Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
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| Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance | ||||
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| Released | February 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | Island A&M (US) | |||
| Producer | Ronnie Lane | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Mojo |  [3] |
| MusicHound Rock | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance is the second solo album recorded by Ronnie Lane, one of the founders of Small Faces and Faces, after he left Faces to live on a farm in Wales. In homage to his perceived chances of commercial success, he named his band Slim Chance. Six of the thirteen songs on this album were originals written by Lane, the rest of Slim Chance, and Lane's wife, Kate Lambert; the remainder were covers, including a new version of the Faces track "Stone".
The American release of the album had an altered tracklist, with "The Poacher" and a cover of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" being added in place of "I'm Just a Country Boy" and "Single Saddle".[6]
- "Little Piece of Nothing" (Ronnie Lane) – 2:23
- "Stone" (Lane) – 4:06
- "Bottle of Brandy" (Joe Isaacs) – 2:46
- "Street Gang" (Lane, Ruan O'Lochlainn, Steve Simpson) – 4:04
- "Anniversary" (Lane) – 2:57
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (and Write Myself a Letter)" (music: Fred Ahlert; lyrics: Joe Young) – 2:53
- "I'm Just a Country Boy" (Fred Brooks, Marshall Barer) – 2:42
- "Ain't No Lady" (Lane, Ruan O'Lochlainn, Kate Lambert) – 4:22
- "Blue Monday" (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 4:07
- "Give Me a Penny" (Lane) – 2:57
- "You Never Can Tell" (Chuck Berry) – 4:31
- "Tin and Tambourine" (Lane, Kate Lambert) – 4:09
- "Single Saddle" (Arthur Altman, Hal David) – 3:02
