''Ain't Love Grand'' is the fifth studio album by American
rock
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band
X, released in July 1985 by
Elektra Records
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. The album was their first not produced by
Ray Manzarek
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. It was reissued with four bonus tracks by
Rhino Records
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in 2002. The album included the minor radio hit "Burning House of Love", which the band performed on ''
American Bandstand
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'' in September 1985, their largest television exposure to date.
The album also includes a cover of the
Small Faces
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song "
All or Nothing". Lead guitarist
Billy Zoom
Billy Zoom (born Stuart Tyson Kindell; February 20, 1948) is an American guitarist, best known as one of the founders of the punk rock band X.
At 68 years old, Zoom was diagnosed in 2015 with an aggressive form of bladder cancer and began imme ...
left the band after this album but he later returned to the group in 1998 during a tour and the original line-up released their next full-length studio album in 2020 with ''
Alphabetland''.
Track listing
* "All or Nothing" is listed as a bonus track on the 2002 reissue
Personnel
;X
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Exene Cervenka
Exene Cervenka (born Christene Lee Cervenka; February 1, 1956) is an American singer, artist, and poet. She is best known for her work as a singer in the California punk rock band X.
Music career
The 21-year-old Cervenka met 23-year-old ...
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vocals
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Billy Zoom
Billy Zoom (born Stuart Tyson Kindell; February 20, 1948) is an American guitarist, best known as one of the founders of the punk rock band X.
At 68 years old, Zoom was diagnosed in 2015 with an aggressive form of bladder cancer and began imme ...
–
guitar
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,
saxophone
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D.J. Bonebrake
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drums
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,
percussion
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John Doe
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– vocals,
bass guitar
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Charts
References
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X (American band) albums
1985 albums
Albums produced by Michael Wagener
Elektra Records albums