Cheating at Solitaire

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Cheating at Solitaire
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre Rock, rock and roll, folk, country, roots rock, Americana, Cowpunk
Label Time Bomb
Producer Mike Ness, James Saez
Mike Ness chronology
Cheating at Solitaire
(1999)
Under the Influences
(1999)
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Cheating at Solitaire is the first solo album from Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness. Released in 1999, it bypasses much of Social Distortion's punk muscle in favor of a more roots-oriented approach to rock and roll. It features cameos by Bruce Springsteen, Brian Setzer, and members of Royal Crown Revue. Johnny Cash was invited to perform on the song "Ballad of a Lonely Man", but was too ill to record at the time.

Contents

"Dope Fiend Blues" and "I'm In Love w/My Car" were originally written/recorded in 1994 as a demo of Social Distortion's fifth album White Light, White Heat, White Trash . [3] Ness also originally wrote some of the songs on this album around 1997 while Social Distortion was planning their sixth album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Ness, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Devil in Miss Jones" 3:49
2."Don't Think Twice" Bob Dylan 3:47
3."Misery Loves Company" 3:47
4."Crime Don't Pay" 3:31
5."Rest of Our Lives" 3:44
6."You Win Again" Hank Williams  
7."Cheating at Solitaire" 3:53
8."No Man's Friend" 4:57
9."Charmed Life" 3:38
10."Dope Fiend Blues" 5:17
11."Ballad of a Lonely Man" 3:25
12."I'm in Love with My Car" 4:41
13."If You Leave Before Me" 4:19
14."Long Black Veil" Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin 4:04
15."Send Her Back"Al Ferrier2:57
Total length:59:00

Vinyl Version

No.TitleLength
16."Company C"5:03
Total length:1:04:03

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Mike Ness Reviews
  3. Social Distortion & Mike Ness Trade List Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on July 29, 2006.
  4. "Mike Ness". Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2024.