All American Alien Boy
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| Studio album by Ian Hunter | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | January 1976 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 69:34 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ian Hunter | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B–[2] |
All American Alien Boy is the second solo album by Ian Hunter. Because of management issues, Mick Ronson did not appear on this album;[3] instead, Hunter brought in keyboardist Chris Stainton to act as a balancing force in the studio. Unlike his previous album, the album didn't feature any of his trademark rockers and he opted for a more jazzy direction including bass legend Jaco Pastorius. The album is a play-off of Rick Derringer's 1973 album All American Boy.
In 2006, the album was reissued with several bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by Ian Hunter
Side One
- 1. "Letter to Brittania from the Union Jack" – 3:48
- 2. "All American Alien Boy" – 7:07
- 3. "Irene Wilde" – 3:43
- 4. "Restless Youth" – 6:17
Side Two
- 5. "Rape" – 4:20
- 6. "You Nearly Did Me In" – 5:46
- 7. "Apathy 83" – 4:43
- 8. "God (Take 1)" – 5:45
30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks
- 9. "To Rule Brittania from Union Jack" – 4:08
- 10. "All American Alien Boy" (Single Version) – 4:03
- 11. "Irene Wilde" (Take 1) – 3:53
- 12. "Weary Anger" – 5:45
- 13. "Apathy" – 4:42
- 14. "(God) Advice to a Friend" – 5:34
Personnel
- Ian Hunter – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Chris Stainton – piano, organ, mellotron, bass guitar on "Restless Youth"
- Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar all tracks, guitar on track 8
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Gerry Weens – lead guitar
- David Sanborn – alto sax
- Dominic Cortese – accordion
- Cornell Dupree – guitar on "Letter to Brittania From the Union Jack"
- Don Alias – congas
- Arnie Lawrence – clarinet
- Dave Bargeron – trombone
- Lewis Soloff – trumpet
- Freddie Mercury – backing vocals on "You Nearly Did Me In"
- Brian May – backing vocals on "You Nearly Did Me In"
- Roger Taylor – backing vocals on "You Nearly Did Me In"
- Bob Segarini – backing vocals
- Ann E. Sutton – backing vocals
- Gail Kantor – backing vocals
- Erin Dickens – backing vocals
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (14 June 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ian Hunter LP/CD: "All American Alien Boy"". Hunter-mott.com. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
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