Phoenix is the sixth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released on September 15, 1972, by Capitol Records. The album was produced by the band and marks their first album without producer Terry Knight. "Rock & Roll Soul" was released as a single and peaked at #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.
Track listing
All tracks written by Mark Farner.
Side one
- "Flight of the Phoenix" – 3:38
- "Trying to Get Away" – 4:11
- "Someone" – 4:04
- "She Got to Move Me" – 4:48
- "Rain Keeps Fallin'" – 3:25
Side two
- "I Just Gotta Know" – 3:52
- "So You Won't Have to Die" – 3:21
- "Freedom Is for Children" – 6:06
- "Gotta Find Me a Better Day" – 4:07
- "Rock 'n Roll Soul" – 3:40
Bonus track (CD release)
- "Flight of the Phoenix" (Remix with extended ending) – 5:22
Personnel
;Grand Funk Railroad
- Mark Farner – guitar, harmonica, vocals; organ on "Flight of the Phoenix"
- Mel Schacher – bass
- Don Brewer – drums, congas, percussion, vocals
;Additional personnel
- Craig Frost – organ, clavinet, harpsichord, piano
- Doug Kershaw – electric violin
;2002 Remaster
- David K. Tedds – produced & compiled for reissue by
- Kevin Flaherty – supervising A&R producer
- Jimmy Hoyson – bonus track mix engineer
- Evren Göknar – mastering engineer
- Kenny Nemes – project manager
- Michelle Azzopardi – reissue creative direction
- Neil Kellerhouse – reissue art direction, design
- Steve Roeser – liner notes
- Brendan Gormley – editorial supervision
- Bryan Kelley – production
- Shannon Ward – production
Charts
Album
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Peak Position
|-
|rowspan="4"|1972
|align="left"|Billboard 200
|align="left"|7
|-
|align="left"|Australia
|align="left"|13
|-
|align="left"|Canada
|align="left"|12
|-
|align="left"|Norway
|align="left"|20
|-
|}
Singles
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
|rowspan="2"|1972
|rowspan="2"|"Rock 'n' Roll Soul"
|Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|29
|-
|Canada
|align="center"|37
|-
|}