Gimme Some Neck is the third solo album by English musician Ron Wood, released in 1979.[1] It was a minor hit and is his best performance on the US charts as a solo artist to date, peaking at number 45 on the Billboard 200 during a 13-week chart run.[2] The album artwork features illustrations drawn by Wood, with a self-portrait in the center of the front side.
| Gimme Some Neck | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 April 1979 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 1978 at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France; October–December 1978 at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
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To tour the United States in support of the album, Wood formed the New Barbarians with musicians including Keith Richards, Ian McLagan and Bobby Keys, 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
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[4] |
| MusicHound Rock |  [5] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [6] |
Newsday wrote that "there is no first-rate rock and roll playing of any kind ... the songs are mostly bland filler."[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Ron Wood; except where noted.
- Side one
- "Worry No More" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 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" (Bob Dylan) – 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
edit- Ron Wood – lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, Dobro, bass
- Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Mason – guitar
- Robert Popwell – bass
- Harry Phillips – piano
- Jerry Lynn Williams – piano and backing vocals on "Worry No More"
- Ian McLagan – keyboards
- Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone on "Don't Worry"
- Mick Jagger – backing vocals
- Jon Lind – backing vocals
- Charlie Watts – drums
- Mick Fleetwood – drums on "Seven Days"
- Jim Keltner – percussion
Technical
- Geoff Workman – engineer
- Tony Lane – design
- Ron Wood – paintings
Studio and road crew
- Royden "Chuch" Magee
- Gary Schultz
- Ernest Cain Salgado
- Johnny Starbuck
Charts
edit| Chart (1979) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 91 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 45 |
References
edit- ↑ Gladstone, Jim (31 August 1989). "Better Together". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. F16.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 - week of June 9, 1979". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Ron Wood Gimme Some Neck". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 22 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1246. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ↑ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John, eds. (1983). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. New York, NY: Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 557. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
- ↑ Robins, Wayne (29 April 1979). "Ron Wood: "Gimme Some Neck'". Part II. Newsday. p. 27.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 343. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 - week of June 9, 1979". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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