Argent (album)

Argent
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Recorded1969
("(P) 1969" on original vinyl label)
StudioSound Techniques, London
Genre
Length40:13
LabelEpic
ProducerRod Argent, Chris White
Argent chronology
Argent
(1970)
Ring of Hands
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB
The Village VoiceB+

Argent is the debut album by British rock band Argent. Released in 1970 on CBS Records (USA: Epic Records, BN 26525), the album did not chart in either the U.S. or the UK and did not produce any hit singles, although the song "Liar" would become a top-10 Billboard hit the following year through a cover version by Three Dog Night. ("Liar" b/w "Schoolgirl" was issued in the US as a 45 on Date, before CBS moved the band to their Epic label.) The track "Dance in the Smoke" was made popular in the UK by its inclusion on the best-selling CBS Sampler album Fill Your Head with Rock (1970).