All the Young Dudes

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All the Young Dudes
Studio album by Mott the Hoople
Released	8 September 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Glam rock
Length	40:47
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	David Bowie
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone link
Mott the Hoople chronology
Brain Capers (1971) All the Young Dudes (1972) Mott (1973)

All the Young Dudes is an album by Mott the Hoople, released in 1972. Their initial album for the Columbia Records label, it was a turning point for the then-struggling British band. They were about to break up when David Bowie stepped in and gave them the song "All the Young Dudes". Bowie also produced the album, which took Mott "from potential has-beens to avatars of the glam rock movement".^[1] A remastered and expanded version was released by Sony BMG on the Columbia Legacy label in the United States and the United Kingdom on February 21, 2006.

The title track was released as a single prior to the album and charted worldwide, becoming the "ultimate '70s glitterkid anthem".^[2] "Sweet Jane", a cover of the Velvet Underground song from their 1970 album Loaded, was issued as a single in Canada, Holland, Portugal, Spain and the United States, though not in their home market of the UK. "One of the Boys", originally the B-side of "All the Young Dudes", was also released in North America and Continental Europe.

artist Ozzy Osbourne covered the song "All the Young Dudes" from this album for his 2005 compilation album, Under Cover, as did The F-Ups on their self-titled album. It was also covered in 1990 by Bruce Dickinson, on his first solo album Tattooed Millionaire, and later released as a single.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 491 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks (2006 reissue) 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Charts 4 Notes

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sweet Jane" (Lou Reed) – 4:21
2. "Momma’s Little Jewel" (Ian Hunter, Peter Watts) – 4:26
3. "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:32
4. "Sucker" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Watts) – 5:03
5. "Jerkin' Crocus" (Hunter) – 4:00
6. "One of the Boys" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 6:46
7. "Soft Ground" (Verden Allen) – 3:17
8. "Ready for Love/After the Lights" (Ralphs) – 6:47
9. "Sea Diver" (Hunter) – 2:53

[edit] Bonus tracks (2006 reissue)

1. "One of the Boys" (Demo version) (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:18 Produced by Mott the Hoople
2. "Black Scorpio" (Demo version of "Momma’s Little Jewel") (Hunter/Watts) – 3:35 Produced by Mott the Hoople and Muff Winwood
3. "Ride on the Sun" (Demo version of "Sea Diver") (Hunter) – 3:36 Produced by Mott the Hoople
4. "One of the Boys" (UK single version) (Hunter, Ralphs) – 4:21 Produced by Mott the Hoople
5. "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie/Ian Hunter vocal) (Bowie) – 4:25
6. "Sucker" (Hunter, Ralph, Watts) – 6:27 Live 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon; produced by Dale "Buffin" Griffin
7. "Sweet Jane" (Reed) – 5:00 Live 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon; produced by Dale "Buffin" Griffin

[edit] Personnel

• Ian Hunter (singer) – vocals, piano
• Mick Ralphs – guitar, vocals except on bonus tracks 6, 7
• Verden Allen – organ, vocals on "Soft Ground" & "Ready For Love" except on bonus tracks 5, 6, 7
• Pete "Overend" Watts – bass guitar, vocals
• Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, vocals, percussion

[edit] Additional personnel

• Ariel Bender – guitar, vocals on bonus tracks 6, 7
• Mick Bolton – organ on bonus track 7
• David Bowie – saxophones, vocals on bonus track 5
• Morgan Fisher – organ, Mellotron on bonus track 3; piano, synthesizer, vocals on bonus tracks 6, 7
• Ray Majors – slide guitar on bonus track 2
• Mick Ronson – strings, brass, arrangement on "Sea Diver"

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1973	UK Albums Chart	21
1973	US Pop Albums	89

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"All the Young Dudes"	UK Singles Chart	3
1973	"All the Young Dudes"	US Pop Singles	37
1973	"One of the Boys"	US Pop Singles	96

[edit] Notes