Fire and Gasoline

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Fire and Gasoline
Fire and Gasoline.jpeg
Studio album by
Steve Jones
Released1989
Recorded1989
StudioAmigo Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length49:20
LabelMCA
ProducerMark Dearnley,[1]Ian Astbury
Steve Jones chronology
Mercy
(1987) 		Fire and Gasoline
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]

Fire and Gasoline is a heavy metal album released in 1989 by British musician Steve Jones, formerly of the Sex Pistols. The album featured Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses on the song "I Did U No Wrong" and the lyrics of Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe on "We're Not Saints". The album was co-produced by Ian Astbury of The Cult, who also sings backing vocals on the album, while Cult guitarist Billy Duffy plays guitar on the song "Get Ready" and then-current Cult drummer Mickey Curry plays throughout the album.

Reception[]

In 2005, Fire and Gasoline was ranked number 460 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Steve Jones; except where indicated

  1. "Freedom Fighter"
  2. "We're Not Saints" (Steve Jones, Terry Nails, Nikki Sixx)
  3. "God in Louisiana" (Steve Jones, Tonio K)
  4. "Fire and Gasoline"
  5. "Trouble Maker" (Angry Anderson, Steve Jones, Gordon Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royal, Peter Wells, Terry Nails)
  6. "I Did U No Wrong" (Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook)
  7. "Get Ready" (Ian Astbury, Steve Jones)
  8. "Gimme Love"
  9. "Wild Wheels"
  10. "Hold On"
  11. "Leave Your Shoes On" (Ian Astbury, Steve Jones)
  12. "Suffragette City" (David Bowie)

Personnel[]

  • Steve Jones - vocals, guitar, background vocals
  • Billy Duffy - guitar solo on "Get Ready"
  • Terry Nails - bass, backing vocals
  • Ian Astbury - backing vocals, tambourine , vocals on "I Did U No Wrong"
Technical
  • Mark Dearnley - engineer, mixing
  • Ron St. Germain - mixing on "We're No Saints"
  • Jeff Adamoff - art direction
  • Jeff Katz - photography

References[]

  1. ^ allmusic.com & album cover
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 24. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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