Line-Up (album)

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Line-Up
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1981 [1]
StudioRed Bus, Marquee Studios, The Glade, RAK Studios, RAMP Studios, Roundhouse Studios, London, UK
Genre Rock
Length38:13
Label Vertigo
Producer John Eden, Francis Rossi
Graham Bonnet chronology
Down to Earth
(1979)
Line-Up
(1981)
Assault Attack
(1982)
Singles from Line-Up
  1. "Night Games"
    Released: 6 March 1981 [2]
  2. "Liar"
    Released: 5 June 1981 [3]
  3. "That's the Way That It Is"
    Released: 2 October 1981 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [6]

Line-Up is the third album released by English singer, Graham Bonnet, formerly of Rainbow. The album made extensive use of backing musicians and writers who, at the time, belonged to the bands Whitesnake and Status Quo.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Night Games" (Ed Hamilton) – 4:38
  2. "S.O.S" (Ballard) – 3:12
  3. "I'm a Lover" (David Kerr-Clemenson, Andrew Martin Locke) – 3:46
  4. "Be My Baby" (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 3:03
  5. "That's the Way That It Is" (Paul Bliss) – 3:18
Side two
  1. "Liar" (Russ Ballard) – 3:04
  2. "Anthony Boy" (Chuck Berry) – 3:28
  3. "Dirty Hand" (Bob Young, Micky Moody) – 3:40
  4. "Out on the Water" (Young, Moody) – 3:40
  5. "Don't Stand in the Open" (Young, Moody) – 3:25
  6. "Set Me Free" (Ray Davies) – 4:19
CD Bonus Tracks
  1. "Don't Tell Me to Go (b-side)" (Young, Moody, Markee)
  2. "Bad Days Are Gone (b-side)" (Young, Moody)
  3. "Night Games (single edit)" (Hamilton)
  4. "Out on the Water (single edit)" (Young, Moody)

Personnel

Musicians
Production

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