Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds (album)

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Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
RecordedTotal Access Studios, Redondo Beach, California
Genre Rock [1]
Length43:30
Label Geffen [2]
Producer Izzy Stradlin, Eddie Ashworth
Izzy Stradlin chronology
Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds
(1992)
Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds Live
(1993)

Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds is the debut solo album by American rock and roll musician Izzy Stradlin, released after his departure from Guns N' Roses. [3] It is his only album under the Ju Ju Hounds moniker.

Contents

Overview

Released in 1992, Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds spawned two Top 20 rock radio hits: "Shuffle It All" and "Somebody Knockin'". The album was mixed in Copenhagen. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]

Trouser Press called the debut "a surprisingly strong album that dramatically shows the rootsy sensibility [Stradlin] brought to G n’ R. It sounds like a good Keith Richards solo album (and is actually much better than the album Richards released around the same time)." [8] The album was named 16th best album of the year by Kerrang! [9]

Track listing

  1. "Somebody Knockin'" (Stradlin, Jimmy Ashhurst) - 3:27
  2. "Pressure Drop" (Frederick Hibbert) - 2:42
  3. "Time Gone By" (Stradlin, Rick Richards) - 3:47
  4. "Shuffle It All" (Stradlin, Ashhurst) - 6:19
  5. "Bucket o' Trouble" (Stradlin) - 2:10
  6. "Train Tracks" (Stradlin) - 4:27
  7. "How Will It Go" (Stradlin) - 3:51
  8. "Cuttin' the Rug" (Stradlin) - 5:01
  9. "Take a Look at the Guy" (Ron Wood) - 4:45
  10. "Come on Now Inside" (Stradlin) - 6:58
  11. "Morning Tea" (hidden bonus track, starts 4:26 into track 10)
Japanese track listing (MVCD-94)
  1. "Somebody Knockin" (Stradlin, Jimmy Ashhurst) - 3:27
  2. "Pressure Drop" (Frederick Hibbert) - 2:42
  3. "Time Gone By" (Stradlin, Richards) - 3:47
  4. "Shuffle It All" (Stradlin, Ashhurst) - 6:19
  5. "Bucket o' Trouble" (Stradlin) - 2:10
  6. "How Much" (Stradlin) - 5:04
  7. "Train Tracks" (Stradlin) - 4:27
  8. "How Will It Go?" (Stradlin) - 3:51
  9. "Cuttin' the Rug" (Stradlin) - 5:01
  10. "Take a Look at the Guy" (Ron Wood) - 4:45
  11. "Come on Now Inside" (Stradlin) - 4:26
  12. "Morning Tea" - 2:35 (presented as hidden bonus track on US version, but indexed as separate track on Japanese CD)

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance of Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds
Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 78
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 32
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 52
US Billboard 200 [15] 102
US Cash Box Top Albums [16] 62

Tour

DateCityCountryVenue
1992 Tour
23 September 1992ChicagoUnited StatesAvalon
30 September 1992ParisFranceEspace Ornano
2 October 1992HamburgGermanyGrosse Freiheit 36
5 October 1992MunichNachtwerk
7 October 1992AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg
9 October 1992HarlesdenEnglandMean Fiddler
13 October 1992MelbourneAustralia
14 October 1992KawasakiJapanClub Citta
16 October 1992OsakaMatsushita Hall
17 October 1992TokyoShibuya Koukaidou
21 October 1992NewcastleAustralia
27 October 1992SydneyDee Why Hotel
30 October 1992MelbourneThe Palace Complex
31 October 1992BaxterBaxter Tavern
1 November 1992MelbourneSarah Sands Hotel
2 November 1992Village Green Hotel
3 November 1992SydneySt George Budapest Soccer Club
10 November 1992AucklandNew ZealandAuckland Town Hall
17 November 1992SockholmSwedenDaily News
18 November 1992OsloNorwaySentrum Scene
19 November 1992LundSwedenMejeriet
21 November 1992CopenhagenDenmarkPumpehuset
22 November 1992BonnGermanyBiskuithalle
23 November 1992FrankfurtBatschkapp
24 November 1992LudwigsburgRockfrabik
26 November 1992BremenAladin
27 November 1992AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso Grote Zaal
28 November 1992GhentBelgiumVooruit Concertzaal
30 November 1992MilanItalyRolling Stone
1 December 1992ZurichSwitzerlandElectric Ballroom
2 December 1992ParisFranceElysse Montmarte
3 December 1992BarcelonaSpainZeleste 2
4 December 1992MadridSala Canciller
5 December 1992NewportWalesNewport Centre
7 December 1992ManchesterEnglandAcademy 1
9 December 1992NottinghamRock City
10 December 1992LeedsTown And Country Club
11 December 1992MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Town Hall
12 December 1992GlasgowScotlandBarrowland
14 December 1992LondonEnglandTown And Country Club
17 December 1992BelfastIrelandMandela Hall
18 December 1992DublinIrelandTivoli Theatre
1993 Tour
21 January 1993San FranciscoUnited StatesBill Graham Civic Auditorium
25 January 1993BurbankRockline Studios
6 February 1993TijuanaMexicoIguanas
7 February 1993TempeUnited StatesClub Rio
8 February 1993Las VegasHuntridge Theatre
9 February 1993Phoenix
10 February 1993GlendaleBangles Nightclub
12 February 1993Kansas CityLone Star
13 February 1993St LouisMississippi Bar
14 February 1993OmahaRanch Bowl
16 February 1993ColumbusNewport Music Hall
18 February 1993ToledoRoxanne's
19 February 1993Grand RapidsThe Intersection
20 February 1993RosevilleThe Ritz
21 February 1993New Orleans
22 February 1993Fort WaynePierre's Entertainment Section
23 February 1993IndianapolisThe Vogue
24 February 1993ClevelandPeabody's Downunder
26 February 1993ChicagoMetro
27 February 1993MinneapolisFirst Avenue
28 February 1993The Mirage
6 March 1993AtlantaCenter Stage
7 March 1993MemphisNew Daisy Theatre
8 March 1993Panama City BeachSpinnaker Beach Club
10 March 1993St PetersburgJannus Landing
11 March 1993Fort LauderdaleThe Edge
12 March 1993Fern ParkThe Station
14 March 1993CharlestonMyskyns
15 March 1993KnoxvilleBijou Theatre
16 March 1993CharlotteRockys
11 April 1993MontrealCanadaAuditorium De Verdun
1993 Japan Tour
14 September 1993OsakaJapanFestival Hall
15 September 1993NagoyaAichi-Ken Kinrou Kaikan
17 September 1993KawasakiClub Citta
18 September 1993TokyoShibuya Koukaidou
19 September 1993

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