''The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites '' is the third full-length solo album by Butch Walker, released on July 11, 2006 on

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. The album's title is a reference to the David Bowie album '' The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars''. The album's lead single was "Bethamphetamine (Pretty, Pretty)". The video for the single featured

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in a starring role and was inspired in the story of Christiane F. Those who preordered the album from select outlets were given the bonus track "New York Minute" in mp3 format.

Track listing

All songs were written by Butch Walker.

Personnel

* Butch Walker – vocals, additional guitars, additional

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, percussion * Michael Guy Chislett – guitar, keyboards, claps, backing vocals *Darren Dodd –

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s, percussion, backing vocals, claps *Randy Michael – acoustic guitars *Wes Flowers – Hammond organ, keys *James Hall – backing vocals, piano, trumpet,

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*Dr. Brad Goron – horn section *Page Waldrop – pedal steel *Yvette Petit – backing vocals * Alecia "Pink" Moore – guest vocals on "Song Without a Chorus" {{DEFAULTSORT:Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites, The 2006 albums Butch Walker albums Albums produced by Butch Walker Epic Records albums