1983 Jackson Browne – For A Rocker (US:#45)
“For A Rocker” is a 1983 single by Jackson Browne. It charted at #8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The third single released from his seventh album, Lawyers in Love, it’s also the eighth and last track on it. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was something of a departure for Browne, a straight-out uptempo party number: “I got a shirt so unbelievably bright, I’m gonna dig it out and wear it tonight.” Rolling Stone commented on its apparent attempt to emulate Bruce Springsteen’s work, and indeed Browne used it to close out concerts in the arenas he was now playing. This song was written as a tribute to James Honeyman-Scott, the guitar player for the Pretenders, who had died of heart failure on June 16, 1982 at the age of 25. The reference to Peggy Sue is Jimmy’s wife and Jenni is her sister.
Album
Lawyers In Love is the seventh album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It reached number 8 on the Billboard Pop album chart and number 30 on the Billboard 200. It was Browne’s fourth straight Top 10 album and stayed on the charts for 33 weeks. Out of eight […]
Musicians
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Jackson Browne |
| Guitar | Rick Vito |
| Organ | Doug Haywood |
| Piano | Craig Doerge |
| Synthesizer | Craig Doerge |
| Background Vocals | Rick Vito |
| Background Vocals | Doug Haywood |
| Vocals | Jackson Browne |
Produced By
Jackson Browne
Greg Ladanyi
Songwriters
Jackson Browne
Charts
US:#45
UK:# –