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Track listing

Personnel

* Ian Gillan – lead vocals * Steve Morris – guitar * Brett Bloomfield – bass guitar * Leonard Haze – drums ;Guest musicians * Leslie West – guitar on "Hang Me Out To Dry"

Production notes

* Recorded at Battery Studios, London, 1991 * Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris Tsangarides.

References

1991 albums Ian Gillan albums Albums produced by Chris Tsangarides East West Records albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub