All American Alien Boy

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All American Alien Boy
All American Alien Boy album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Ian Hunter
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 1976
Studio Electric Lady, New York City
Genre Rock
Length69:34
Label Columbia
Producer Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter chronology
Ian Hunter
(1975)		All American Alien Boy
(1976)		 Overnight Angels
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Village Voice B− [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".

Contents

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] 63
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [5] 28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 41
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 29
US Billboard 200 [8] 177

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References

  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.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ian Hunter – All American Alien Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ian Hunter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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