Max Merritt and the Meteors (album)

Max Merritt and the Meteors
Studio album by Max Merritt and the Meteors
Released	1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Ron Wills
Max Merritt and the Meteors chronology
Max Merritt's Meteors (1965) Max Merritt and the Meteors (1970) Take It Greasy (1970)

Max Merritt and the Meteors was the self-titled third album to come from the band, who had moved to Australia from New Zealand in the mid-1960s. The band were doing well on the live pub circuit in Melbourne in the late 1960s and this album was recorded during that time at Armstrong Studios.

The best charting single from the LP, released in late 1969, was "Western Union Man", which peaked nationally at number 15. The album itself successfully managed a number 7 on the Australian album charts in 1970.

Track listing

1. "Western Union Man" (Gamble-Huff-Butler)
2. "Fannie Mae" (Glascoe-Lewis-Levy)
3. "To Be A Lover"
4. "Louisiana Ana"
5. "You Touch Me"
6. "Been Away Too Long" (Merritt)
7. "Home Is Where The Heart Is" (Merritt)
8. "I'm Just Wasting Time"
9. "Turkish Bath" (Bertles)
10. "Lay A Little Love On Me"
11. "Can't Come Back"