Slaughter on 10th Avenue
This article is about Mick Ronson's 1974 debut album. For George Balanchine's ballet in Rodgers and Hart's 1936 On Your Toes, see Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
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| Studio album by Mick Ronson | ||||
| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Genre | Rock, glam rock | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Mick Ronson | |||
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Slaughter on 10th Avenue is the debut album by Mick Ronson, released in 1974.
Track listing
Side One
- 1. "Love Me Tender" (Ken Darby)
- 2. "Growing Up and I'm Fine" (David Bowie)
- 3. "Only After Dark" (Mick Ronson, Scott Richardson)
- 4. "Music Is Lethal" (David Bowie, Lucio Battisti)
Side Two
- 5. "I'm the One" (Annette Peacock)
- 6. "Pleasure Man/Hey Ma Get Papa" (Mick Ronson, Scott Richardson, David Bowie)
- 7. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers)
Bonus Tracks
- 8. "Solo on 10th Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) [Live]
- 9. "Leave My Heart Alone" (Craig Fuller) [Original B-Side – Live]
- 10. "Love Me Tender" [Live]
- 11. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" [Live]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Mojo |  [2] |
- "Ronno's best-selling solo set of '74 has exclusive Bowie songs, a cracking band and engaging ideas. But the mixes are odd, some tracks don't lift-off and his vocals lack a distinctive persona." – Jim Irvin, Mojo magazine[2]
Personnel
- Mick Ronson – guitar, piano, vocals, arrangement, conductor
- Trevor Bolder – bass, trumpet, trombone
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion
- Mike Garson – piano, electric piano, organ
- David Hentschel – ARP on "Hey Ma Get Papa"
- Margaret Ronson – backing vocals
- Dennis MacKay – backing vocals
- Sidney Sax – strings
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jim Irvin Mojo, January 2010, Issue 194.
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