Welcome to the Club (Ian Hunter album) explained

Welcome to the Club
Type:	live
Artist:	Ian Hunter
Cover:	Ian Hunter Welcome to the club.jpg
Recorded:	5–11 November 1979
Venue:	The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, California
Genre:	Rock
Length:	58:38 (Disc 1) 55:40 (Disc 2)
Label:	Chrysalis
Producer:	Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter
Prev Title:	The Ballad of Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Short Back 'n' Sides
Next Year:	1981

Welcome to the Club is the first live album by Ian Hunter. After the unexpected success of You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, Chrysalis Records wanted to keep the momentum by releasing another album. Because Hunter never wrote when he was on the road, it became a live album, which was recorded at the end of his U.S tour.^[1] However, there were four new tracks (all of side four) three of which were recorded live in studio.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.

Side one

1. "F.B.I." (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris) – 3:51
2. "Once Bitten Twice Shy" – 5:25
3. "Angeline" – 4:56
4. "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) – 3:40
5. "All the Way from Memphis" – 3:33

Side two

1. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 6:47
2. "Irene Wilde" – 4:13
3. "Just Another Night" (Hunter, Mick Ronson) – 6:03
4. "Cleveland Rocks" – 6:01

Side three

1. "Standin' in My Light" – 5:49
2. "Bastard" – 8:12
3. "Walking with a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:19
4. "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:30
5. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 2:25

Side four
Recorded live at Media Sound, New York City; 10, 11 January 1980 except track 4 which was recorded at the same shows as the rest of the album.

1. "We Gotta Get Out of Here" – 3:14
2. "Silver Needles" – 5:56
3. "Man O' War" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:19
4. "Sons and Daughters" – 5:04

CD reissue

Disc 1

1. "F.B.I." (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris) – 3:51
2. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" – 5:25
3. "Angeline" – 4:56
4. "Laugh at Me" (Sonny Bono) – 3:40
5. "All the Way from Memphis" – 3:33
6. "I Wish I Was Your Mother" – 6:47
7. "Irene Wilde" – 4:13
8. "Just Another Night" (Hunter, Mick Ronson) – 6:03
9. "Cleveland Rocks" – 6:01
10. "Standin' in My Light" – 5:49
11. "Bastard" – 8:12

Disc 2

1. "Walking with a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen" (Hunter, Mick Ralphs) – 4:19
2. "All the Young Dudes" (David Bowie) – 3:30
3. "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (Richard Rodgers) – 2:25
4. "One of the Boys" (Hunter, Ralphs) – 7:36
5. "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll" – 4:01
6. "When the Daylight Comes" – 9:00
7. "Medley: Once Bitten Twice Shy/Bastard/Cleveland Rocks" – 6:10
8. "We Gotta Get Out of Here" – 3:14
9. "Silver Needles" – 5:56
10. "Man O' War" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:19
11. "Sons and Daughters" – 5:04

Personnel

• Ian Hunter - lead vocals, guitar, piano, harp
• Mick Ronson - lead guitar, Moog synthesizer, mandolin, vocals
• Tommy Morrongiello - guitar, vocals
• Tommy Mandel - keyboards
• Martin Briley - bass
• Eric Parker - drums
• George Meyer - keyboards, vocals, saxophone
• Ellen Foley, Susie Ronson - vocals on "We Gotta Get Out of Here"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to the Club sleeve and track listing . 2012-02-10 . Discography . The unofficial site for Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter.