Argent (album)
| Argent | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 ("(P) 1969" on original vinyl label) | |||
| Studio | Sound Techniques, London | |||
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| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Rod Argent, Chris White | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |
| The Village Voice | B+ |
Argent is the debut album by British rock band Argent. Released in 1970 on CBS Records (USA: Epic Records, BN 26525), the album did not chart in either the U.S. or the UK and did not produce any hit singles, although the song "Liar" would become a top-10 Billboard hit the following year through a cover version by Three Dog Night. ("Liar" b/w "Schoolgirl" was issued in the US as a 45 on Date, before CBS moved the band to their Epic label.) The track "Dance in the Smoke" was made popular in the UK by its inclusion on the best-selling CBS Sampler album Fill Your Head with Rock (1970).