomtown Rats – The Fine Art of Surfacing AC/DC – Highway to Hell

1980s	AC/DC – Back in Black Foreigner – 4 Def Leppard – High 'N' Dry AC/DC – For Those About to Rock We Salute You Def Leppard – Pyromania The Cars – Heartbeat City Def Leppard – Hysteria Romeo's Daughter – Romeo's Daughter Billy Ocean – Tear Down These Walls Bryan Adams – Waking Up the Neighbours

1990s	Def Leppard – Adrenalize (executive producer) Michael Bolton – The One Thing Shania Twain – The Woman in Me Bryan Adams – 18 til I Die Shania Twain – Come On Over

2000s	The Corrs – In Blue Shania Twain – Up! Shania Twain – Greatest Hits Nickelback – Dark Horse

2010s	Maroon 5 – Hands All Over Muse – Drones

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