Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain
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Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain is the tenth solo album by Kevin Ayers
, a founding member of Soft Machine
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Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
, a founding member of Soft Machine
Soft Machine
Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre...
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Kevin Ayers; except where indicated- "Madame Butterfly"
- "Lay Lady LayLay Lady Lay"Lay Lady Lay" is a song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his Nashville Skyline album. Like many of the tracks on the album, Dylan sings the song in a low croon, rather than in the high nasal singing style associated with his earlier recordings...
" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - "Who’s Still CrazyWho’s Still Crazy"Who’s Still Crazy" is a Kevin Ayers Spanish single release taken from his 1983 album, Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain. It is backed with his autobiographical ‘Champagne and Valium’, also lifted from the same LP.-Personnel:...
" - "You Keep Me Hangin' on" (J.J. CaleJ.J. CaleJJ Cale , born John Weldon Cale on December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. Cale is one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has...
) - "You Are a Big Girl"
- "Steppin' Out" (Ayers, Ollie HalsallOllie HalsallPeter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
) - "My Speeding HeartMy Speeding Heart"My Speeding Heart" is a Kevin Ayers single release taken from his 1983 album, Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain. Ayers has stated in a 1993 BBC Radio interview that he was battling with heavy chemical addictions at the time, that are clearly indicated in the song titles...
" - "Howling Man"
- "Give a Little Bit"
- "Champagne and ValiumMy Speeding Heart"My Speeding Heart" is a Kevin Ayers single release taken from his 1983 album, Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain. Ayers has stated in a 1993 BBC Radio interview that he was battling with heavy chemical addictions at the time, that are clearly indicated in the song titles...
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Personnel
- Kevin AyersKevin AyersKevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
- guitar, vocals - Ollie HalsallOllie HalsallPeter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
- guitar, backing vocals - Zanna Gregmar - backing vocals
- Carlos Garcia Vaso - guitars & keyboards
- Joaquin Montoya - keyboards
- Manolo Aguilar - bass
- Javier de Juan - drums, percussion