{"history":[],"article":{"id":"0c40558f-7582-4a54-9011-5c206f24f4c6","title":"Ian Hunter (album)","slug":"ian-hunter-album","content":":::summary\n![Ian Hunter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Ian///Hunter///album///cover.jpg)\n**Name:** Ian Hunter \n**Type:** studio \n**Artist:** [Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer) \n**Released:** 1975 \n**Recorded:** January–March 1975 \n**Studio:** [AIR](https://bliptext.com/articles/air-studios), London \n**Genre:** [Rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/rock-music) · [hard rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/hard-rock) · [power pop](https://bliptext.com/articles/power-pop) \n**Label:** [CBS](https://bliptext.com/articles/columbia-records) \n**Producer:** [Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer), [Mick Ronson](https://bliptext.com/articles/mick-ronson) \n**Next Title:** [All American Alien Boy](https://bliptext.com/articles/all-american-alien-boy) \n**Next Year:** 1976 \n:::\n\n# \n**[Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer)** is the first solo studio album by English singer-songwriter **[Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer)**, recorded following his departure from [Mott the Hoople](https://bliptext.com/articles/mott-the-hoople).\nReleased in 1975, it is also the first of many solo albums on which he collaborated with [Mick Ronson](https://bliptext.com/articles/mick-ronson).\nThe bassist, Geoff Appleby, was from [Hull](https://bliptext.com/articles/kingston-upon-hull) like Mick Ronson and they had played together in [The Rats](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-rats-british-band) in the late 1960s.\nThe track \"It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off\" contains the only recorded example of Hunter reading his own poetry.\nThe single \"[Once Bitten, Twice Shy](https://bliptext.com/articles/once-bitten-twice-shy)\" would be his first and last Top 20 hit in the [UK Singles Chart](https://bliptext.com/articles/uk-singles-chart).\nThe pop-metal band [Great White](https://bliptext.com/articles/great-white-band) later covered the song on their 1989 album [...Twice Shy](https://bliptext.com/articles/twice-shy).\n\"Who Do You Love\" and \"3,000 Miles from Here\" were covered by [Joe Elliott](https://bliptext.com/articles/joe-elliott)'s [Down 'n' Outz](https://bliptext.com/articles/down-n-outz) on their 2010 album [My ReGeneration](https://bliptext.com/articles/my-regeneration).\nAlso, [Def Leppard](https://bliptext.com/articles/def-leppard) covered \"Who Do You Love\" on their 1999 single \"[Goodbye](https://bliptext.com/articles/goodbye-def-leppard-song)\" as a [B-side](https://bliptext.com/articles/a-side-and-b-side).\n\"Who Do You Love\" was also covered by [the Pointer Sisters](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-pointer-sisters) on their 1979 album, [Priority](https://bliptext.com/articles/priority-pointer-sisters-album).\n\n# Track listing\nAll songs written by Ian Hunter except where noted.\n\n## 30th anniversary bonus tracks\n

\"Colwater High\" – 3:12

\"One Fine Day\" – 2:21

\"Once Bitten Twice Shy\" (single version) – 3:52

\"Who Do You Love\" (single version) – 3:17

\"Shades Off\" (poem) – 1:37

\"Boy\" (single version) – 6:25

\n\n\n# Personnel\n\n# Charts","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T11:11:18.739Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T11:11:18.739Z","search_vector":"'album':3 'hunter':2 'ian':1","search_content":" \n \n**Name:** Ian Hunter \n**Type:** studio \n**Artist:** [Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer) \n**Released:** 1975 \n**Recorded:** January–March 1975 \n**Studio:** [AIR](https://bliptext.com/articles/air-studios), London \n**Genre:** [Rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/rock-music) · [hard rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/hard-rock) · [power pop](https://bliptext.com/articles/power-pop) \n**Label:** [CBS](https://bliptext.com/articles/columbia-records) \n**Producer:** [Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer), [Mick Ronson](https://bliptext.com/articles/mick-ronson) \n**Next Title:** [All American Alien Boy](https://bliptext.com/articles/all-american-alien-boy) \n**Next Year:** 1976 \n \n\n# \n**[Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer)** is the first solo studio album by English singer-songwriter **[Ian Hunter](https://bliptext.com/articles/ian-hunter-singer)**, recorded following his departure from [Mott the Hoople](https://bliptext.com/articles/mott-the-hoople).\nReleased in 1975, it is also the first of many solo albums on which he collaborated with [Mick Ronson](https://bliptext.com/articles/mick-ronson).\nThe bassist, Geoff Appleby, was from [Hull](https://bliptext.com/articles/kingston-upon-hull) like Mick Ronson and they had played together in [The Rats](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-rats-british-band) in the late 1960s.\nThe track \"It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off\" contains the only recorded example of Hunter reading his own poetry.\nThe single \"[Once Bitten, Twice Shy](https://bliptext.com/articles/once-bitten-twice-shy)\" would be his first and last Top 20 hit in the [UK Singles Chart](https://bliptext.com/articles/uk-singles-chart).\nThe pop-metal band [Great White](https://bliptext.com/articles/great-white-band) later covered the song on their 1989 album [...Twice Shy](https://bliptext.com/articles/twice-shy).\n\"Who Do You Love\" and \"3,000 Miles from Here\" were covered by [Joe Elliott](https://bliptext.com/articles/joe-elliott)'s [Down 'n' Outz](https://bliptext.com/articles/down-n-outz) on their 2010 album [My ReGeneration](https://bliptext.com/articles/my-regeneration).\nAlso, [Def Leppard](https://bliptext.com/articles/def-leppard) covered \"Who Do You Love\" on their 1999 single \"[Goodbye](https://bliptext.com/articles/goodbye-def-leppard-song)\" as a [B-side](https://bliptext.com/articles/a-side-and-b-side).\n\"Who Do You Love\" was also covered by [the Pointer Sisters](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-pointer-sisters) on their 1979 album, [Priority](https://bliptext.com/articles/priority-pointer-sisters-album).\n\n# Track listing\nAll songs written by Ian Hunter except where noted.\n\n## 30th anniversary bonus tracks\n \"Colwater High\" – 3:12 \n \"One Fine Day\" – 2:21 \n \"Once Bitten Twice Shy\" (single version) – 3:52 \n \"Who Do You Love\" (single version) – 3:17 \n \"Shades Off\" (poem) – 1:37 \n \"Boy\" (single version) – 6:25 \n \n\n# Personnel\n\n# Charts","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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