1234 (Ronnie Wood album)

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Released2 September 1981 (1981-09-02)
RecordedApril–May 1981
StudioChateau Recorders, Hollywood; Record Plant, Los Angeles; Mattress Sound, Mandeville Canyon, Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Label Columbia
Producer Ron Wood, Andy Johns
Ronnie Wood chronology
Gimme Some Neck
(1979)
1234
(1981)
Live at the Ritz
(1988)

1234 is the fourth solo album by English musician Ronnie Wood, released in September 1981. In the United States, it spent five weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 164. The album was co-produced by Andy Johns and features musical contributions from Ian McLagan, Charlie Watts, Bobby Womack, Waddy Wachtel and Nicky Hopkins, among others.

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Track listing

  1. "1234" (Ronnie Wood)
  2. "Fountain of Love" (Wood, Jim Ford)
  3. "Outlaws" (Wood, Ford)
  4. "Redeyes" (Wood; inspired by Mick Jagger)
  5. "Wind Howlin' Through" (Wood)
  6. "Priceless" (Wood, Bobby Womack; arranged by Rod Stewart)
  7. "She Was Out There" (Wood)
  8. "Down to the Ground" (Wood)
  9. "She Never Told Me" (Wood, Ford)

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References

  1. Heibutzki, Ralph. "Ron Wood 1234". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John, eds. (1983). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide . New York, NY: Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p.  557. ISBN   0-394-72107-1.