| Artist | Ten Years After |
|---|---|
| Cover | Watt - Ten Years After.jpg |
| Released | December 1970 |
| Recorded | September 1970 |
| Studio | Olympic, London |
| Genre | Blues rock, psychedelic rock |
| Length | 37:52 |
| Label | Deram Chrysalis |
| Producer | Ten Years After |
| Prev year | 1970 |
| Next year | 1971 |
Watt is the fifth studio album by the English blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970. It was recorded in September 1970 except for the last track, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen", which is a recording from the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival.
Reception
AllMusic gave Watt a moderately negative review, saying it "had many of the same ingredients as its predecessor, Cricklewood Green, but wasn't nearly as well thought out." The site praised the band for performing as energetically as ever, but contended that Alvin Lee's compositions for the album are uniformly uninspired.[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Alvin Lee, unless otherwise noted.
Side One
- "I'm Coming On" – 3:44
- "My Baby Left Me" – 5:21
- "Think About the Times" – 4:36
- "I Say Yeah" – 5:14
Side Two
- "The Band with No Name" – 1:34
- "Gonna Run" – 5:57
- "She Lies in the Morning" – 7:19
- "Sweet Little Sixteen" (live) (Chuck Berry) – 4:07
Personnel
- Ten Years After
- Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
- Leo Lyons – bass
- Ric Lee – drums
- Chick Churchill – organ
- Technical
- Chris Kimsey – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] | 13 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[3] | 7 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[4] | 7 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[5] | 8 |
References
- ^ "Watt - Ten Years After". AllMusic
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated ed. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 27 February 1971. p. 43. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish). 1st ed. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Classifiche" (in Italian). Musica e Dischi. Retrieved May 15, 2025. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Ten Years After".