Only After Dark - The Album

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This is a compilation of Mick Ronson's solo albums Slaughter on 10th Ave. (1974) and Play Don't Worry (1975) with a few bonus tracks thrown in. Of particular interest are the four tracks involving Bowie.

Thanks to Matt Westacott for providing all the details on this album.

Songs (Time)

Disc 1: Slaughter on 10th Ave

1. Love Me Tender (4:42)
2. Growing Up And I'm Fine (3:12)
3. Only After Dark
4. Music Is Lethal (5:12)
5. I'm The One
6. Pleasure Man/Hey Ma Get Papa (8:52)
7. Slaughter on 10th Avenue (4:40)

   Bonus Tracks

8. Leave My Heart Alone (live)
9. Love Me Tender (live)
10. Slaughter on 10th Avenue (live)

Disc 2: Play Don't Worry

1. Billy Porter (3:36)
2. Angel No. 9 (5:40)
3. This Is For You (4:32)
4. White Light White Heat (4:09)
5. Play Don't Worry (3:17)
6. Hazy Days (4:24)
7. Girl Can't Help It (2:59)
8. Empty Bed (Io Me Ne Andrei) (5:17)
9. Woman (3:34)

   Bonus Tracks

10. Seven Days (2:44)
11. Stone Love (Soul Love) (3:30)
12. I'd Rather Be Me (4:54)

Release Details

Released in 1995 by Griffin as a career retrospective on Ronson

Engineers

Dennis MacKay and Peter Fielder on Slaughter On 10th Ave

Dennis MacKay, Peter Fielder, Ted Sharp, Ray Hendrickson and Ian Major on Play Don't Worry

Trivia

• Hey Ma Get Papa is Bowie and Ronson's only written collaboration.
• The version of White Light White Heat features a backing track salvaged from the Pin Ups sessions.
• Stone Love (Soul Love) is a countrified, Bowieless cover of Soul Love.

This document last updated Friday, 11-Feb-2000 18:04:41 EST