Under the Big Black Sun

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Under the Big Black Sun
Under the Big Black Sun cover
Studio album by X
Released July 1982
Recorded 1982, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Punk/Rock
Length 33:45
Label Elektra Records
Producer(s) Ray Manzarek
Professional reviews
X chronology
Wild Gift
(1981)		 Under the Big Black Sun
(1982)		 More Fun in the New World
(1983)


Under the Big Black Sun is the third album by the band X, as their major-label (Elektra Records) debut. It was reissued with bonus tracks by Rhino Records in 2001.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "The Hungry Wolf" – 3:45
  2. "Motel Room in My Bed" – 2:32
  3. "Riding with Mary" – 3:40
  4. "Come Back to Me" – 3:43
  5. "Under the Big Black Sun" – 3:23
  6. "Because I Do" – 2:21
  7. "Blue Spark" – 2:06
  8. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Joe Burke, Al Dubin) – 2:20
  9. "Real Child of Hell" – 2:59
  10. "How I (Learned My Lesson)" – 2:12
  11. "The Have Nots" – 4:44

[edit] Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)

  1. "Riding with Mary (Single version)" – 3:12
  2. "X Rewrites El Paso (Rehearsal)/Because I Do (TV Mix/Instrumental)" (Marty Robbins, Cervenka, Doe) – 2:56
  3. "Universal Corner" (Live) – 4:08
  4. "Breathless (Single mix)" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:20
  5. "How I (Learned My Lesson)" (Live) – 2:20

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1982 Billboard Pop Albums 76
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