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Number 5
Studio album by
Steve Miller Band
ReleasedJuly 1970 (1970-07)[1]
StudioCinderella Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)[2]
Genre
Length36:22
LabelCapitol
ProducerSteve Miller
Steve Miller Band chronology
Your Saving Grace
(1969) 		Number 5
(1970) 		Rock Love
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB[4]
Rolling Stoneunfavorable[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]

Number 5 is the fifth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released in July 1970, by Capitol Records. It is the last of the group's albums to feature original drummer Tim Davis. The album reached number 23 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[7]

Track listing

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Side One[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Morning"Bobby Winkelman2:48
2."I Love You"Steve Miller2:45
3."Going to the Country"Miller, Ben Sidran3:47
4."Hot Chili"Tim Davis3:30
5."Tokin's"Davis4:23
Side Two[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Going to Mexico"Miller, Boz Scaggs2:29
7."Steve Miller's Midnight Tango"Sidran2:40
8."Industrial Military Complex Hex"Miller3:54
9."Jackson-Kent Blues"Miller7:18
10."Never Kill Another Man"Miller2:42

Personnel

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  • Steve Miller — lead vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6-10), guitar (track 2, 6-9), 12-string guitar (tracks 2, 3, 10), piano (track 1), backing vocals (tracks 1, 5), bass (track 4), Condor Innovator guitar (track 6), Echoplex guitar (track 9)
  • Bobby Winkelmann — bass (tracks 1-3, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8), lead vocals (tracks 1), 12-string guitar (track 1)
  • Tim Davis — drums (tracks 1, 3-6, 8, 9), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 8), lead vocals (tracks 4, 5)
  • Jim Miller — guitar (tracks 1, 9)
  • Charlie McCoy — harmonica (tracks 2, 3, 5)
  • Buddy Spicher — violin (track 3)
  • Bud Billings — trumpet (track 4)
  • Curley Cooke — acoustic guitar (track 4), guitar (track 6)
  • Nicky Hopkins — piano (tracks 4, 8, 10)
  • Bobby Thompson — banjo (track 5)
  • Wayne Moss — guitar (track 5), bass (track 5)
  • Lee Michaels — organ (track 6)
  • Ben Sidran — keyboards (track 7)
  • Jimmy Tillman — drums (track 7)
  • Lonnie Turner — fretless bass (track 10)[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 548.
  2. ^ "Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City - Part 4: Artists That Followed". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Number 5 - Steve Miller Band". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ "Steve Miller Band: Number 5". Rolling Stone. 1970-10-15. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  7. ^ "The Steve Miller Band Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Your Saving Grace (Album notes). Steve Miller Band. Capitol Records. 1969. SKAO-331.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1841227-Steve-Miller-Band-Number-5
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