tracks

Mercy
Give It Up
That's Enough
Raining In My Heart
With You Or Without You
Pleasure And Pain
Pretty Baby
Drugs Suck
Through The Night
Love Letters

notes

The debut solo album Mercy, issued in 1984 was a somewhat surprising statement from a man who had previously been viewed as a maverick guitar hero. Choosing to focus on songs and melody, this is entirely different then his work with Sex Pistols. Produced by Bob Rose (Miami Vice Soundtrack) and Jones, the album is built primarily around melodic rock songs (written mostly by himself). These tracks provide a solid foundation for Steve to unleash some blazing lead guitar, however, the emphasis is not on power chords but carefully executed solos, helping to support the melody rather than burying it beneath mountainous riffs. Rock Candy salutes Steve Jones!

credits

A&R [Director] – Kathy Nelson
Art Direction – Jeff Adamoff
Co-producer – Steve Jones (2) (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10)
Design – Michael Diehl
Drums – Jim Keltner, Mickey Curry
Engineer [Assistant] – Charlie Brocco, Cliff Kane, Jim Dineen
Keyboards – Bob Rose, Kevin Savigar
Management – Anita Camarata, Danny Goldberg
Mastered By – Gegg Calbi,
Mixed By – Neil Dorfsman (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 8, 10)
Photography By – Jim Shea
Producer – Bob Rose (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10)
Recorded By – Paul Lani
Remastered By – Jon Astley
Songwriter [Songs Written By] – Steve Jones (2) (tracks: 1 to 9)
Vocals, Guitar, Bass – Steve Jones (2)

companies

Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
Recorded At – Image Recording Studios
Recorded At – Baby'O Recorders
Mixed At – The Village Recorder
Mixed At – Can-Am Recorders
Mixed At – One On One Studios
Mixed At – Unique Recording
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Remastered At – Close To The Edge

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