The Artful Dodger (album)

The Artful Dodger
Studio album by Ian Hunter
Released 1996
Recorded 1995
Studio Nidaros Studios, Trondheim, Norway. Additional recordings at The Time Machine, Vermont, USA. Track 7 recorded live 4 October 1995, overdubbed later
Genre Rock
Length 55:09
Label Citadel
Producer Björn Nessjö
Ian Hunter chronology
Dirty Laundry
(1995)Dirty Laundry1995		 The Artful Dodger
(1996)		 Rant
(2001)Rant2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]

The Artful Dodger is the ninth solo album of Ian Hunter. Impressed with the production on Dirty Laundry, Hunter collaborated again with Björn Nessjö on this album.[3]
The album was initially released in Norway only, because Hunter felt that he needed management before he could release it in the UK and the US.[3]
The track "Michael Picasso" was a tribute to the late Mick Ronson.[4]

The album received a long overdue and broader re-release through MIG Music on July 7th, 2014. This release features the original track listing plus one bonus track, "F%&k It Up".

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.

  1. "Too Much" – 4:44
  2. "Now Is the Time" – 4:54
  3. "Something to Believe in" – 5:46
  4. "Resurrection Mary" – 6:11
  5. "Walk on Water" (Hunter, Robbie McNasty) – 3:48
  6. "23A, Swan Hill" – 4:47
  7. "Michael Picasso" – 5:45
  8. "Open my Eyes" (Hunter, Darrell Bath) – 5:42
  9. "The Artful Dodger" – 4:21
  10. "Skeletons (In Your Closet)" (Hunter, Darrell Bath, Honest John Plain) – 4:00
  11. "Still the Same" – 5:06

Personnel

  • Ian Hunter - Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Harp
  • Darrell Bath - Acoustic, Electric & Baryton Guitars, Lead Vocals
  • Torstein Flakne - Guitars, Vocals
  • Per Lindvall - Drums, Percussion
  • Sven Lindvall - Bass
  • Robbie Alter - Acoustic, Electric & Slide Guitars
  • Kjetil Bjerkestrand - Keyboards
  • Dennis Eliott - Drums
  • Pat Kilbride - Bass, Acoustic Bass
  • "Honest" John Plain - Vocals, Lead Vocals
  • Frode Alnaes - Guitar
  • Mariann Lisland - Vocals
  • Per Öisten Sörensen - Vocals
  • The Vertago String Quartet - Strings

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Staunton, Terry (November 2014). "Ian Hunter The Artful Dodger". Classic Rock. p. 105.
  3. 1 2 http://www.hunter-mott.com/discography/artful_dodger.html
  4. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r261084
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