''Skull Ring'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock singer

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, released in November 2003. Every track on the album features guest performers. The performers are

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, The Trolls,

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, and Peaches.

Background

The performers on most of the tracks on the album are The Trolls, Iggy's band from the ''

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'' era. Members of his original band

also appear on some of the tracks. One single, " Little Know It All", was released from the album and featured

. A

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for the song received significant airplay.. "Little Know It All" also appeared in the video game '' NASCAR Thunder 2004''.

Track listing

# "Little Electric Chair" (featuring

) (Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton) – 4:40 # "Perverts in the Sun" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Whitey Kirst, Alex Kirst, Pete Marshall) – 3:18 # "Skull Ring" (featuring The Stooges) (Pop, Asheton, Asheton) – 3:51 # "Superbabe" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 4:09 # "Loser" (featuring The Stooges) (Pop, Asheton, Asheton) – 2:41 # "Private Hell" (featuring

) (Pop, Billie Joe Armstrong) – 2:50 # "Little Know It All" (featuring

) (Pop, Deryck Whibley, Greig Nori) – 3:33 # "Whatever" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 3:16 # "Dead Rock Star" (featuring The Stooges) (Pop, Asheton, Asheton) – 4:39 # " Rock Show" (featuring Peaches) (Merrill Nisker) – 2:08 # "Here Comes the Summer" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 4:53 # "Motor Inn" (featuring Feedom with Peaches) (Pop, Nisker, Jason Beck, Dave Szigeti) – 4:11 # "Inferiority Complex" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 4:13 # "Supermarket" (featuring Green Day) (Pop, Armstrong) – 3:01 # "'Til Wrong Feels Right" (Pop) – 3:13 # "Blood on Your Cool" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 7:02 # "Nervous Exhaustion" (

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featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) ; B-sides and alternative versions * "Motor Inn" ( Felix da Housecat's High Octane mix) – 6:12 * "Motor Inn" (Felix da Housecat's High Octane mix instrumental) – 6:12 * "Jose the Arab" (featuring The Trolls; released on ''Skull Ring'' EP) – 2:56 * "Ready to Run" (featuring The Trolls; released on ''Skull Ring'' EP) – 3:02

Personnel

*Iggy Pop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on track 15 * Whitey Kirst – guitar on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 *Pete Marshall – bass on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 * Alex Kirst – drums, percussion on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 *

Ron Asheton Ronald Franklin Asheton (July 17, 1948 – c. January 6, 2009) was an American musician , who was best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the Stooges along with Iggy Pop and his brother, ...

– guitar, bass on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 *

Scott Asheton Scott Randolph Asheton (August 16, 1949 – March 15, 2014) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band the Stooges. Asheton was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan with his family at the age of ...

– drums, percussion on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 * Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, backing vocals on tracks 6, 14 * Mike Dirnt – bass on tracks 6, 14 * Tré Cool – drums, percussion on tracks 6, 14 * Deryck Whibley – rhythm guitar, vocals on track 7 *

Dave Baksh Dave Baksh (born 26 July 1980) also known by his stage name Dave Brownsound, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter best known as one of the guitarists of rock band Sum 41. Baksh quit Sum 41 in 2006 (not counting a guest appearance on ...

– lead guitar on track 7 * Jason McCaslin – bass on track 7 *

Steve Jocz Steve Jocz (born 23 July 1981) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the former drummer for the Canadian rock band Sum 41. Early life Jocz formed Sum 41 in 1996 alongside Deryck Whibley. Jocz graduated from Exeter High S ...

– drums, percussion on track 7 * Peaches – vocals, electronics, samples on tracks 10, 12 *Steve Keeping – additional drums on tracks 10, 12

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Iggy Pop albums 2003 albums Virgin Records albums The Stooges