Todd Rundgren - The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect (1982)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
"Hideaway" – 4:58
"Influenza" – 4:29
"Don't Hurt Yourself" – 3:41
"There Goes Your Baybay" – 3:53
Side two
"Tin Soldier" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:10
"Emperor of the Highway" – 1:39
"Bang the Drum All Day" – 3:32
"Drive" – 5:26
"Chant" – 4:20
Todd Rundgren Band Members / Musicians
Todd Rundgren - all vocals and instruments, art direction, engineer, producer
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect is Todd Rundgren's 10th studio album, released in 1982. The album is a return to the pop sound for which Rundgren is generally most lauded by critics. Considering it a contractual obligation, he spent little time working on Tortured Artist (hence the title). However, the album was generally well-received, and Rundgren scored a hit with the novelty song "Bang the Drum All Day".
The album was also his last official release on Bearsville Records.
