''Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance'' is the second solo album recorded by

Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of Small Faces (1965–69) and subsequently Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces in ...

, one of the founders of

Small Faces Small Faces were an English rock band from London, founded in 1965. The group originally consisted of Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Jimmy Winston, with Ian McLagan replacing Winston as the band's keyboardist in 1966. The band w ...

and

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, after he left Faces to live on a farm in Wales. In homage to his perceived chances of commercial success, he named his band Slim Chance. Six of the thirteen songs on this album were written by Lane, the rest of Slim Chance, and Kate Lambert, his wife; the remainder were cover versions.

Track listing

#"Little Piece of Nothing" (Traditional) – 2:23 #"Stone" (Ronnie Lane) – 4:06 #"Bottle of Brandy" (Joe Isaacs) – 2:46 #"Street Gang" (Lane, Ruan O'Lochlainn, Steve Simpson) – 4:04 #"Anniversary" (Lane) – 2:57 #"

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" (music:

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; lyrics: Joe Young) – 2:53 #"I'm Just a Country Boy" (

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, Marshall Barer) – 2:42 #"Ain't No Lady" (Lane, Ruan O'Lochlainn, Kate Lambert) – 4:22 #" Blue Monday" (

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) – 4:07 #"Give Me a Penny" (Lane) – 2:57 #" You Never Can Tell" (

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

) – 4:31 #"Tin and Tambourine" (Lane, Kate Lambert) – 4:09 #"Single Saddle" (

Arthur Altman Arthur Altman (1910, in Brooklyn – January 18, 1994, in Lake Worth, Florida) was an American songwriter whose credits include "All or Nothing at All", with lyrics by Jack Lawrence, and the lyrics for "All Alone Am I", "I Will Follow Him "I ...

Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ...

) – 3:02

Personnel

*Ronnie Lane – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars ;Slim Chance *Steve Simpson – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, violin, harmonica *Ruan O'Lochlainn – piano, organ, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones *Charlie Hart – piano, organ, accordion, violin *Brian Belshaw – bass *Glen LeFleur – drums, percussion (tracks 1-4, 6-9, 11, 13) *Jim Frank – drums (tracks 5, 10, 12)

Production

*Producer: Ronnie Lane *Recording Engineer:

John Burns John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was ...

, Ron Fawcus *Artistic Design: Ruan O'Lochlainn *Photography: Ruan O'Lochlainn *Liner Notes: Sid Griffin

References

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