Fire and Gasoline

Fire and Gasoline
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1989
StudioAmigo Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length49:20
LabelMCA
ProducerMark Dearnley,[1] Ian Astbury
Steve Jones chronology
Mercy
(1987)
Fire and Gasoline
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Fire and Gasoline is the second solo album by British musician Steve Jones, formerly of the Sex Pistols. Released in 1989, the album was produced Mark Dearnley and Ian Astbury, with the latter also contributing vocals, while the recording line-up consisted of Jones, bassist Terry Nails and then-The Cult drummer Mickey Curry. The album featured vocals by Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses on the Sex Pistols cover "I Did U No Wrong", a guitar solo by The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy on "Get Ready" and lyric contributions from Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe on "We're Not Saints". Jones toured in support of the album with a live band consisting of guitarists Kirk Hellie and Mike Dimkitch, bassist Nails and drummer Pete Kelly.

Reception

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

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Steve Jones, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Freedom Fighter" 5:08
2."We're Not Saints"Steve Jones, Terry Nails, Nikki Sixx3:44
3."God in Louisiana"Jones, Tonio K4:49
4."Fire and Gasoline" 4:28
5."Hold On" 4:03
6."Trouble Maker"Angry Anderson, Jones, Gordon Leach, Dallas "Digger" Royal, Peter Wells, Nails3:05
7."I Did U No Wrong"Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook3:20
8."Get Ready"Ian Astbury, Jones4:24
9."Gimme Love" 4:19
10."Wild Wheels" 4:10
11."Leave Your Shoes On"Astbury, Jones4:14
12."Suffragette City"David Bowie3:46
Total length:49:20

Personnel

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  • Steve Jones – vocals, guitar, background vocals
  • Terry Nails – bass, backing vocals
  • Ian Astbury – backing vocals, tambourine, vocals on "I Did U No Wrong"
  • Mickey Curry – drums
  • Billy Duffy – guitar solo on "Get Ready"
  • Axl Rose – vocals on "I Did U No Wrong"
Technical

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Fire and Gasoline
Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 169

References

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  1. ^ allmusic.com & album cover
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 24. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  4. ^ "Steve Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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