All of the Good Ones Are Taken explained

All of the Good Ones Are Taken
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ian Hunter
Cover:	All_of_the_Good_Ones_Are_Taken_album_cover.jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	Winter 1982–83
Studio:	Wizard Sound, New York
Genre:	Rock
Length:	42:03
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Max Norman, Ian Hunter
Prev Title:	Short Back 'n' Sides
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Shades of Ian Hunter
Next Year:	1988

All of the Good Ones Are Taken is the sixth solo studio album of Ian Hunter. The album contains a mix of several styles. Longtime collaborator Mick Ronson was mostly absent (he only played guitar on one track), because he was seriously considering quitting the music business.^[1]

In 2007, the album was reissued with a single bonus track. In a recent biography Ian Hunter explained that the song "Death 'n' Glory Boys" was inspired by the then-current Falklands war. Also, "Somethin's Goin' On" reflects Hunter's reaction to the Nuclear arms race. "Speechless" was later covered by Status Quo. "Every Step of the Way" was also later covered by The Monkees on their reunion album Pool It! (1987).

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Hunter except where noted

1. "All of the Good Ones Are Taken" (fast version) – 3:42
2. "Every Step of the Way" (Hunter, Mark Clarke) – 3:55
3. "Fun" (Hunter, Mark Clarke, Hilly Michaels) – 4:21
4. "Speechless" – 3:49
5. "Death 'n' Glory Boys" – 5:57
6. "That Girl is Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:18
7. "Somethin's Goin' On" – 4:33
8. "Captain Void 'n' the Video Jets" – 4:12
9. "Seeing Double" – 4:24
10. "All of the Good Ones Are Taken" (slow version) – 3:48
11. "Traitor" (single version) – 3:57
    • bonus track on reissued CD

Personnel

• Ian Hunter - lead vocals, guitar, piano
• Mick Ronson - lead guitar on "Death 'n' Glory Boys"
• Robbie Alter - guitar, vocals
• Tommy Mandel - keyboards
• Bob Mayo - keyboards
• Hilly Michaels - drums
• Mark Clarke - bass guitar, vocals
• Clarence Clemons - tenor saxophone on "All of Good Ones Are Taken" (slow & fast versions) and "Seeing Double"
• Louis Cortelezzi - alto saxophone
• Dan Hartman - bass guitar on "Speechless"
• Jeff Bova - keyboards on "Speechless"
• Jimmy Ripp - guitars on "All of the Good Ones Are Taken" and "That Girl is Rock 'n' Roll"
• Rory Dodd - backing vocals on "All of the Good Ones Are Taken"
• Eric Troyer - backing vocals on "All of the Good Ones Are Taken"

Technical

• Mike Scott - engineer
• Jon Mathias - remix
• John Berg, Pietro Alfieri - art direction, design
• Edie Baskin, Sharon Haskel - artwork

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ian Hunter LP/CD: "All Of The Good Ones Are Taken" . Hunter-mott.com . 11 January 2012.