Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker

Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker
Studio album by The Joe Perry Project
Released	September 1983
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:12
Label	MCA
Producer	Joe Perry
The Joe Perry Project chronology
I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again (1981)I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again1981 Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker (1983) The Music Still Does the Talking: The Best of the Joe Perry Project (1999)The Music Still Does the Talking: The Best of the Joe Perry Project1999

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Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker is the third album by The Joe Perry Project, released in 1983 on MCA Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Perry and Mach Bell; except where indicated

1. "Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker" – 2:58
2. "Black Velvet Pants" – 3:20 (Perry)
3. "Women in Chains" – 4:05 (Ronnie Brooks, Harold Tipton, Tom DeLuca)
4. "Four Guns West" – 4:28
5. "Crossfire" – 5:43
6. "Adrianna" – 3:20
7. "King of the Kings" – 4:02
8. "Bang a Gong" – 3:55 (Bolan) - T. Rex cover
9. "Walk with Me Sally" – 3:14
10. "Never Wanna Stop" – 4:27

Outtakes

1. "When Worlds Collide"
2. "First One's for Free"
3. "Going Down"
4. "They'll Never Take Me Alive"
5. "Into The Night"
6. "Something Else"

"When Worlds Collide" and "Going Down" were often included in setlists of The Joe Perry Project prior to the recording sessions of the album with "Something Else" performed during the tour for the album.

Alternate Song Titles

1. "No Time For Women" -> "Once A Rocker..."
2. "When Do I Sleep" -> "Adrianna"

Personnel

• Joe Perry – Guitars, Vocals, Six-String Bass
• Cowboy Mach Bell – Vocals
• Danny Hargrove – Bass
• Joe Pet – Drums, Congas, Gong
• Harry King – piano
• Mark Parenteau – chains ("Women In Chains")
• Rick Cunningham - Saxophone