| "The One to Sing the Blues" | ||||
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| Single by Motörhead | ||||
| from the album 1916 | ||||
| B-side | "Dead Man's Hand" | |||
| Released | 24 December 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Speed metal | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Peter Solley | |||
| Motörhead singles chronology | ||||
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) Shaped picture disc | ||||
"The One to Sing the Blues" is a song by the British heavy metal band Motörhead, which Epic Records released in a number of formats; 7-inch and 12-inch singles, cassette-single, CD-single as well as a shaped picture disc.[1] It reached number 45 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] It is the opening track on the 1916 album. It was the band's first CD single.
Although its official release date is 5 January 1991, Lemmy stated it "came out a few weeks earlier — on my birthday, as a matter of fact", which is 24 December 1990 continuing to say "that's a really great song — maybe we'll put it back in the set one of these days".[3]
Single track listing
All songs were written by Lemmy, Würzel, Phil Campbell, and Phil Taylor.
7-inch single
- "The One to Sing the Blues" – 3:07
- "Dead Man's Hand" – 3:29
12-inch and CD singles
- "The One to Sing the Blues" – 3:07
- "Dead Man's Hand" – 3:29
- "Eagle Rock" – 3:07
- "Shut You Down" – 2:38
Personnel
- Lemmy – bass guitar, lead vocals
- Würzel – guitar
- Phil "Wizzö" Campbell – guitar
- Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – drums
References
- ^ Burridge, Alan Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motörhead Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing ISBN 0-9695736-2-6.
- ^ "Official Charts — The One to Sing the Blues". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Kilmister, Ian Fraser and Garza, Janiss White Line Fever (2002) — Simon & Schuster pp. 178-179. ISBN 0-684-85868-1.