''YUI Orta'' is the seventh solo studio album by English singer Ian Hunter. The title is a play on the phrase "Why you, I ought to...". Hunter reunites again with longtime collaborator

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, as The Hunter Ronson Band. It was intended as a sort of comeback for both men, but the record company did little promotion and eventually they were dropped from the label. There were plans for a follow up, but these were put on hold when Ronson was diagnosed with

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. In "Big Time", Hunter borrows the riff from his own song "Once Bitten Twice Shy". In "Tell It Like It Is" Ronson borrows the riff from " Get It On". In 2003, the album was reissued with two bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Hunter except where noted #"American Music" – 4:12 #"The Loner" – 4:47 #"Women's Intuition" (Hunter, Ronson) – 6:31 #"Tell It Like It Is" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:23 #"Livin' in a Heart" – 4:34 #"Big Time" – 4:03 #"Cool" (Hunter, Ronson) – 4:30 #"Beg a Little Love" (Hunter, Robbie McNasty) – 6:26 #"Following in your Footsteps" (Hunter, Ronson) – 5:02 #"Sons 'n' Lovers" – 4:55 #"Pain" (Hunter, Donnie Kehr) – 4:43 #"How Much More Can I Take" – 3:48 #"Sweet Dreamer" (

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, Ronson) – 6:28 #"4th Hour of My Sleep" (Tucker Zimmerman) – 3:08 * #"Power of Darkness" (Ronson, Benny Marshall) – 3:32 * * * Bonus tracks on 2003 CD re-release. This was a re-release of the January 1971 single by Ronno; which consisted of Benny Marshall (vocals), Mick Ronson (guitar),

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(bass) and

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(drums). Tucker Zimmerman was an American friend of Visconti.

Personnel

* Ian Hunter - lead vocals, backing vocals; piano on "Sweet Dreamer" *

- guitars, backing vocals *Pat Kilbride - bass *

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- keyboards *

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- drums *

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- backing vocals *Carmella Long - backing vocals *Donnie Kehr - backing vocals *Robbie Alter - backing vocals *Carola Westerlund - backing vocals *

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- bass on "Women's Intuition" *Benny Marshall - vocals on bonus tracks ;Technical *David O'Donnell, Matthew "Boomer" Lamonica, Michael Christopher, Roy Hendrickson - engineer *Bernard Edwards, Larry Alexander - mixing *Mitchell Kanner - art director, designer

References

{{Authority control Ian Hunter (singer) albums Mick Ronson albums 1989 albums Albums produced by Bernard Edwards Albums with cover art by Mick Rock Mercury Records albums