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Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker

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Released
  
September 1983

Artist
  
The Joe Perry Project

Label
  
MCA Records

Length
  
38:12

Release date
  
September 1983

Genre
  
Rock music

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Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker is an album by The Joe Perry Project, released in 1983 on MCA Records. Work on the album started in early 1982 with Aerosmith rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford. Demo versions of Black Velvet Pants, No Time For Women and the unreleased When Worlds Collide with Perry in February 1982. Drummer Ronnie Stewart was still with The Joe Perry Project for the February and November recording sessions.

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker" – 2:58 (Perry, Bell)
  2. "Black Velvet Pants" – 3:20 (Perry)
  3. "Women In Chains" – 4:05 (Brooks, Tipton, Deluca)
  4. "Four Guns West" – 4:28 (Perry, Bell)
  5. "Crossfire" – 5:43 (Perry, Bell)
  6. "Adrianna" – 3:20 (Perry, Bell)
  7. "King Of The Kings" – 4:02 (Perry, Bell)
  8. "Bang A Gong" – 3:55 (Bolan) - T. Rex cover
  9. "Walk With Me Sally" – 3:14 (Perry, Bell)
  10. "Never Wanna Stop" – 4:27 (Perry, Bell)

Outtakes

  1. "When Worlds Collide"
  2. "First One's For Free"
  3. "Going Down"
  4. "They'll Never Take Me Alive"
  5. "Into The Night"
  6. "Something Else"

"When Worlds Collide" and "Going Down" were often included in setlists of "The Joe Perry Project" prior to the recording sessions of the album with "Something Else" performed during the tour for the album.

Alternate Song Titles

  1. "No Time For Women" -> "Once A Rocker..."
  2. "When Do I Sleep" -> "Adrianna"

Personnel

  • Joe Perry – Guitars, Vocals, Six-String Bass
  • Cowboy Mach Bell – Vocals
  • Danny Hargrove – Bass
  • Joe Pet – Drums, Congas, Gong
  • Harry King – piano
  • Mark Parenteau – chains ("Women In Chains")
  • Rick Cunningham - Saxophone

    • Songs

    1Once a Rocker - Always a Rocker2:59
    2Black Velvet Pants3:21
    3Women in Chains4:05

    References

    Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker Wikipedia
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