Vertical Smiles


Vertical Smiles is the seventh studio album by Southern rock band Blackfoot.
It is the second and last album to feature former Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley and the first without guitarist Charlie Hargrett who left during the recording of the album over disagreements with the rest of the band and management.

Critical reception

Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic largely detested the album, citing it as having "one of the most misogynistic title/cover tandems...since Montrose's equally tasteless and musically inadequate Jump on It eight years earlier." Though he conceded that "die-hard Blackfoot fans may be able to tolerate partially convincing hard rockers like 'Get It On' and 'Young Girl'," he concluded by stating "the surrounding embarrassments are simply too painful to warrant anyone else being exposed to the torment and disappointment that is Vertical Smiles."

Track listing

;Side one
  1. "Morning Dew" - 5:27
  2. "Livin' in the Limelight" - 4:02
  3. "Ride with You" - 3:33
  4. "Get It On" - 4:29
;Side two
  1. "Young Girl" - 4:24
  2. "Summer Days" - 3:19
  3. "A Legend Never Dies" - 3:03
  4. "Heartbeat and Heels" - 3:15
  5. "In for the Kill" - 3:50

Personnel

Production