All American Alien Boy

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All American Alien Boy
Studio album by
Ian Hunter
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 1976
StudioElectric Lady, New York City
GenreRock
Length69:34
LabelColumbia
ProducerIan Hunter
Ian Hunter chronology
Ian Hunter
(1975) 		All American Alien Boy
(1976) 		Overnight Angels
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Village VoiceB−[2]

All American Alien Boy is the second studio 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 (apart from "Restless Youth") and he opted for a more jazzy direction including bassist Jaco Pastorius. The album title is a play on Rick Derringer's 1973 album All American Boy.[citation needed] Queen appear as backing vocalists on the track "You Nearly Did Me In".

In 2006, the album was reissued with several bonus tracks.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Ian Hunter.

Side one

  1. "Letter to Britannia 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

  1. "Rape" – 4:20
  2. "You Nearly Did Me In" – 5:46
  3. "Apathy 83" – 4:43
  4. "God (Take 1)" – 5:45

30th Anniversary bonus tracks

  1. "To Rule Britannia from Union Jack" (session outtake) – 4:08
  2. "All American Alien Boy" (early single version) – 4:03
  3. "Irene Wilde (Number One)" (session outtake) – 3:53
  4. "Weary Anger" (session outtake) – 5:45
  5. "Apathy" (session outtake) – 4:42
  6. "(God) Advice to a Friend" (session outtake) – 5:34

Charts[edit]

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 63[4]

Personnel[edit]

  • Ian Hunter – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano on "All American Alien Boy", backing vocals
  • Chris Stainton – piano, organ, mellotron, bass guitar on "Restless Youth"
  • Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar all tracks, guitar on track "God (Take I)"
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums
  • Jerry Weems – lead guitar
  • David Sanborn – saxophone
  • 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 Dickins – backing vocals
  • Dave Palmer - engineer, mixing
  • Dave Wittman - engineer
  • Michael Frondelli - assistant engineer
  • Frankie D'Augusta - assistant engineer
  • Neal Teeman - assistant engineer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (14 June 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Ian Hunter LP/CD: "All American Alien Boy"". Hunter-mott.com. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 144. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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