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Electric Warrior was the second album by British rock group T. Rex, and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock releases. In 1987, it was ranked #100 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the best 100 albums of the period 1967-1987. Template:RS500

One of the best-known songs on the record is "Get It On", whose title was changed in the United States to "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (as there was another hit song at the time called "Get It On" by the group Chase). This was T. Rex's biggest single and their only U.S. hit (#10). The track is followed by "Girl", which is separated from the rest of the album by an unusual flugelhorn arrangement. Elsewhere is "Cosmic Dancer", an acoustic-based song propelled by producer Tony Visconti's string arrangements. This track features over the opening credits of the film Billy Elliot.

Also present on the album are Flo & Eddie, whose background vocals are most prevalent on the track "Monolith", but also feature on "Mambo Sun" and "Get It On".

Electric Warrior reached #32 in the US, thus paving the way for the greater success of The Slider there in 1972, while it went to #1 for several weeks in the UK, becoming the biggest album of 1971.

Track listing

(All songs composed by Marc Bolan)

"Mambo Sun" – 3:41
"Cosmic Dancer" – 4:28
"Jeepster" – 4:10
"Monolith" – 3:47
"Lean Woman Blues" – 3:00
"Get It On" – 4:25
"Planet Queen" – 3:11
"Girl" – 2:31
"The Motivator" – 3:58
"Life's a Gas" – 2:23
"Rip Off" – 3:42

Personnel

Marc Bolan – vocals, guitars
Mickey Finn – conga drums, bongos
Steve Currie – bass guitar
Bill Legend – drums
Howard Kaylan – backing vocals
Mark Volman – backing vocals
Rick Wakeman – keyboards on "Get It On"
Ian McDonald – saxophone

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-'''''Electric Warrior''''' was the second album by British rock group [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential [[glam rock]] releases.  {{RS500|160}}
+'''''Electric Warrior''''' was the second album by British rock group [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential [[glam rock]] releases. In 1987, it was ranked #100 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of the best 100 albums of the period 1967-1987.  {{RS500|160}}
 One of the best-known songs on the record is "[[Get It On (T Rex song)|Get It On]]", whose title was changed in the [[United States]] to "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (as there was another hit song at the time called "Get It On" by the group Chase). This was T. Rex's biggest [[single (music)|single]] and their only U.S. hit (#10). The track is followed by "Girl", which is separated from the rest of the album by an unusual [[flugelhorn]] arrangement. Elsewhere is "Cosmic Dancer", an acoustic-based song propelled by producer [[Tony Visconti]]'s [[String instrument|string]] arrangements. This track features over the opening credits of the film ''[[Billy Elliot]]''.