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The One to Sing the Blues

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Wikipedia article




"'The One to Sing the Blues'" is a song by the British heavy metal band Motrhead, 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.Burridge, Alan 'Illustrated Collector's Guide to Motrhead' Published: 1995, Collector's Guide Publishing . It reached number 45 in the UK Singles Chart. 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".Kilmister, Ian Fraser and Garza, Janiss 'White Line Fever' (2002) Simon & Schuster pp. 178179. .

Critical reception



In review of 5 January 1991 Paul Elliott of Sounds found the main riff of this song "somewhere between Thin Lizzy's 'Sha La La' and 'Massacre', with some killer lead from Wrzel." In the end Elliott summarized: "Still the ugliest, still the loudest."

Single track listing



All songs were written by Lemmy, Wrzel, 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



* Lemmybass guitar, lead vocals

* Wrzelguitar

* Phil "Wizz" Campbellguitar

* Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor drums

References



Category:Motrhead songs

Category:1990 singles

Category:1991 singles

Category:Songs written by Phil Taylor (musician)

Category:Songs written by Lemmy

Category:Songs written by Wrzel

Category:Songs written by Phil Campbell (musician)

Category:1990 songs

Category:Epic Records singles

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