Artist: BLUE OYSTER CULT
Album: AGENTS OF FORTUNE REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 1976/ 2001
EAN/UPS: 5099750223727
Media type: CD

Agents of Fortune is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, originally released in a gatefold sleeve LP in 1976 through Columbia Records.

The platinum-selling album peaked at No. 29 on the United States Billboard 200 chart, while the single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it Blue Öyster Cult's biggest hit.

The band also became a larger concert attraction at this time—largely based on not only their stageshow, but aided by the airplay of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," which to this day is a staple of FM rock station playlists. Concert venues became larger, the show became more intricate and BÖC was reaching its commercial peak on the tour circuit.

TRACKLIST CD:
No.     Title     Writer(s)     Lead vocals     Length

1.     "This Ain't the Summer of Love"       Albert Bouchard, Murray Krugman, Don Waller     Eric Bloom     2:21
2.     "True Confessions"       Allen Lanier     Lanier     2:57
3.     "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"       Donald Roeser     Roeser     5:08
4.     "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"       Roeser, Sandy Pearlman     Bloom     3:43
5.     "The Revenge of Vera Gemini"       A. Bouchard, Patti Smith     A. Bouchard, Smith     3:52
6.     "Sinful Love"       A. Bouchard, Helen Wheels     A. Bouchard     3:29
7.     "Tattoo Vampire"       A. Bouchard, Wheels     Bloom     2:41
8.     "Morning Final"       Joe Bouchard     J. Bouchard     4:30
9.     "Tenderloin"       Lanier     Bloom     3:40
10.     "Debbie Denise"       A. Bouchard, Smith     A. Bouchard     4:13

2001 CD reissue bonus tracks:

11.     "Fire of Unknown Origin" (original version)     Bloom, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, Roeser, Smith     3:30
12.     "Sally" (demo version)     A. Bouchard     2:40
13.     "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (demo version)     Roeser     6:20
14.     "Dance the Night Away" (demo version)     Lanier, Jim Carroll     2:37

LINE-UP:

Eric Bloom – guitar, percussion, vocals
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, vocals
Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals
Joe Bouchard – bass, piano, vocals
Albert Bouchard – drums, acoustic guitar, percussion, harmonica, vocals

Additional musicians
Patti Smith – vocals on "The Revenge of Vera Gemini"
Randy Brecker – horns
Michael Brecker – horns
David Lucas – vocals, keyboards, percussion