The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople explained

Shades of Ian Hunter: The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople
Type:Compilation
Artist:Ian Hunter
Cover:The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople.jpg
Released:1979
Genre:Rock
Length:91:17
Label:Columbia
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Shades of Ian Hunter: The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople is a compilation album by Ian Hunter, consisting of tracks by Hunter's previous band Mott the Hoople (tracks 1-13), and solo Hunter tracks as well (tracks 14-23). It was released in 1979 as a double-LP.

Track listing

  1. "All the Young Dudes"
  2. "One of the Boys" (U.S. single version)
  3. "Sweet Jane" (U.S. single version)
  4. "All the Way from Memphis" (U.S. single version)
  5. "I Wish I Was Your Mother"
  6. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll"
  7. "Roll Away the Stone"
  1. "Marionette" (previously unreleased live version)
  2. "Rose" (studio version, non-album B-side of "Honaloochie Boogie")
  3. "Foxy, Foxy" (U.K. single)
  4. "Where Do You All Come From" (U.K. B-side of "Roll Away The Stone", previously unreleased in the U.S.)
  5. "Rest in Peace" (studio version, non-album B-side of "The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll")
  6. "Saturday Gigs" (U.K. single)
  1. "Once Bitten Twice Shy"
  2. "3,000 Miles from Here"
  3. "I Get So Excited"
  4. "You Nearly Did Me In"
  5. "All American Alien Boy"
  1. "England Rocks" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
  2. "Wild N' Free" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
  3. "Justice of the Peace" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
  4. "Overnight Angels" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)
  5. "Golden Opportunity" (previously unreleased in the U.S.)

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