''Bitter Sweet & Twisted'' is
rock band
the Quireboys's second studio album, released in 1993. The album was released on EMI and went into the
UK Albums Chart at #31.
Three of the tracks from this album ("Tramps & Thieves", "Brother Louie" and "Last Time") were released as singles, the latter of which was only released in
Japan
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. "Brother Louie" was the highest charting from this album, as it reached #32 on the
UK Singles Chart.
The album was produced mostly by
Bob Rock, some of the tracks were produced by
the Rolling Stones producer
Chris Kimsey
Christopher Kenneth Kimsey (born 3 December 1951 in Battersea, London, England) is an English record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones' ''Undercover'' and '' Steel Wheels'' albums. He was also an ...
. After this album, the Quireboys would split up and didn't release another studio album until 2001.
Track listing
# "Tramps and Thieves"
# "White Trash Blues"
# "Can't Park Here"
# "King of New York"
# "Don't Bite the Hand"
# "Last Time"
# "Debbie"
# "
Brother Louie"
# "Ode to You (Baby Just Walk)"
# "Hates to Please"
# "My Saint Jude"
# "Take No Revenge"
# "Wild, Wild, Wild"
# "Ain't Love Blind"
Japanese bonus
# "Hey you (Live)"
# "Sweet Mary Ann (Live)"
# "Tramps & thieves (Live)"
Charts
Band
*
Spike - vocals, harp and guitar
*Guy Bailey - guitar, mandolin and vocals
*Guy Griffin - guitar, sitar and vocals
*Nigel Mogg - bass and vocals
*Rudy Richman - drums and percussion
*Chris Johnstone - piano, Hammond B3 and clavinet
Additional musician
* Bob Buckley - string arrangement
Singles
* ''Tramps and Thieves'' (1992) UK #41
* ''Brother Louie'' (1993) UK #32
* ''Last Time'' (1993) Japan only release
References
1993 albums
The Quireboys albums
Albums produced by Chris Kimsey
EMI Records albums
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