Line-Up (album)

Line-Up
Studio album by
Graham Bonnet
ReleasedOctober 1981[1]
StudioRed Bus, Marquee Studios, The Glade, RAK Studios, RAMP Studios, Roundhouse Studios, London, UK
GenreRock
Length38:13
LabelVertigo
ProducerJohn Eden, Francis Rossi
Graham Bonnet chronology
Down to Earth
(1979) 		Line-Up
(1981) 		Assault Attack
(1982)
Singles from Line-Up
  1. "Night Games"
    Released: 6 March 1981[2]
  2. "Liar"
    Released: 5 June 1981[3]
  3. "That's the Way That It Is"
    Released: 2 October 1981[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[6]

Line-Up is the third album released by English singer, Graham Bonnet, formerly of Rainbow. The album made extensive use of backing musicians and writers who, at the time, belonged to the bands Whitesnake and Status Quo.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Night Games" (Ed Hamilton) – 4:38
  2. "S.O.S." (Ballard) – 3:12
  3. "I'm a Lover" (David Kerr-Clemenson, Andrew Martin Locke) – 3:46
  4. "Be My Baby" (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 3:03
  5. "That's the Way That It Is" (Paul Bliss) – 3:18
Side two
  2. "Liar" (Russ Ballard) – 3:04
  3. "Anthony Boy" (Chuck Berry) – 3:28
  4. "Dirty Hand" (Bob Young, Micky Moody) – 3:40
  5. "Out on the Water" (Young, Moody) – 3:40
  6. "Don't Stand in the Open" (Young, Moody) – 3:25
  7. "Set Me Free" (Ray Davies) – 4:19
CD Bonus Tracks
  2. "Don't Tell Me to Go (b-side)" (Young, Moody, Markee)
  3. "Bad Days Are Gone (b-side)" (Young, Moody)
  4. "Night Games (single edit)" (Hamilton)
  5. "Out on the Water (single edit)" (Young, Moody)

Personnel

Musicians
Production
  • John Eden - producer, engineer
  • Arun Chakraverty - mastering

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
  2. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 March 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
  5. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Graham Bonnet - Line Up review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1894959315.