''Shrunken Heads'' is the eleventh solo album of British singer-songwriter
Ian Hunter and his first since 2001's critically acclaimed ''
Rant''.
A bonus CD containing an additional three tracks was included with preorders placed on Ian's web site.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted
#"Words (Big Mouth)" (Hunter, Andy York) – 5:03
#"Fuss About Nothin'" – 3:44
#"When the World Was Round" – 4:50
#"Brainwashed" – 3:40
#"Shrunken Heads" – 7:45
#"Soul of America" – 4:43
#"How's Your House" – 4:18
#"Guiding Light" – 4:09
#"Stretch" – 4:12
#"I Am What I Hated When I Was Young" – 3:05
#"Read 'Em 'N' Weep" – 5:02
#"Your Eyes" – 3.49 *
#"Wasted" – 5.05 *
#"Real or Imaginary" – 3.39 *
* * Tracks on the bonus CD
Personnel
*
Ian Hunter - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, backing vocals
*Andy York - acoustic, electric, 12-string guitar, piano, banjo, ukulele, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, gang vocals
*
Steve Holley
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- drums, percussion, gang vocals
*
Graham Maby
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- bass, gang vocals
*James Mastro - slide, electric, solo, Barytone, buzzsaw guitar, e-bow
*Andy Burton - keyboards, Wurlitzer, organ, accordion, piano
*
Jack Petruzzelli
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- mando, electric, Leslie, Phaser guitar, Omnichord, Wah-Wah
*Mark Bosch - solo guitar
*
Soozie Tyrell
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- strings
*Peter Mushay - keyboards
*Rick Tedesco - staccato piano
*
Tony Shanahan
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- upright bass
*
Mary Lee Kortes
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- vocals, backing vocals
*Christine Ohlman - vocals, backing vocals
*A. Buryon - gang vocals
*Jesse Hunter Patterson - gang vocals
*
Dennis Dunaway - gang vocals
*
Jeff Tweedy
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- backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 8
References
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2007 albums
Ian Hunter (singer) albums