What I Did On My Vacation

What I Did on My Vacation is an official compilation album from Ian Gillan, released in 1986 in UK by 10 Records. The album covers Gillan's recordings between 1976 and 1982 and was made available in three formats: on vinyl as a double album, as a single CD and a cassette. All songs from the album had been previously released. Although not credited on the cover, "Scarabus" is preceded by an instrumental piece by Colin Towns, which was used as the intro to "On The Rocks" (from the "Glory Road" album). The LP version set boasts four more tracks than the CD version.

LP track listing

Side One

1. "Scarabus"
2. "Money Lender"
3. "Puget Sound"
4. "Mad Elaine"

Side Two

1. "Time and Again"
2. "Vengeance"
3. "No Easy Way"
4. "If I Sing Softly"

Side Three

1. "I'll Rip Your Spine Out"
2. "New Orleans"
3. "Mutually Assured Destruction"
4. "Unchain Your Brain"
5. "You're So Right"
6. "No Laughing In Heaven"

Side Four

1. "Long Gone"
2. "If You Believe Me"
3. "Trouble"
4. "Bluesy Blue Sea"
5. "Lucille"

CD track listing

1. "Scarabus"
2. "Money Lender"
3. "Puget Sound"
4. "No Easy Way"
5. "If I Sing Softly"
6. "I'll Rip Your Spine Out"
7. "New Orleans"
8. "Mutually Assured Destruction"
9. "You're So Right"
10. "No Laughing In Heaven"
11. "Long Gone"
12. "If You Believe Me"
13. "Trouble"
14. "Bluesy Blue Sea"
15. "Lucille"

Personnel

Ian Gillan: Vocals, harmonica. Colin Towns: Keyboards.

Gillan

• Bernie Tormé: Guitar.
• Janick Gers: Guitar.
• John McCoy: Bass guitar.
• Mick Underwood: Drums.

Ian Gillan Band

John Gustafson: Bass guitar, Backing vocals. Mark Nauseef: Drums, Backing vocals. Ray Fenwick: Guitar, Backing vocals.

External links

• Ian Gillan Official Website