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. It was intended to give the album the immediacy of live room recording. Although

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Track listing

* The song "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" ends at 2:10. After 11 minutes of silence (2:10 – 13:10), begins "Was It Likely?".

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Resident Alien''. ;Spacehog *Royston Langdon – bass guitar,

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, keyboards, vocals *Antony Langdon – guitar, keyboards, vocals *Jonny Cragg – drums, percussion, background vocals *Richard Steel – lead guitar ;Production *Todd Toddney Vos – assistant engineer *Carl Plaster – drum technician *

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– mixing *Sue Dryer – assistant mixing *Dave Voight – assistant mixing * Scott Hull – mastering ;Imagery *Mary Iggy Frey – Hog logo design

Charts

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References

{{Authority control 1995 debut albums Elektra Records albums Spacehog albums