Dangerous (Andy Taylor album)

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Dangerous
Cover album by Andy Taylor
Released 1990
Recorded 1990
Genre Rock
Length 42:00
Label MCA
Producer Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor chronology
Thunder
(1987)		 Dangerous
(1990)		 The Spanish Sessions EP
(1999)
Singles from Dangerous
  1. "Lola"
    Released: 1990 (1990)
  2. "Stone Cold Sober"
    Released: 1990 (1990)

Dangerous is a 1990 covers album by the British guitarist Andy Taylor, who is most famous for his work in the band Duran Duran. It was a follow-up to his earlier solo album Thunder.

Andy Taylor commented on the history behind the album in and interview with MelodicRock: "It sort of one of those happy accidents. Somebody…a very well known band had this idea to do that and they wanted me to produce the album for them, doing this selection of their favourite covers. At the very last minute they pulled out. And I said to the label – A&M – I could do that. The guys that managed me at the time went into overdrive – 'you can do that as well, because you know how much money they are going to pay you to do it?!' I thought, great, this is something everyone wants to do – an album of their favourite covers. The reason things are so raw, was that within 3 days we were in the studio recording this thing and it was done in that sort of 'ok, let's rehearse them and beat the s##t out of them and play them and move on and just play them as you would do if you were in high school playing a bunch of covers!'It was done in that very short space of time and raw, upfront way. We had a blast doing it!"

The album was not widely promoted and had only limited success. Taylor's popularity had dwindled since leaving Duran Duran in 1986 and this album struggled with sales because of it. However, two singles were lifted from the album: "Lola" and "Stone Cold Sober", with "Lola" making UK #60. Both singles were accompanied with all black and white videos.

Ironically, Duran Duran, the band Taylor left, would attempt the cover album in 1995 with Thank You, also to disastrous results.

Highlights include the bouncy album opener "Don't Believe a Word" originally performed by Thin Lizzy and "Mustang Sally" originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1966.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Don't Believe a Word" (Thin Lizzy) - 2:21
  2. "Stone Cold Sober" (Rod Stewart) - 3:29
  3. "Feel Like Making Love" (Bad Company) - 4:32
  4. "Lola" (The Kinks) - 4:12
  5. "Space Station No. 5" (Montrose) - 4:16
  6. "Sympathy for the Devil" (The Rolling Stones) - 5:20
  7. "Mustang Sally" (Mack Rice) - 4:15
  8. "Violence" (Mott the Hoople) - 4:23
  9. "Cocaine" (J. J. Cale/Eric Clapton) - 3:33
  10. "Live Wire" (AC/DC) - 5:29

Singles:

  1. Lola (b/w) Be Good To Yourself. UK #60
  2. Stone Cold Sober (b/w) Suffragette City and Winner With You