On the Ropes (album)

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On the Ropes
Studio album by
Mint Royale
ReleasedOctober 1999
Length52:54
LabelFaith & Hope
Mint Royale chronology
On the Ropes
(1999) 		Dancehall Places
(2002)
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Allmusic [1]

On the Ropes is the debut album by British electronic music duo Mint Royale, released in 1999 on the Faith & Hope label.

In June 2001, a new version of the album was published for the U.S. market by MCA Records,[2] featuring a different cover (with a close-up photo of a pinball machine) and a different track list. The two versions of "Shake Me" present in the original album were removed, and three new songs were added: two exclusive songs, as well as "Show Me", which would later appear in Mint Royale's subsequent album Dancehall Places (2002).

Track listing[edit]

UK version[edit]

All songs were written by Chris Baker and Neil Claxton, except where noted.

  1. "From Rusholme with Love" (Baker, Claxton, John Mayer) – 5:08
  2. "Don't Falter" featuring Lauren Laverne (Baker, Claxton, Laverne) – 4:12
  3. "Interlude 1" – 0:37
  4. "Take It Easy" – 3:49
  5. "Because I'm Worth It" – 5:56
  6. "Shake Me (Original)" (Baker, Claxton, Kenny Young) – 4:12
  7. "Diagonal Girl" – 4:48
  8. "Rock and Roll Bar" featuring Julia Baker – 4:35
  9. "Space Farm" – 5:28
  10. "Deadbeat" (Baker, Claxton, Cocker, Stainton) – 4:52
  11. "Lonely Girl" featuring Debbie Newman (Baker, Claxton, Croft) – 4:24
  12. "Interlude 2" – 0:43
  13. "Shake Me (Vocal Edit)" (Baker, Claxton, Young) – 4:10

US Version[edit]

  1. "From Rusholme with Love" – 5:08
  2. "Don't Falter" featuring Lauren Laverne – 4:12
  3. "Show Me" featuring Pos – 3:43
  4. "Interlude 1" - 0:37
  5. "Because I'm Worth It" – 5:56
  6. "Take It Easy" – 3:49
  7. "Kenny's Last Dance" (U.S. exclusive) – 4:13
  8. "Trickshot" (U.S. exclusive) - 5:01
  9. "Diagonal Girl" – 4:48
  10. "Rock and Roll Bar" featuring Julia Baker – 4:19
  11. "Space Farm" – 5:28
  12. "Deadbeat" – 4:52
  13. "Interlude 2" – 0:43
  14. "Lonely Girl" – 4:24

Personnel[edit]

Mint Royale[edit]

  • Neil Claxton - production, keyboards, guitar, brass, organ, programming
  • Chris Baker – bass, production

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Julia Baker – vocals
  • Amul Batra – tabla
  • Dave Diamond – guitar
  • Gail Hebson – vocals
  • Lauren Laverne – vocals
  • Debbie Newman – vocals
  • Victor Smalls – drums & percussion
  • Richard Woolgar – guitar

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carlson, Dean (2012). "Mint Royle - On the Ropes | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Mint Royale carry on up the charts". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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