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. It was his first release on Epic Records and his first album to enter the UK charts. The album also featured Stevens' first UK charting single "

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Background

Often erroneously dated as being released in October 1979, ''Take One!'' was not released until February 1980, after the "Hot Dog" single had become Stevens' first UK hit single. Produced by Mike Hurst, the album contained a host of experienced session men, including lead guitarist

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, pianist

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, steel guitarist B.J. Cole and bassist and arranger

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. The album charted at No.62 in March 1980 and remained on the UK albums chart for two weeks. In April 1982 the album was re-released under the new title of ''Hot Dog'' with "That's All Right" and "Ah, Poor Little Baby" being replaced by "You and I Were Meant to Be" and "Make it Right Tonight" respectively.Discogs - ''Hot Dog''
/ref> In 2009, Sony Music released a box set of Stevens' original albums called ''

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''. This was the first time the album was released on compact disc and contained bonus tracks of his first three non-album singles recorded for Epic in 1978 and 1979.

Track listing

Side one

#"Lovestruck" (Ernie Barton) 3:06 #"

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) 3:11 #"That's All Right" (Gerald Nelson, Fred Burch) 2:10 #"Without a Love" (Jimmy Isle, Ronnie Isle) 3:21 #"Shame Shame Shame" (Kenyon Hopkins, Ruby Fisher) 2:09* * Shame Shame Shame was miscredited as Jimmy McCracklin / Bob Geddins which was another song with the same name.

Side two

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) 2:57 #"I Got Burned" ( Ral Donner) 2:17 #"I Guess I Was a Fool" (

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) 2:17 #"Ah, Poor Little Baby" (Rex Koury, Ruth Falk) 2:20 #"Little Pigeon" (Ray Whit) 2:43 #"Do What You Did" (

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CD bonus tracks (2009)

#"Apron Strings" (George David Weiss, Aaron Schroeder) ''(B-side of "Hot Dog")'' #"

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, Jean Kurtz) ''(Single)'' #" I Don't Want No Other Baby" (Dickie Bishop, Bob Watson) ''(B-side of "Treat Her Right" and "Spooky")'' #"

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, James Cobb, Harry Middlebrooks, Mike Shapiro) ''(Single)''

Personnel

- vocals *

- bass * Howard Tibble - drums *

- lead guitar * B.J. Cole -

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* Roger McKew - rhythm guitar *

- piano * Sid Phillips - baritone saxophone * Tony Hall - tenor saxophone * Mike Hurst - producer * Stuart Colman - musical coordinator

Background

Track listing

Side one

Side two

CD bonus tracks (2009)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References