Raw Power is the third studio album by American rock band the Stooges (credited as Iggy and the Stooges), released on February 7, 1973 by Columbia Records. The album departed from the "groove-ridden, feel-based songs" of the band's first two records in favor of a more anthemic hard rock approach inspired by new guitarist James Williamson, who co-wrote the album's eight songs with singer Iggy Pop.[2] Though not initially commercially successful, Raw Power gained a cult following in the years following its release and, like its predecessors The Stooges (1969)[3][4] and Fun House (1970), is considered a forerunner of punk rock.[5]