Life on the Line

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Life on the Line
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Studio album by
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Released20 December 1977
VenueRegents Park Recording Co. Studios, St. John’s Wood; mixed at Island Studios, Hammersmith
GenrePub rock, hard rock, power pop
Length34:53 – 1:07:01
LabelIsland
ProducerEd Hollis
Eddie and the Hot Rods chronology
Teenage Depression
(1976) 		Life on the Line
(1977) 		Thriller
(1979)
Singles from Life on the Line
  1. "Do Anything You Wanna Do"/"Schoolgirl Love"
    Released: July 29, 1977
  2. "Quit This Town"/"Distortion May Be Expected"
    Released: December 16, 1977
  3. "Life on the Line"/"Do Anything You Wanna Do (Live)"
    Released: March 10, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
Record Mirror5/5 stars[3]

Life on the Line is the second studio album by English rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods. The album was mixed by Ed Hollis and Steve Nicol, produced by Ed Hollis, and engineered by Steve Lillywhite. This release is considered a step in the Punk direction for The Rods sound.

Life on the Line reached number 27 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] The album featured three singles: "Do Anything You Wanna Do", which peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] "Life on the Line", and "Quit This Town", which reached number 36.[4]

Track listing[]

  1. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (Graeme Douglas, Ed Hollis) – 4:19
  2. "Quit This Town" (Hollis, Douglas) – 2:27
  3. "Telephone Girl" (Paul Gray, Barry Masters, Steve Nicol) – 2:28
  4. "What's Really Going On" (Gray) – 2:17
  5. "Ignore Them (Still Life)" (Douglas, Hollis) – 4:43
  6. "Life on the Line" (Douglas, Gray, Hollis) – 4:04
  7. "(And) Don't Believe Your Eyes" (Douglas, Hollis) – 3:35
  8. "We Sing... The Cross" (Douglas, Gray) – 2:48
  9. "Beginning of the End" (Douglas, Gray) – 8:17
2000 reissue bonus tracks
  1. "I Might Be Lying" (Dave Higgs) – 5:16
  2. "Ignore Them (Always Crashing in the Same Bar)" – 3:34
  3. "Schoolgirl Love" (Douglas, Masters) – 3:21
  4. "Till the Night Is Gone (Let's Rock)" – 3:13
  5. "Flipside Rock" (With Robin Tyner) – 2:39
  6. "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (Live) – 4:05
  7. "What's Really Going On" (Live) (Douglas, Hollis) – 2:17
  8. "Why Can't It Be" (Live) (Higgs) – 2:39
  9. "Distortion May Be Expected" – 5:07

Personnel[]

Eddie and the Hot Rods
  • Barrie Masters – vocals
  • Graeme Douglas – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Higgs – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Gray – bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Nicol – drums, backing vocals

Charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 27
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Do Anything You Wanna Do" UK Singles Chart 9
"Quit This Town" 36
1978 "Life on the Line" -

References[]

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave. "Life on the Line – Eddie & the Hot Rods". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Eddie and the Hot Rods: Life on the Line". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ Cain, Barry (12 November 1977). "Review: Eddie and the Hot Rods — Life on the Line" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 12. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Eddie and the Hot Rods". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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