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of Guns N' Roses on the song "I Did U No Wrong" and the lyrics of

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of Mötley Crüe on "We're Not Saints". The album was co-produced by

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, who also sings backing vocals on the album, while Cult guitarist

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plays guitar on the song "Get Ready" and then-current Cult drummer

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plays throughout the album.

Reception

In 2005, ''Fire and Gasoline'' was ranked number 460 in '' Rock Hard'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Steve Jones; except where indicated # "Freedom Fighter" # "We're Not Saints" (Steve Jones, Terry Nails,

) # "God in Louisiana" (Steve Jones,

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) # "Fire and Gasoline" # "Trouble Maker" (

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, Steve Jones, Gordon Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royal, Peter Wells, Terry Nails) # "I Did U No Wrong" (Jones,

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) # "Get Ready" (

, Steve Jones) # "Gimme Love" # "Wild Wheels" # "Hold On" # "Leave Your Shoes On" (Ian Astbury, Steve Jones) # "

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" (

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)

Personnel

*Steve Jones - vocals, guitar, background vocals *

- guitar solo on "Get Ready" *Terry Nails - bass, backing vocals *

- backing vocals, tambourine , vocals on "I Did U No Wrong" *

- drums *

- vocals on "I Did U No Wrong" ;Technical *Mark Dearnley - engineer, mixing * Ron St. Germain - mixing on "We're No Saints" *Jeff Adamoff - art direction *Jeff Katz - photography

References

External links

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