Rant (Ian Hunter album)

Rant
Studio album by Ian Hunter
Released	21 April 2001
Studio	New Calcutta, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	56:47
Label	Papillion (UK), Repertoire (Europe), Fuel2000 (North America)
Producer	Andy York, Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter chronology
The Artful Dodger (1996) Rant (2001) Shrunken Heads (2007)

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Rant is the 10th solo studio album by Ian Hunter and also his most political one in 25 years. Unlike his last three albums which were more collaborative, Hunter wrote all the tracks by himself.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter.

UK version

1. "Ripoff" – 4:50
2. "Good Samaritan" – 4:07
3. "Death of a Nation" – 5:35
4. "Purgatory" – 4:46
5. "American Spy" – 4:30
6. "Dead Man Walkin' (Eastenders)" – 6:20
7. "Wash Us Away" – 3:57
8. "Morons" – 5:32
9. "Soap 'N' Water" – 5:18
10. "Knees of My Heart" – 3:35
11. "No One" – 3:37
12. "Still Love Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:34

US version

1. "Still Love Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:34
2. "Wash Us Away" – 3:57
3. "Death of a Nation" – 5:35
4. "Morons" – 5:32
5. "Purgatory" – 4:46
6. "American Spy" – 4:30
7. "Dead Man Walkin' (Eastenders)" – 6:20
8. "Good Samaritan" – 4:07
9. "Soap 'N' Water" – 5:18
10. "Ripoff" – 4:50
11. "Knees of My Heart" – 3:35
12. "No One" – 3:37

Personnel

• Ian Hunter - vocals, keyboards, harmonica, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Andy York - electric guitar, mandoguitar, groovebox, autoharp, organ, zither, keyboards, mandolin, bass, backing vocals
• Steve Holley - drums, percussion
• Robbie Alter - guitars, bass, piano
• Tommy Mandel - organ, keyboards, loops
• Mickey Curry - drums
• John Conte - bass
• Rich Pagano - backing vocals, bongos, drums
• James Mastro - six-string fuzzbass, mandolin, electric slide, electric 12-string, acoustic 12-string
• Dane Clark - drums
• Doug Petty - organ, keyboards
• Jesse Hunter Patterson - gang vocals
• Lisa Ronson - gang vocals
• Willie Nile - gang vocals
• Rick Tedesco - guitar, gang vocals