''Gimme Some Neck'' is the third solo album by English musician

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, released in 1979. It was a minor hit and his best performance on the US charts to date, peaking at number 45 on ''Billboard'' during a 13-week chart run. The album artwork features illustrations drawn by Wood, with a self-portrait in the center of the front side. To tour the United States in support of the album, Wood formed

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with musicians including

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and

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, all of whom contributed to the recording. The Landover concert from this tour was recorded and released as '' Buried Alive: Live in Maryland'' in 2006.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "there is no first-rate rock and roll playing of any kind ... the songs are mostly bland filler."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ron Wood; except where noted. ;Side one # "Worry No More" (

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) – 2:34 # "Breakin' My Heart" – 4:17 # "Delia" (Traditional) – 0:42 # "Buried Alive" – 3:37 # "Come to Realise" – 3:52 # "Infekshun" – 4:03 ;Side two # "Seven Days" (

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) – 4:10 # "We All Get Old" – 4:09 # "F.U.C. Her" – 3:15 # "Lost and Lonely" – 4:14 # "Don't Worry" – 3:26

Personnel

* Ron Wood – lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, Dobro, bass *

– guitar, backing vocals *

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– guitar *

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– bass * Harry Phillips – piano *

– piano and backing vocals on "Worry No More" *

– keyboards *

– tenor saxophone on "Don't Worry" *

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– backing vocals *

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– backing vocals *

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– drums *

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– drums on "Seven Days" *

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– percussion Technical *Geoff Workman – engineer *Tony Lane – design *Ron Wood – paintings

Charts

Studio and road crew

* Royden "Chuch" Magee * Gary Schultz * Ernest Cain Salgado * Johnny Starbuck

References

Ronnie Wood albums 1979 albums Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker Columbia Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub