Welcome to the Club (Ian Hunter album)
Welcome to the Club | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Live album by | ||||
Released | March 26, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 5–11 November 1979 | |||
Venue | The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 58:38 (Disc 1) 55:40 (Disc 2) | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter | |||
Ian Hunter chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Welcome to the Club is the first live album by Ian Hunter. After the unexpected success of You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, Chrysalis Records wanted to keep the momentum by releasing another album. Because Hunter never wrote when he was on the road, it became a live album which was recorded at the Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) over seven nights in November 1979 during his U.S tour.[2] However, there were four new tracks (all of side four) three of which were recorded live in studio.[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.
Side one
- "F.B.I." (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris) – 3:51
- "Once Bitten Twice Shy" – 5:25
- "Angeline" – 4:56
- "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) – 3:40
- "All the Way from Memphis" – 3:33
Side two
- "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 6:47
- "Irene Wilde" – 4:13
- "Just Another Night" (Hunter, Mick Ronson) – 6:03
- "Cleveland Rocks" – 6:01
Side three
- "Standin' in My Light" – 5:49
- "Bastard" – 8:12
- "Walking with a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:19
- "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:30
- "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 2:25
Side four
Recorded live at Media Sound, New York City; 10, 11 January 1980 except track 4 which was recorded at the same shows as the rest of the album.
- "We Gotta Get Out of Here" – 3:14
- "Silver Needles" – 5:56
- "Man O' War" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:19
- "Sons and Daughters" – 5:04
CD reissue
Disc 1
- "F.B.I." (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris) – 3:51
- "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" – 5:25
- "Angeline" – 4:56
- "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) – 3:40
- "All the Way from Memphis" – 3:33
- "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 6:47
- "Irene Wilde" – 4:13
- "Just Another Night" (Hunter, Mick Ronson) – 6:03
- "Cleveland Rocks" – 6:01
- "Standin' in My Light" – 5:49
- "Bastard" – 8:12
Disc 2
- "Walking with a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:19
- "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:30
- "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 2:25
- "One of the Boys" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 7:36
- "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:01
- "When the Daylight Comes" – 9:00
- "Medley: Once Bitten Twice Shy/Bastard/Cleveland Rocks" – 6:10
- "We Gotta Get Out of Here" – 3:14
- "Silver Needles" – 5:56
- "Man O' War" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:19
- "Sons and Daughters" – 5:04
Personnel
- Ian Hunter - lead vocals, guitar, piano, harp
- Mick Ronson - lead guitar, Moog synthesizer, mandolin, vocals
- Tommy Morrongiello - guitar, vocals
- Tommy Mandel - keyboards
- Martin Briley - bass
- Eric Parker - drums
- George Meyer - keyboards, vocals, saxophone
- Ellen Foley, Susie Ronson - vocals on "Standin' in My Light"
References
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Ian Hunter Welcome to the Club review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Welcome to the Club sleeve and track listing". Discography. The unofficial site for Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter. Retrieved 10 February 2012.