Ian Hunter : Ian Hunter (30th Anniversary Reissue)

 Ian Hunter Patterson

(Born  June, 3rd 1939) 

is an English singer, 

songwriter and musician. 

He is best known 

as the lead vocalist 

of the rock band

Mott the Hoople

 from its inception in 1969

 to its dissolution in 1974,

 and at the time of its 2009,

 2013,

 and 

2019 reunions. 

Hunter was a musician

 and songwriter 

before joining 

Mott the Hoople, 

and continued in this vein 

after he left the band. 

He embarked on a 

solo career 

despite ill health 

and disillusionment with

 commercial success, 

and often worked in 

collaboration with

Mick Ronson,

David Bowie's

 sideman and arranger from

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

 and the Spiders from Mars period.

Mott the Hoople 

achieved some commercial success, 

and attracted a small

 but devoted fan base. 

As a solo artist, 

Hunter charted with lesser-known 

but more wide-ranging works

 outside the rock mainstream. 

His best-known solo songs are

 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", 

later covered by 

Great White, 

and

 "England Rocks", 

which was modified to

"Cleveland Rocks"

 and then covered by 

the Presidents of the United States of America,

 and became one of the

 theme songs 

used for the American 

TV series

The Drew Carey Show.

Ian Hunter 

is the first

 solo studio album 

by English

 singer-songwriter

Ian Hunter 

recorded following

 his departure from 

Mott the Hoople. 

Released in 1975,

 it is also the first of 

many solo albums

 on which he collaborated 

with 

Mick Ronson.

 The bassist, 

Geoff Appleby, 

was from Hull

like 

Mick Ronson, 

and they had played together

 in 

The Rats

in the late 1960s.

 The track 

"It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off"

 contains the only

 recorded example of

 Hunter reading 

his own poetry.

The single

 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" 

would be his first 

and last

 Top 20 hit

 in the 

UK Singles Chart. 

TRACKLIST

Once Bitten Twice Shy

Who Do You Love

Lounge Lizard

Boy

3,000 Miles From Here

The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth

It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off (Poem)

I Get So Excited

BONUS

Coldwater High 

One Fine Day

Once Bitten Twice Shy

  (single version) 

Who Do You Love 

 (single version) 

Boy 

 (single version)

Shades Off

 (Poem, Bonus Track)

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

 [Live]

All The Young Dudes

 [Live]

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