{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use British English|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox album | name = The Hoople | type = Studio | artist = Mott the Hoople | cover = The Hoople (Mott the Hoople album - cover art).jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1974|3|29|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=BRIT Certified|website=Bpi.co.uk|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> | recorded = January – February 1974 | venue = | studio = {{hlist|Advision (London)|AIR (London)}} | genre = Glam rock, hard rock | length = 39:09 | label = CBS (UK)<br/>Columbia (U.S.) | producer = Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Ian Hunter and Pete "Overend" Watts | prev_title = Mott | prev_year = 1973 | next_title = Live | next_year = 1974 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Hoople | type = studio | single1 = Roll Away the Stone | single1date = 9 November 1973 (UK) | single2 = The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll | single2date = 15 March 1974 (UK) }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hoople-r13548 |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=The Hoople|website=AllMusic|access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Christgau's Record Guide'' |rev2Score = B<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: M|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=M&bk=70|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Record Collector'' | rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Record Collector |author=William Pinfold |date=April 2009 |title=The Hoople|issue=361}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev4score = Favourable<ref name=RS>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=The Hoople|author-link=Ken Emerson|author=Emerson, Ken|date=20 June 1974|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-hoople-19740620}}</ref> | rev5 = Tom Hull | rev5Score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hull|first=Tom|authorlink=Tom Hull (critic)|date=April 1975|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/arch/rekord1.php|title=The Rekord Report: First Card|magazine=Overdose|access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> }}
'''''The Hoople''''' is the seventh and final studio album by British rock band Mott the Hoople. The album peaked in the UK Albums Chart at No. 11,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 381}}</ref> whilst its highest chart rating in the US was No. 28.<ref name=allmusicalbumcharts>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r13548|pure_url=yes}} |website=AllMusic|title=The Hoople|access-date=2008-05-20 }}</ref> It was the 85th best selling album of 1974<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockmusictimeline.com/1974|title=1974 Rock Music History|website=Rockmusictimeline.com|access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref> and was voted 16th best album of 1974 by the readers of ''Creem'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.djtees.com/blogs/djtees-blog/creem-magazine-1974-reader-s-poll-best-album|title=CREEM MAGAZINE 1974 READER'S POLL - BEST ALBUM|date=8 June 2020|website=DJTees.com|access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref> A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia Legacy label in Europe in 2006. It was the only studio album to feature guitarist Ariel Bender, replacing Mick Ralphs (who nevertheless appeared on two tracks), and the last album to feature vocalist Ian Hunter before his departure for a solo career.
The album's cover features a stylised portrait of Kari-Ann Moller (with the band members in her hair), who also graces the cover of Roxy Music's 1972 debut album.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norwegian Roxy Music model Kari-Ann Moller fights to stay in UK after Brexit |website=TheGuardian.com |date=17 June 2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/17/norwegian-roxy-music-album-cover-star-kari-ann-moller-fights-to-stay-in-uk-post-brexit |access-date=2023-07-06 |last1=Bryant |first1=Miranda }}</ref>
==Track listing== All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.<ref name=album>Mott the Hoople. ''The Hoople''. (Columbia Records, 1974).</ref>
===Side one=== # "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:26 # "Marionette" – 5:08 # "Alice" – 5:20 # "Crash Street Kidds" – 4:31
===Side two=== # <li value=5> "Born Late '58" (Pete Overend Watts) – 4:00 # “Trudi's Song" – 4:26 # "Pearl 'n' Roy (England)" – 4:31 # "Through the Looking Glass" – 4:37 # "Roll Away the Stone" – 3:10
===Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue=== # <li value=10> "Where Do You All Come From" (Dale "Buffin" Griffin, Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Peter Watts) – 3:26 <small>B-side of "Roll Away the Stone" single.</small> # "Rest in Peace" – 3:55 <small>B-side of "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" single.</small> # "Foxy, Foxy" – 3:31 <small>Non-LP single A-side.</small> # "(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs" – 4:20 <small>Non-LP single A-side.</small> # "The Saturday Kids" – 6:03 (Work in progress mixes) # "Lounge Lizzard" – 4:19 (Aborted single b-side) # "American Pie/The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" (Don McLean, Hunter) (Live) – 4:15 (Live from Broadway)
==Personnel== ;Mott the Hoople *Ian Hunter – vocals, rhythm guitar *Pete Overend Watts – bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Born Late '58", rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar *Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums *Ariel Bender – lead guitar, vocals *Morgan Fisher – keyboards, synthesizer ;Additional personnel *Howie Casey – tenor saxophone on 1 2 3 7 *Jock McPherson – baritone saxophone on 1 2 7, tenor saxophone on 1 2 7 *Mike Hurwitz – cello on 2 *Lynsey De Paul – backing vocals on 3 9 *Mick Ralphs – backing vocals on 7, rhythm and lead guitar on 9 (Ariel added harmony lead line) *Graham Preskett – violin on 8, conductor on 8, tubular bells on 8 *Barry St. John, Sue and Sunny – backing vocals on 1 8 *Thunderthighs (Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou & Casey Synge) – backing vocals on 9 ;Technical <!-- need mastering folks --> *Dan Loggins – production supervisor *Mike Dunne, Paul Hardiman – engineer (Advision Studios) *Bill Price, Gary Edwards, Peter Swettenham, Sean Milligan – engineer (Air Studios) * Roslav Szaybo – sleeve concept, design *John Brown – photography
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1974) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Canada|28|artist=Mott the Hoople|album=The Hoople|chartid=5054a|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2024}} |- {{album chart|Norway|11|artist=Mott the Hoople|album=The Hoople|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2024}} |- {{album chart|UK2|11|date=19740428|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2024}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Mott the Hoople|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2024}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Mott the Hoople|title=The Hoople|award=Gold|relyear=1974|certyear=1974|id=7027-1027-2}} {{certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
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