Life on the Line

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Life on the Line is the second studio album released by pub rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods that reached #27 on the UK Albums Chart. It is mixed by Ed Hollis and Steve Nicol, produced by Ed Hollis and engineered by Steve Lillywhite. The album is considered a step in the Punk direction for The Rods sound.

The album featured three singles: "Do Anything You Wanna Do", which peaked at number #9 in the UK Singles Chart, "Life on the Line", which peaked at #27, and "Quit This Town", which reached #36.

Track listing

1. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (Graeme Douglas/Ed Hollis) - 4:19
2. "Quit This Town" (Hollis/Douglas) - 2:27
3. "Telephone Girl" (Paul Gray/Barry Masters/Steve Nicol) - 2:28
4. "What's Really Going On" (Gray) - 2:17
5. "Ignore Them (Still Life)" (Douglas/Hollis) - 4:43
6. "Life on the Line" (Douglas/Gray/Hollis) - 4:04
7. "(And) Don't Believe Your Eyes" (Douglas/Hollis) - 3:35
8. "We Sing... The Cross" (Douglas/Gray) - 2:48
9. "Beginning of the End" (Douglas/Gray) - 8:17

Bonus Tracks On Reissue:

1. "I Might Be Lying" (Dave Higgs) - 5:16
2. "Ignore Them (Always Crashing in the Same Bar)" - 3:34
3. "Schoolgirl Love" (Douglas/Masters) - 3:21
4. "Till the Night is Gone (Let's Rock)" - 3:13
5. "Flipside Rock" (With Robin Tyner) - 2:39
6. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (Live) - 4:05
7. "What's Really Going On" (Live) (Douglas/Hollis) - 2:17
8. "Why Can't It Be" (Live) (Higgs) - 2:39
9. "Distortion May Be Expected" - 5:07

Personnel

• Barrie Masters - Vocals
• Graeme Douglas - Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Dave Higgs - Guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Gray - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Steve Nicol - Drums, Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	"Do Anything You Wanna Do"	UK Singles Chart	9
	"Quit This Town"		36
1978	"Life on the Line"		27