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117°

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Released
  
March 9, 1998

Length
  
44:46

Genre
  
Rock and roll

Label
  
Geffen

Recorded
  
At Rumbo Recorders, Matrix Studios and The Complex Caribbeans Sound

Producer
  
Izzy Stradlin and Eddie Ashworth

117° is the second studio album by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin, and his first not released under a band name, following the breakup of his post-Guns N' Roses group the Ju Ju Hounds. The album contains a cover of Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee."

Contents

The album features appearances from Stradlin's former Guns N' Roses bandmate Duff McKagan and former Ju Ju Hounds' bandmate Rick Richards, also ex-of The Georgia Satellites. The tracks "Memphis, Tennessee" and "Good Enough" feature the Ju Ju Hounds lineup, as the songs were recorded by the band before breaking up.

Track listing

All lyrics and music by Izzy Stradlin, except where noted.

  1. "Ain't It a Bitch" - 3:49
  2. "Gotta Say" - 3:17
  3. "Memphis" (Chuck Berry) - 2:58
  4. "Old Hat" - 3:16
  5. "Bleedin" - 3:15
  6. "Parasite" - 1:39
  7. "Good Enough" - 2:49
  8. "117°" - 3:12
  9. "Here Before You" - 3:47
  10. "Up Jumped the Devil" (Barney Koumis/Ronnie Dawson) - 2:55
  11. "Grunt" - 4:29
  12. "Freight Train" - 3:25
  13. "Methanol" (Stradlin/Rick Richards) - 3:29
  14. "Surf Roach" (Stradlin/Joe Isbell) - 2:26
Japanese bonus tracks
  1. Crackin' Up (Live)
  2. Pressure Drop (Live)

Personnel

  • Izzy Stradlin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass on "117°" and "Grunt"
  • Rick Richards – lead guitar, lead vocals on the intro of "Here Before You"
  • Duff McKagan – bass (except 3 and 7)
  • Taz Bentley – drums (except 3 and 7)
    • Additional personnel
  • Jimmy Ashhurst – bass, backing vocals (tracks 3 and 7)
  • Charlie "Chalo" Quintana – drums (tracks 3 and 7)

    • References

    117° Wikipedia
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