Ian Hunter

 

Artist:  Ian Hunter
Birth Name:  Ian Hunter Patterson
Born:  June 3, 1939.  Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Album Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Bass

Ian Hunter is an English Singer and Songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the English Rock Band Mott The Hoople.  Mott The Hoople achieved a certain level of commercial success.  For his solo career of the rock mainstream and his best known solo records are "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", later covered by Great White, and "Cleveland Rocks", a cover version of which by The Presidents of the United States of America became the theme song for the American TV Series The Drew Carey Show.

Title:  Defiance Part 2:  Fiction (2024)

Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Album Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll

Label:  Sun Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  People (feat. Cheap Trick & Joe Elliott) (5:01)

 2.  Fiction  (5:39)

 3.  The 3rd Rail (feat. Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp) (3:19)

 4.  This Ain't Rock And Roll (feat. Phil Collen) (3:47)

 5.  Precious (feat. Taylor Hawkins, Brian May & Joe Elliott) (3:51)

 6.  Weed (feat. Eric Kretz, Dean Deleo & Robert De Leo) (4:37)

 7.  Kettie Of Fish (feat. Taylor Hawkins & Cheap Trick) (3:43)

 8.  What Would I Do Without You (eat. Lucinda Williams & Benmont Tench) (3:46)

 9.  Everybody's Crazy But Me (feat. Taylor Hawkins, Benmont Tench & Waddy Wachtel) (4:24)

10. Hope (feat. Taylor Hawkins, Billy Bob Thornton & Lucinda Williams) (3:39)

Personnel:

Ian Hunter:  Vocals on All Tracks, Piano on Tracks: 1-6, 8,-10, Electric Guitar on Track 7

Jeff Beck:  Lead Guitar on Track 3

Brian May:  Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar on Track 5

Johnny Depp:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar on Track 3

Taylor Hawkins:  Drums on Tracks:  4-6, 9, 10, Bass on Track 10

Lucinda Williams:  Lead & Background Vo.cals on Track 8, Harmony Vocal on Track 10

Waddy Wachtel:  Electric Rhythm & Lead Guitars on Track 9

Rick Nielsen:  Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar on Tracks: 1, 7

Mark Bosch:  Electric Guitar on Track 1

Tom Petersson:  Bass on Tracks: 1, 7

Robin Zander:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals on Track 1, Background Vocals on Track 7

Dane Clark:  Drums on Tracks: 1-5, 8, Cymbal (China) on Track 2, Snare Section on Track 7

Joe Elliott:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 1, 4, 5

Eric Kretz:  Drums on Track 6

Robin-Sailor, RTZ:  Backing Vocals on Track 1

Andy York:  Bass on Track 2, Baritone Guitar on Tracks: 2, 7, 8,  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  2, 4, 10, Slide Guitar on Track 4, Background Vocals on Tracks: 7, 9, Acoustic Guitar on Track 10

Morgan Fisher:  Piano, Organ on Track 2

Steve Holley:  Tambourine on Tracks: 2, 7, 9, 10, Tom Tom, Cymbal (Swell) on Track 2, Maracas on Tracks:  9, 10

Tony Shanahan:  Bass on Tracks:  3, 4, 8

James Mastro:  Saxophone on Track 5, Electric Guitar on Track 9

Phil Collen:  Backing  Vocals on Track 4

Robert De Leo:  Bass Phil Collen:  Backing  Vocals on Track 6

Dean Dele:  Electric Rhythm & Lead Guitars, Slide Guitar on Track 6

Andy Burton:  Organ on Track  6, Electric Piano on Track 8

Dennis Dibrizzi:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9

Steve Holley:  Tambourine on Tracks:  7, 10, Maracas on Track 10

Tommy Handel:  Organ on Track 7

Benmont Tench:  Organ on Tracks:  8, 9, Synth on Track 10

Paul Page:  Bass on Track 9

J.D. Andrew:  Electric Guitar on Track 10

Billy Bob Thornton:  Background Vocals on Track 10

Defiance Part 2:  Fiction is the Part 2 album by Ian Hunter, released on April 19, 2024, featuring Jeff Beck, Joe Elliott, Johnny Depp, Lucinda Williams, Brian May, Phil Collen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander,Taylor Hawkins, Waddy Wachel, Morgan Fisher and many more!.