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Mongrel is the third studio album by American rock band the Bob Seger System, released in 1970. During its four-week run on the Billboard 200 chart, the album entered the chart at the end of October 1970,[3] then rose to number 171 two weeks later.[4]

Mongrel
Studio album by the Bob Seger System
Released	August 1970
Studio	GM Studios, East Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Rock
Length	33:44
Label	Capitol
Producer	Punch Andrews
The Bob Seger System chronology
Noah (1969) Mongrel (1970) Brand New Morning (1971)
Singles from Mongrel
"Lucifer" Released: April 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone reviewed Mongrel on January 7, 1971. Ben Edmonds called the album "...easily [Seger's] best work to date, but there are still some crucial musical problems he must come to grips with if he is to realize the tremendous potential he displayed on his earlier Cameo-Parkway singles (most notably 'Heavy Music' and 'Persecution Smith')." Edmonds continued: "[Seger] writes marvelous rock and roll songs in the virile 1965 mold, somewhat of a lost art these days." The band itself, however, he said, is "like Mountain" and "often degenerates into 'heavy' overstatements of the most clichéd sort." Edmonds called "Lucifer" the strongest cut on the album,[5] but his review may have had a dampening effect on sales.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Personnel

• Bob Seger – lead guitar, vocals
• Dan Honaker – bass, guitar, vocals
• Pep Perrine – percussion, drums, vocals
• Dan Watson – organ, piano, vocals
• Bob Schultz – organ, saxophone, vocals

Production

• Producers: Punch Andrews, Bob Seger
• Engineer: Jim Bruzzese, Greg Miller
• Design: Thomas Weschler
• Cover art: Thomas Weschler
• Photography: Thomas Weschler

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	171[4]

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Lucifer"	Pop Singles	84

References

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