''All American Alien Boy'' is the second studio album by Ian Hunter. Because of management issues,

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did not appear on this album; instead, Hunter brought in keyboardist

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to act as a balancing force in the studio. Unlike his previous album, the album didn't feature any of his trademark rockers (apart from "Restless Youth") and he opted for a more jazzy direction including bassist

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. The album title is a play on

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's 1973 album '' All American Boy''.

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appear as backing vocalists on the track "You Nearly Did Me In". In 2006, the album was reissued with several bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Hunter. Side one # "Letter to Britannia from the Union Jack" – 3:48 # "All American Alien Boy" – 7:07 # "Irene Wilde" – 3:43 # "Restless Youth" – 6:17 Side two # "Rape" – 4:20 # "You Nearly Did Me In" – 5:46 # "Apathy 83" – 4:43 # "God (Take 1)" – 5:45 30th Anniversary bonus tracks # "To Rule Britannia from Union Jack" (session outtake) – 4:08 # "All American Alien Boy" (early single version) – 4:03 # "Irene Wilde (Number One)" (session outtake) – 3:53 # "Weary Anger" (session outtake) – 5:45 # "Apathy" (session outtake) – 4:42 # "(God) Advice to a Friend" (session outtake) – 5:34

Charts

Personnel

* Ian Hunter – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano on "All American Alien Boy", backing vocals *

– piano, organ, mellotron, bass guitar on "Restless Youth" *

– bass guitar all tracks, guitar on track "God (Take I)" *

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– drums * Jerry Weems – lead guitar *

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– saxophone * Dominic Cortese – accordion *

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– guitar on "Letter to Brittania From the Union Jack" *

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– congas *

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– clarinet *

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– trombone * Lewis Soloff – trumpet *

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– backing vocals on "You Nearly Did Me In" *

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– backing vocals on "You Nearly Did Me In" *

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– backing vocals on "You Nearly Did Me In" *

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– backing vocals * Ann E. Sutton – backing vocals * Gail Kantor – backing vocals * Erin Dickins – backing vocals * Dave Palmer - engineer, mixing * Dave Wittman - engineer * Michael Frondelli - assistant engineer * Frankie D'Augusta - assistant engineer * Neal Teeman - assistant engineer

References

{{Authority control 1976 albums Ian Hunter (singer) albums Columbia Records albums Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios