[LUCKY MAN]{1} Written by: Greg Lake Produced by: Greg Lake Engineered by: Eddie Offord Performed by: {2}{3} First released{4}: Single: 1971 (US) Album: November 1970 (UK), January 1971 (US) {1}"Lucky Man" hit the U.S. Hot 100 Chart on March 13, 1971, where it peaked at #48 and stayed on the chart for 19 weeks. It re-charted on December 30, 1972, peaking at #51. The story behind "Lucky Man" is the kind rock historians love. The group was signed very quickly to record its first album. On the last day of recording, it became obvious there was not enough material to fulfill the contract requirements of 21 minutes of music per LP side. The trio needed one more song, but they had already recorded all they had. Greg Lake started playing a ballad he had written when he was 12 years old. The group had never envisioned this kind of folk-pop to be their "sound" and everything else on the album is of a very different style. But stuck at the 11th hour, the group started to record it, i.....MORE.....(all Lucky Man track/recording details) ←