Toolbox (album)

For the album by Aaron Tippin, see Tool Box.
Toolbox
Studio album by Ian Gillan
Released August 1991 (Europe), 1998 (USA)
Recorded Battery Studios, London
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 43:10
Label East West
Producer Chris Tsangarides
Ian Gillan chronology

Naked Thunder
(1990)
Toolbox
(1991)
Dreamcatcher
(1997)
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Allmusic [1]

Toolbox is the second solo album by Ian Gillan originally released only in Europe, Japan and Brazil on German label EastWest. It was Gillan's last album before his second comeback with Deep Purple in August 1992. The subsequent mammoth 10-month tour, which crossed Europe and South America, proved Ian Gillan to be a strong live attraction. Although Toolbox wasn't a big commercial success it is considered by many as one of Gillan's finest records. In the USA the album was first released in 1997.


Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ian Gillan and Steve Morris unless otherwise noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hang Me Out to Dry"  Ian Gillan, Leslie West 4:03
2. "Toolbox"    4:15
3. "Dirty Dog"    4:07
4. "Candy Horizon"    4:17
5. "Don't Hold Me Back"    4:37
6. "Pictures of Hell"    3:56
7. "Dancing Nylon Shirt (Part 1)"    3:39
8. "Bed of Nails"    4:25
9. "Gassed Up"    3:05
10. "Everything I Need"    3:50
11. "Dancing Nylon Shirt (Part 2)"    3:02

Personnel

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Production notes

References

  1. Anderson, Jason. "Gillan Toolbox review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2012.