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Shrunken Heads
Studio album by
Ian Hunter
Released15 May 2007
GenreRock
Length50:31
LabelJerkin Crocus
ProducerIan Hunter, Andy York
Ian Hunter chronology
Rant
(2001) 		Shrunken Heads
(2007) 		Man Overboard
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Shrunken Heads is the eleventh solo album of British singer-songwriter Ian Hunter and his first since 2001's critically acclaimed Rant.[3]

A bonus CD containing an additional three tracks was included with preorders placed on Ian's web site.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted

  1. "Words (Big Mouth)" (Hunter, Andy York) – 5:03
  2. "Fuss About Nothin'" – 3:44
  3. "When the World Was Round" – 4:50
  4. "Brainwashed" – 3:40
  5. "Shrunken Heads" – 7:45
  6. "Soul of America" – 4:43
  7. "How's Your House" – 4:18
  8. "Guiding Light" – 4:09
  9. "Stretch" – 4:12
  10. "I Am What I Hated When I Was Young" – 3:05
  11. "Read 'Em 'N' Weep" – 5:02
  12. "Your Eyes" – 3.49 *
  13. "Wasted" – 5.05 *
  14. "Real or Imaginary" – 3.39 *
  • * Tracks on the bonus CD

Personnel

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  • Ian Hunter - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Andy York - acoustic, electric, 12-string guitar, piano, banjo, ukulele, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, gang vocals
  • Steve Holley - drums, percussion, gang vocals
  • Graham Maby - bass, gang vocals
  • James Mastro - slide, electric, solo, Barytone, buzzsaw guitar, e-bow
  • Andy Burton - keyboards, Wurlitzer, organ, accordion, piano
  • Jack Petruzzelli - mando, electric, Leslie, Phaser guitar, Omnichord, Wah-Wah
  • Mark Bosch - solo guitar
  • Soozie Tyrell - strings
  • Peter Mushay - keyboards
  • Rick Tedesco - staccato piano
  • Tony Shanahan - upright bass
  • Mary Lee Kortes - vocals, backing vocals
  • Christine Ohlman - vocals, backing vocals
  • A. Buryon - gang vocals
  • Jesse Hunter Patterson - gang vocals
  • Dennis Dunaway - gang vocals
  • Jeff Tweedy - backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 8

Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 34

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review[dead link]
  3. ^ "The Official Ian Hunter Website – Latest News". Ianhunter.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ian Hunter – Shrunken Heads". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ian Hunter – Shrunken Heads". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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