# Plugged In

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1994 studio album by Dave Edmunds

Plugged In Studio album by Dave Edmunds Released 19 July 1994 Recorded September 1993 – February 1994 Genre Rock Length 42:18 Label Pyramid (US)/Rhino Producer Dave Edmunds Dave Edmunds chronology Closer to the Flame (1989) Plugged In (1994)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] Rolling Stone [2]

***Plugged In*** is a 1994 album by Welsh [rock](/source/Rock_(music)) musician [Dave Edmunds](/source/Dave_Edmunds).[3][4] The album is the last completely new studio album released by Edmunds to feature vocals.

On *Plugged In*, Edmunds returned to the "one man band" approach of his early solo records;[1] all of the instruments and vocals on the album are performed by him via [overdubbing](/source/Overdubbing).[2][5]

The album includes a remake of [Khachaturian](/source/Aram_Khachaturian)'s "[Sabre Dance](/source/Sabre_Dance)", which was a No. 5 UK hit in 1968 for Edmunds' band, [Love Sculpture](/source/Love_Sculpture).[6]

## Track listing

1. "Chutes & Ladders" ([John David](/source/John_David_(musician))) – 4:05

1. "One Step Back" ([Billy Gibbons](/source/Billy_Gibbons), Jerry Williams) – 4:20

1. "I Love Music" (Edmunds) – 5:10

1. "Halfway Down" ([Jim Lauderdale](/source/Jim_Lauderdale)) – 3:26

1. "Beach Boy Blood (In My Veins)" (Michael Scott Lanning) – 3:17

1. "The Claw" ([Jerry Reed](/source/Jerry_Reed)) – 2:36

1. "I Got the Will" ([Otis Redding](/source/Otis_Redding)) – 4:35

1. "Better Word for Love" ([Al Anderson](/source/Al_Anderson_(NRBQ))) – 3:11

1. "Standing at the Crossroads" ([Mickey Jupp](/source/Mickey_Jupp)) – 3:24

1. "It Doesn't Really Matter" (John David, Edmunds) – 3:18

1. "Sabre Dance '94" ([Aram Khachaturian](/source/Aram_Khachaturian)) – 4:56

## Personnel

- Dave Edmunds – all instruments, production, engineering

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-1) [Erlewine, Stephen Thomas](/source/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine). ["Dave Edmunds Plugged In review"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/plugged-in-r202236/review). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation). Retrieved 8 August 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rstone_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rstone_2-1) ["Dave Edmunds Plugged In review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090623091036/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/daveedmunds/albums/album/125439/review/5941893/plugged_in). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/daveedmunds/albums/album/125439/review/5941893/plugged_in) on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Dave Edmunds"](https://trouserpress.com/reviews/dave-edmunds/). *Trouser Press*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["A Do-It-Yourself Musician: Studio Wizard Dave Edmunds Prefers to Rock on His Own—at Home"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-19-ca-52056-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. 19 October 1994.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Jenkins, Mark (2 September 1994). ["Edmunds 'Plugged In' but Light Not On"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/09/02/edmunds-plugged-in-but-light-not-on/23189395-e0bd-442a-9a16-37919c4699fd/). *The Washington Post*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_6-0)** Roberts, David (2006). *British Hit Singles & Albums* (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 331. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904994-10-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5).

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