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Secret Treaties

Secret Treaties
Album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	April, 1974
Recorded
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38 min 35 s
Record label	CBS Records
Producer	Murray Krugman & Tyranny & Mutation (1973)		Secret Treaties (1974)	On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (live) (1975)

Secret Treaties is a 1974 hard rock album by Blue Öyster Cult.

In 1975 a Melody Maker poll of critics voted Secret Treaties as the "Top Rock Album Of All Time". The album spent 14 weeks in the US charts, peaking at #53. It went gold in 1992.

Track listing

1. "Career of Evil" - 3:59 - (A. Bouchard, P. Smith)
2. "Subhuman" - 4:39 - (E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
3. "Dominance and Submission" - 5:23 - (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
4. "ME 262" - 4:48 - (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, S. Pearlman)
5. "Cagey Cretins" - 3:16 - (A. Bouchard, R. Meltzer)
6. "Harvester of Eyes" - 4:42 - (D. Roeser, E. Bloom, R. Meltzer)
7. "Flaming Telepaths" - 5:20 - (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman, D. Roeser)
8. "Astronomy" - 6:38 - (J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, S. Pearlman)

Additional tracks on 2001 remaster:

1. "Boorman the Chauffer" - 3:13 - (J. Bouchard, M. Krugman)
2. "Mommy" - 3:32 - (E. Bloom, R. Meltzer)
3. "Mes Dames Sarat" - 4:07 - (A. Lanier)
4. "Born To Be Wild" - 3:40 - (M. Bonfire)
5. "Career of Evil (Single Version)" - 3:00 - (A. Bouchard, P. Smith)

Personnel

• Eric Bloom: Lead vocals, keyboards, stun guitar
• Albert Bouchard: Drums, vocals
• Joe Bouchard: Bass, vocals
• Allen Lanier: Keyboards, rhythm guitar, synthesizers
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser: Lead guitar, vocals