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. Released in 1987, the album was mainly produced by Bob Rose, with Jones co-producing and Paul Lani producing one track. The recording line-up consisted of Jones on vocals, guitar and bass, keyboardists Bob Rose and

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, and drummers

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and

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. The album's single "Mercy" was used in the ''

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'' episode "Stone's War" and was also featured on the '' Miami Vice II'' soundtrack album. The song "With You or Without You" was used on the soundtrack for

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's 1986 film '' Something Wild''. The track "Raining in My Heart" was originally recorded as "When Dreaming Fails", a 1985 demo with

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recorded at Olivier Ferrand's home studio in

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Reception

Critic

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noted that Jones, most famous for his punk rock background, "caught followers off guard" with the release that includes low-key and sentimental songs as well as rock tracks.

Track listing

Personnel

*Steve Jones – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar *Bob Rose – keyboards *

– keyboards *

– drums *

– drums Technical *Bob Rose – producer *Paul Lani – producer on "Pretty Baby", engineer, mixing on "That's Enough" and "Through the Night" *Charlie Brocco – assistant engineer *Cliff Kane – assistant engineer *Jim Dineen – assistant engineer *

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– mixing *

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– engineer, mastering *Jim Shea – photography *Michael Diehl – design *Jeff Adamoff – artwork

References

1987 debut albums MCA Records albums Steve Jones (musician) albums Albums produced by Paul Lani {{1980s-hard-rock-album-stub