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So Alone
is the
debut
solo
studio album
by
then leader of
the Heartbreakers
and formerly
lead guitarist
for
The New York Dolls.
The album was released
on
October 6, 1978,
and was
produced by
Thunders and
Steve Lillywhite.
So Alone
was preceded by
the singles
"Dead or Alive"
and
"You Can't Put Your Arms Round A Memory",
the former
originally
being omitted
from the album
and later included
as a bonus track
on the
1992 reissue.
The album featured
Heartbreakers-members
Walter Lure
and
Billy Rath,
as well as
several
guest musicians,
including
Phil Lynott,
Steve Marriott,
Paul Gray,
Peter Perrett,
Steve Jones,
Paul Cook,
Mike Kellie,
Patti Palladin,
and
Chrissie Hynde.
Background and Overview
After recording
L.A.M.F.
with
the Heartbreakers,
Thunders
returned to
the studio
and recorded
his first
solo album,
So Alone,
from January
to June 1978.
The album contained
a mix of
original songs,
tracks
regularly performed
live
by the Heartbreakers,
and covers,
including
the Chantays'
surf classic
"Pipeline,"
the Shangri-Las'
"Give Him a Great Big Kiss",
Otis Blackwell's
"Daddy Rollin' Stone",
and
The New York Dolls'
"Subway Train".
The song
"You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory"
is considered by many
to be Thunders'
signature song,
and has later
been covered by
Guns N' Roses,
Billie Joe Armstrong
of Green Day,
Ronnie Spector
with
Joey Ramone,
and
Nick Oliveri
with both
Queens of the Stone Age
and
Mondo Generator.
TRACK LIST
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Pipeline
(Instr)
You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory
Great Big Kiss
Ask Me No Questions
Leave Me Alone
Daddy Rollin' Stone
(w/Phil Lynott & Steve Marriott)
London Boys
(She's So) Untouchable
Subway Train
(w/Chrissie Hynde )
Downtown
Dead Or Alive
Hurtin'
So Alone
The Wizard
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