''Line-Up'' is the third album released by English singer

Graham Bonnet Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal bands including Rainbow (rock band), Rainbow, Michael Schenke ...

, formerly of

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. The album made extensive use of musicians and songwriters who, at the time, were members of bands like

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and

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Track listing

;Side one #" Night Games" ''(Ed Hamilton)'' – 4:38 #"S.O.S." ''(Ballard)'' – 3:12 #"I'm a Lover" ''(David Kerr-Clemenson, Andrew Martin Locke)'' – 3:46 #"

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" ''(

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter who is best known for pioneering recording practices in the 1960s, followed by his trials and conviction for murder in the 2000s. S ...

Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Tell Laura I Love Her" (written with Ben Raleigh and a ...

Ellie Greenwich Eleanor Louise Greenwich (October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009) was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", " Be My Baby", " Maybe I Know", " Then He Kissed Me", " Do Wah Diddy Did ...

)'' – 3:03 #"That's the Way That It Is" ''(Paul Bliss)'' – 3:18 ;Side two #

" Liar" ''(

Russ Ballard Russell Glyn Ballard (born 31 October 1945) is an English rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. Originally rising to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist of the band Argent, Ballard became a prolific songwriter and producer b ...

)'' – 3:04 #"Anthony Boy" ''(

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

)'' – 3:28 #"Dirty Hand" ''( Bob Young, Micky Moody)'' – 3:40 #"Out on the Water" ''(Young, Moody)'' – 3:40 #"Don't Stand in the Open" ''(Young, Moody)'' – 3:25 #" Set Me Free" ''(

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the Rock music, rock band the Kinks, which he led, with his younger brother Dave Davies, Dave pro ...

)'' – 4:19 ;CD Bonus Tracks #

"Don't Tell Me to Go (b-side)" ''(Young, Moody, Markee)'' #"Bad Days Are Gone (b-side)" ''(Young, Moody)'' #"Night Games (single edit)" ''(Hamilton)'' #"Out on the Water (single edit)" ''(Young, Moody)''

Personnel

;Musicians *

– lead and backing vocals * Micky Moody – lead guitar, acoustic guitar on track 1 *

Francis Rossi Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo. Early life Rossi was born on 29 May 1949 in Fo ...

– synthesizer in track 1, rhythm guitar and backing vocals on track 9, producer on tracks 1 and 9 *

– guitar on track 2 * Kirby Gregory – guitar on tracks 2 and 4 *

Rick Parfitt Richard John Parfitt, (12 October 1948 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo (band), Status Quo. Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in p ...

– guitar on track 7 *Gary Twigg – bass *Chris Stewart – bass on tracks 2, 3, 5 * Neil Murray – bass on track 9 * Adrian Lee – synthesizer on tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, keyboards on track 10 * Ian Lynn – synthesizer on tracks 7 and 9, electric piano on track 7 *John Cook – keyboards on track 8 *

Andy Bown Andrew Steven Bown (born 27 March 1946) is an English musician, who has specialised in keyboards and bass guitar. He is a member of the rock band Status Quo. Career Bown's first major band was The Herd, along with Peter Frampton. After The H ...

– piano on track 1 and 9, organ on track 1 *

Jon Lord John Douglas "Jon" Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only ...

– organ on track 5 *

Cozy Powell Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, B ...

– drums, percussion * Martin Ditcham – percussion on track 10 *

Mel Collins Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from ...

– saxophone on track 2 ;Production *John Eden – producer, engineer *Arun Chakraverty – mastering

References

{{Authority control 1981 albums Graham Bonnet albums Vertigo Records albums