''The Rose of England'' is an album by British singer-songwriter
Nick Lowe
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Moon Mullican
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I Knew the Bride
"I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)" is a song written by Nick Lowe and first popularized by Dave Edmunds. It was released on Edmunds's 1977 album '' Get It'' and a year later in a live version by Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Sh ...
" (originally by
Dave Edmunds
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) and "Bo Bo Skediddle" (originally by Wayne Walker).
Track listing
All songs by Nick Lowe unless otherwise noted.
# "Darlin' Angel Eyes" – 2:45
# "
She Don't Love Nobody
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John Hiatt
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Henry Glover
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, Louis Innis, Buck Trail) – 2:44
# "Long Walk Back" (instrumental) (Lowe,
Martin Belmont
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Life and career
Belmont was born in Bromley, Kent, England. After working as a roadie ...
,
Paul Carrack
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Bobby Irwin
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) – 3:54
# "The Rose of England" – 3:26
# "Lucky Dog" – 3:08
# "
I Knew the Bride
"I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)" is a song written by Nick Lowe and first popularized by Dave Edmunds. It was released on Edmunds's 1977 album '' Get It'' and a year later in a live version by Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Sh ...
Elvis Costello
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) – 3:28
# "(Hope to God) I'm Right" – 2:41
# "I Can Be the One You Love" – 4:02
# "Everyone" (Gary Rue, Leslie Ball) – 3:05
# "Bo Bo Skediddle" (
Webb Pierce
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, Wayne Walker) – 3:03
Personnel
*Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitar
*
Martin Belmont
Martin Belmont (born 21 December 1948) is an English rock and country-blues guitarist, best known for being a founding member of Graham Parker & The Rumour.
Life and career
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– guitar
*
Paul Carrack
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– organ, bass, piano, backing vocals
*
Bobby Irwin
Bobby Irwin (23 March 1953 – 8 May 2015) was an English drummer, record producer and songwriter. He is known for working in close collaboration with Nick Lowe as co-songwriter and drummer and as a member of Lowe's band the Cowboy Outfit, as w ...
– drums, backing vocals
Guest musicians
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Andrew Bodnar
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– bass on "Long Walk Back"
*Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone on "Long Walk Back"
*
Huey Lewis
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Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many o ...
– harmonica, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
*
Mario Cipollina
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– bass on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
*
Johnny Colla
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– guitar, saxophone, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
* Bill Gibson – drums, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
*
Chris Hayes
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– guitar, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
* Sean Hopper – keyboards, backing vocals on "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'N' Roll)"
*Chris "Boothill" Thompson – banjo on "(Hope to God) I'm Right"