''Untouched Takeaway'' is an album by British singer-songwriter
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,[Neil Brockbank
Neil Brockbank (February 1951 – 30 May 2017) was a British record producer, audio engineer and bass player. He is known for working in close collaboration with Nick Lowe spanning 25 years, producing all of Lowe's albums since 1994's ''The Impos ...]
, it was released in 2004 by
Yep Roc Records. The name is from the song "Lately I've Let Things Slide" from Lowe's album ''
The Convincer
''The Convincer'' is a 2001 studio album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Lowe and Neil Brockbank, it was released in Europe by Proper Records and by Yep Roc Records in the United States.
Track listing
All songs by Nick Low ...
:''
:"That untouched takeaway
:I brought home the other day
:Has quite a lot to say
:The evidence is clear
:On every side
:Piled high and wide
:About how lately I've let things slide"
Track listing
All songs written by Nick Lowe except where noted.
# "What's Shaking on the Hill" – 3:30
# "Faithless Lover" – 3:14
# "I Live on a Battlefield"
(Paul Carrack
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, Lowe) – 3:36
# "You Inspire Me" – 3:27
# "
Cruel to Be Kind
"Cruel to Be Kind" is a song by Nick Lowe, co-written by Lowe and his former Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm. Written by Lowe and Gomm while the pair were in Brinsley Schwarz, the song was saved on a demo until Columbia Records convinced Lo ...
"
(Ian Gomm
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Gomm's car ...
, Lowe) – 3:22
# "Indian Queens" – 3:52
# "Let's Stay In and Make Love" – 4:03
# "Shting Shtang" – 3:26
# "
The Beast in Me "The Beast in Me" is a song by English musician Nick Lowe. The song features slow, mournful music and lyrics describing the narrator's struggle with destructive habits and personality traits: "The beast in me / Is caged by frail and fragile bars".
...
" – 2:40
# "
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" is a 1974 song written by English singer/songwriter Nick Lowe. Initially released by Lowe with his band Brinsley Schwarz on their 1974 album '' The New Favourites of... Brinsley Schwarz'' ...
" – 4:03
# "12-Step Program (To Quit You Babe)"
* – 3:17
# "Dream Girl"
* ( Jan Crutchfield, Jerry Crutchfield
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) – 2:40
# "Without Love"
* – 2:23
# "14 Days"
* – 3:18
# "
Tombstone Every Mile"
** (Dan Fulkerson) – 3:46
# "Shelley My Love"
* – 3:40
# "
I'll Be There"
* (Rusty Gabbard, Ray Price) – 2:39
Tracks 1-10 The Convincers - Selections from the Autumn 2001 European Tour
Tracks 11-17 The Impossible Birds - Live at Gino's, Stockholm, March 1995
Personnel
*Nick Lowe – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals
*
Geraint Watkins– keyboard, vocals
*Steve Donnelly – lead guitar
*
Robert Trehern
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, vocals
*
Bill Kirchen
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– lead guitar and vocals on *, lead vocals on **
*
Paul Riley – bass guitar and vocals on *
References
2004 live albums
Nick Lowe albums
Albums produced by Nick Lowe
Yep Roc Records live albums
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