The Artful Dodger (album)
| The Artful Dodger | ||||
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| Released | 1996 Norway; April 21, 1997 UK | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Nidaros Studios, Trondheim, Norway. Additional recordings at The Time Machine, Vermont, USA. Track 7 recorded live 4 October 1995, overdubbed later | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:09 | |||
| Label | Citadel | |||
| Producer | Björn Nessjö | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Classic Rock |   [2] |
The Artful Dodger is the ninth solo album of Ian Hunter. Impressed with the production on Dirty Laundry, Hunter collaborated again with Björn Nessjö on this album.[3]
The album was initially released in Norway only, because Hunter felt that he needed management before he could release it in the UK and the US.[3]
The track "Michael Picasso" was a tribute to the late Mick Ronson.[4] The temp is different from the version performed at the Mick Ronson Memorial Concert in 1994[5]
The album received a broader re-release through MIG Music on July 7, 2014. This release features the original track listing plus one bonus track, "Fuck It Up".
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.
- "Too Much" – 4:44
- "Now Is the Time" – 4:54
- "Something to Believe in" – 5:46
- "Resurrection Mary" – 6:11
- "Walk on Water" (Hunter, Robbie McNasty) – 3:48
- "23A, Swan Hill" – 4:47
- "Michael Picasso" – 5:45
- "Open my Eyes" (Hunter, Darrell Bath) – 5:42
- "The Artful Dodger" – 4:21
- "Skeletons (In Your Closet)" (Hunter, Darrell Bath, Honest John Plain) – 4:00
- "Still the Same" – 5:06
Bonus Track On Reissue
[edit]- “Fuck It Up” - 6:02
Personnel
[edit]- Ian Hunter - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harp
- Darrell Bath - acoustic, electric and Baryton guitars, lead vocals
- Torstein Flakne - guitars, vocals
- Per Lindvall - drums, percussion
- Sven Lindvall - bass
- Robbie Alter - acoustic, electric and slide guitars
- Kjetil Bjerkestrand - keyboards
- Dennis Eliott - drums
- Pat Kilbride - bass, acoustic bass
- "Honest" John Plain - vocals, lead vocals
- Frode Alnaes - guitar
- Mariann Lisland - vocals
- Per Öisten Sörensen - vocals
- The Vertago String Quartet - strings
References
[edit]- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Staunton, Terry (November 2014). "Ian Hunter The Artful Dodger". Classic Rock. p. 105.
- ^ a b "Ian Hunter CD: "The Artful Dodger"".
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r261084
- ^ "Ian Hunter CD: "The Artful Dodger"".
