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Agents of Fortune
LP by Blue Öyster Cult
Released May, 1976
Recorded ???
Genre Hard rock
Length 36 min 21 s
Record label Columbia Records
Producer Murray Krugman , Sandy Pearlman, and David Lucas
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com 4.5 stars out of 5 link
Blue Öyster Cult Chronology
On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (live)
( 1975)
Agents of Fortune
( 1976)
Spectres
( 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar)


Agents of Fortune is a 1976 (see 1976 in musicSee also 1975 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 7 Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation) hard rock album by Blue Öyster Cult. Upon its release, and the success of the song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", Blue Öyster Cult became the center of a controversy surrounding the supposed pro-suicide lyrics of the song, which is actually a love ballad concerning love that lasts beyond death, and a call to seize the day.

The platinum selling Agents of Fortune peaked at #29 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at #12 on the Pop Singles chart, making it Blue Öyster Cult's biggest hit.

The song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" partially inspired writer Stephen KingThis page is about Stephen Edwin King, the writer. There is also Stephen King, a convicted British paedophile. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is a prolific American author best known for his horror novels. King's books have been extremely po to pen The StandThe Stand is an apocalyptic novel by Stephen King. The novel, originally published in 1978, remains a favorite of many King fans. The novel deals with the decimation of the human population by a man-made superflu virus known as "Captain Trips", the cross-.

1 Track listing

  1. "This Ain't the Summer of Love" - 2:20
  2. "True Confessions" - 2:56
  3. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Roeser) - 5:08
  4. "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)" (Pearlman/Roeser) - 3:43
  5. "The Revenge of Vera Gemini" - 3:48
  6. "Sinful Love" - 3:28
  7. "Tattoo Vampire" - 2:40
  8. "Morning Final" - 4:14
  9. "Tenderloin" - 3:54
  10. "Debbie Denise" - 4:10

Additional tracks on the 2001 remaster:

  1. "Fire Of Unknown Origin" (Original version)
  2. "Sally" (Demo)
  3. "(Don´t Fear) The Reaper" (Demo)
  4. "Dance The Night Away" (Demo)

2 Personnel

Blue Öyster Cult albums 1976 albums Rock albums



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