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​Ronnie Lane - Ain't No One Like​ Album (2003)
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​Ronnie Lane - Ain't No One Like​ Album (2003)
​Ronnie Lane - Ain't No One Like​ Album (2003)
2 CD compilation
Label: Track Record
Released:
November 4, 2003 (allmusic)
Length: 02:26:52

​Ronnie Lane - Ain't No One Like​ Album (2003)
Tracklist
CD 1
​1-1 Done This One Before
1-2 What Went Down That Night With You
1-3 Lovely
1-4 Ain't No Lady
1-5 Don't Try To Change My Mind
1-6 Well Well Hello
1-7 You're So Right
1-8 One Step
1-9 Lad's Got Money
1-10 Cat Melody (Rat's Tails)
1-11 Only You
1-12 Three Cool Cats
1-13 Around The World
1-14 Last Minute
1-15 Careless Love
1-16 Bye And Bye (Gonna See The King)
1-17 The Poacher
1-18 Roll On Babe
1-19 Tell Everyone
CD 2
​2-1 
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
2-2 Chicken Wired
2-3 Anymore For Anymore
2-4 How Come
2-5 Give Me A Penny
2-6 Tin And Tambourine
2-7 You Can Never Tell
2-8 A Little Piece Of Nothing
2-9 Annie Had A Baby
2-10 Debris
2-11 You're So Rude
2-12 Man Smart Woman Smarter
2-13 One For The Road
2-14 Stone
2-15 Sweet Virginia
2-16 Bombers Moon
2-17 Don't You Cry For Me

This double-album set is a good introduction to the career of one-time Small Faces/Faces bassist Ronnie Lane. Made up primarily of rootsy rock & roll of the light 'n' loose variety recorded between 1973 and 1981, it gives a fair indication of Lane's songwriting skills and laid-back style, and reflects the obvious contribution he made to the illustrious bands he belonged to. Many music fans might not suspect that Lane contributed a significant amount of material to those outfits, since the limelight tended to fall on "rock star" types Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Steve Marriott. In fact, Lane co-wrote pop classics "Itchycoo Park," "Tin Soldier," "Lazy Sunday," and "Ooh La La," to name but a few. And most of Ain't No One Like sounds like lo-fi versions of Faces studio outtakes (there are actually re-recordings of some of Lane's Faces songs included here). A few reasonably strong numbers pepper the set, but for the most part "pleasant" seems a more apt adjective. The so-so recording quality and Lane's relatively weak/bland voice don't do the material any favors, but nor do they undermine the album as a good listen for fans of vintage rock who aren't looking for a rise in their pulse rates. The strongest part of the set is the clutch of live numbers that come toward the end of the second disc (during which it's a particular treat to hear the ivory tickling of the late Ian Stewart, the so-called "sixth Rolling Stone"). Even with its moments of country, boogie-woogie, and blues, this is a very British record. It's also a very down-to-earth record, just like the man himself. Full of decent pub tunes -- as well as covers of the Stones' "Sweet Virginia" and Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell" -- this is breezy, boozy stuff that harks back to rock's more innocent days.
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