For Earth Below

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For Earth Below
File:Robin Trower - For Earth Below.jpg
Studio album by
Robin Trower
ReleasedFebruary 1975
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length36:01
LabelChrysalis/Capitol
ProducerMatthew Fisher
Robin Trower chronology
Bridge of Sighs
(1974) 		For Earth Below
(1975) 		Robin Trower Live
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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For Earth Below is guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower's third solo album with cover art by "Funky" Paul Olsen. It was released in 1975, and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart in April 1975.

A 50th-anniversary, four-CD expanded edition was released in 2025.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Robin Trower, except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shame the Devil" 3:32
2."It's Only Money" 5:36
3."Confessin' Midnight" 5:50
4."Fine Day"James Dewar, Robin Trower3:33
Total length:18:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Alethea" 3:02
6."A Tale Untold" 5:25
7."Gonna Be More Suspicious"James Dewar, Robin Trower3:03
8."For Earth Below" 6:00
Total length:17:30

50th Anniversary Edition

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Disc one - Original 1975 Mix
No.TitleLength
Disc two - 2025 Remix
No.TitleLength
Disc three - Outtakes & Rarities
No.TitleLength
1."It’s Only Money" (Vocal Take 1)5:37
2."Fine Day" (Vocal Take Jam 1)3:33
3."Alethea" (Vocal Take 2)4:17
4."Happy" (Vocal Take 1)3:15
5."The Moody One" (Instrumental Take 2)5:23
6."Interview 1" (Top of the Pops with Brian Matthew, 28th January 1975)0:58
7."Fine Day" (Top of the Pops with Brian Matthew, 28th January 1975)3:21
8."Interview 2" (Top of the Pops with Brian Matthew, 28th January 1975)6:03
9."Confessin’ Midnight" (Top of the Pops with Brian Matthew, 28th January 1975)4:01
10."It’s Only Money" (Top of the Pops with Brian Matthew, 28th January 1975)5:02
11."Gonna Be More Suspicious" (Top of the Pops with Brian Matthew, 28th January 1975)3:00
12."Fine Day" (BBC Live in Concert, 29th January 1975)3:32
13."Alethea" (BBC Live in Concert, 29th January 1975)4:25
14."Gonna Be More Suspicious" (BBC Live in Concert, 29th January 1975)3:15
15."Rehearsal Instrumental Jam" (September 1974)17:46
Disc four - Live at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, Los Angeles, 16th March 1975
No.TitleLength
1."Day of the Eagle"3:53
2."Bridge of Sighs"7:25
3."Gonna Be More Suspicious"3:11
4."Fine Day"3:56
5."Lady Love"3:14
6."Daydream"9:46
7."Too Rolling Stoned"7:40
8."I Can't Wait Much Longer"7:05
9."Alethea"5:35
10."Little Bit of Sympathy"6:03
11."Confessin' Midnight"7:27
12."Rock Me Baby"7:37
13."The Fool and Me"6:03

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 47
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 26
United States (Billboard 200) 5

References

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  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. Robin Trower For Earth Below (1975) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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