''Psycho's Path'' is the only solo studio album by John Lydon, released by

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in 1997. Lydon sang on all the songs and played most of the instruments, with additional guitars and keyboards supplied by Martin Lydon and Mark Saunders.

Production

The album was mostly recorded in John Lydon's basement studio at his home in Los Angeles. Several remixes from

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, Moby,

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and

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were added to the album at the request of

to lengthen the album and attract the listeners of the dance-club hit " Open Up" by

which was remixed by The Chemical Brothers for the album.

Release

released the album and gave little, if any, commercial support for its release. A tour supporting the album was started and ended after only a few dates because of Lydon's anger for the lack of support.

Music video

A music video for "Sun" was created with Lydon dancing and lip-synching in front of a blue screen. The video's premise is that of postcards which tell the story of a man who poisons his adulterous wife and ends up dancing on her grave. The

mix of the song was used for the music video, instead of Lydon’s original.

Track listing

All songs written by John Lydon. #"Grave Ride" – 4:27 #"Dog" – 5:22 #"Psychopath" – 4:29 #"Sun" – 3:57 #"Another Way" – 6:08 #"Dis-Ho" – 4:43 #"Take Me" – 3:11 #"A No and a Yes" – 5:56 #"Stump" – 4:51 #"Armies" – 3:30 #" Open Up" (

Mix Edit) – 4:58 #"Grave Ride" (Moby Mix) – 6:32 #"Sun" (Leftfield Mix) – 4:13 #"Psychopath" (Leftfield Mix) – 4:18 #"Stump" (Danny Saber Mix) – 5:47

Personnel

* John Lydon –

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, keyboards,

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, drums,

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, programming *Martin Lydon –

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, guitar, keyboards *Mark Saunders – production, guitar, keyboards

External links

Psycho's Path Micro-Site
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