''Gimme Some Neck'' is the third solo album by English musician
Ronnie Wood, released in 1979. It was a minor hit and his best performance on the US charts to date, peaking at number 45 on ''Billboard'' during a 13-week chart run. The album artwork features illustrations drawn by Wood, with a self-portrait in the centre of the front side.
To tour the United States in support of the album, Wood formed
the New Barbarians
''The New Barbarians'' ( it, I nuovi barbari; also known as ''Warriors of the Wasteland'') is a 1983 Italian post-apocalyptic action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari, written by Castellari and Tito Carpi, and starring Giancarlo Prete and Georg ...
with musicians including
Keith Richards,
Ian McLagan and
Bobby Keys, all of whom contributed to the recording. The
Landover concert from this tour was recorded and released as ''
Buried Alive: Live in Maryland'' in 2006.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ronnie Wood; except where noted.
;Side one
# "Worry No More" (
Jerry Lynn Williams
Jerry Lynn Williams (1948–2005) was an American rock music singer and composer. He wrote such hits as " Forever Man", " See What Love Can Do", " Something's Happening", "Running on Faith" and " Pretending" for Eric Clapton. He contributed tw ...
) – 2:34
# "Breakin' My Heart" – 4:17
# "Delia" (Traditional) – 0:42
# "Buried Alive" – 3:37
# "Come to Realise" – 3:52
# "Infekshun" – 4:03
;Side two
# "Seven Days" (
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
) – 4:10
# "We All Get Old" – 4:09
# "F.U.C. Her" – 3:15
# "Lost and Lonely" – 4:14
# "Don't Worry" – 3:26
Personnel
* Ronnie Wood – lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, Dobro, bass
*
Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
*
Dave Mason – guitar
*
Robert Popwell
Robert Lee "Pops" Popwell (December 29, 1950 – November 27, 2017) was an American jazz-funk bass guitarist and percussionist.
Career
Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rasc ...
– bass
*
Charlie Watts
Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021.
Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...
– drums
*
Mick Fleetwood – drums on "Seven Days"
*
Jim Keltner – percussion
*
Ian McLagan – keyboards
* Harry Phillips – piano
*
Jerry Lynn Williams
Jerry Lynn Williams (1948–2005) was an American rock music singer and composer. He wrote such hits as " Forever Man", " See What Love Can Do", " Something's Happening", "Running on Faith" and " Pretending" for Eric Clapton. He contributed tw ...
– piano and backing vocals on "Worry No More"
*
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...
– backing vocals
*
Jon Lind – backing vocals
*
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone on "Don't Worry"
Technical
*Geoff Workman – engineer
*Tony Lane – design
*Ronnie Wood – paintings
Charts
Studio and road crew
* Royden "Chuch" Magee
* Gary Schultz
* Ernest Cain Salgado
* Johnny Starbuck
References
Ronnie Wood albums
1979 albums
Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
Columbia Records albums
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