Mick Ronson : Heaven and Hull

COLOR ME

AND MAKE ME FEEL STRONGER

SOMETHING EXOTIC AND NEW,

SOMETHING THAT WON'T

FADE TOO SOON

 Heaven and Hull

is the third 

solo album by

Mick Ronson

Having been released 

in 1994 

following his death

 the previous year,

 it was his

 first posthumous release. 

It featured collaborations

 by longtime friends 

of Ronson

 including 

David Bowie, 

Joe Elliott, 

and

Ian Hunter. 

Other artists included 

Martin Chambers

and 

Chrissie Hynde, 

Phil Collen

and

John Mellencamp. 

"All the Young Dudes" 

track on 

Heaven and Hull

is from

 the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, 

where Ronson 

was suffering 

from cancer.

 It was his

 last concert.

On the CD notes, 

there is a quote

 from 

Sham Morris, 

one of the album's 

producers:

During the making of 

Heaven and Hull

(working title To Hull and Back),

 I asked Mick to 

visualize a characteristic

 from his

 home town of Hull.

 His first thought was

 the Humber Bridge. 

The bridge became 

very symbolic 

for those of us working 

on the album

 and it was his wish

 to incorporate it

 in the artwork. 

Mick has crossed

 the bridge now 

and left us

 this swan song."

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