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|Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
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Robert Ian McNabb is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool, England. Although known best for his work as leader and songwriter-in-chief of [[The Icicle Works]] in the 1980s, he has also led a critically acclaimed solo career. This article documents his solo releases, followed by a more detailed description of a selection of his releases.
[[Ian McNabb|Robert Ian McNabb]] is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool, England. Although known best for his work as leader and songwriter-in-chief of [[The Icicle Works]] in the 1980s, he has also led a critically acclaimed solo career. This article documents his solo releases, followed by a more detailed description of a selection of his releases.


==Albums==
==Albums==
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! Peak chart positions
! Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small> <br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 341}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol |publisher=Zobbel.de |date= |accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref>
! <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small> <br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 341}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol |publisher=Zobbel.de |access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref>
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| 1993
| 1993
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| 2009
| 2009
| '''''[[Great Things]]'''''
| '''''[[Great Things (album)|Great Things]]'''''
* Released: 27 September 2009
* Released: 27 September 2009
* Label: Fairfield <small>(FAIR CD9)</small>
* Label: Fairfield <small>(FAIR CD9)</small>
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* Released: 18 March 2013
* Released: 18 March 2013
* Label: Fairfield <small>(FAIR CD11)</small>
* Label: Fairfield <small>(FAIR CD11)</small>
| align="center" | –
|-
| 2017
| '''''[[Star Smile Strong]]'''''
* Released: 20 April 2017
* Label: Fairfield <small>(FAIR CD15)</small>
| align="center" | –
|-
| 2018
| '''''[[Our Future In Space]]'''''
* Released: 30 June 2018
* Label: Fairfield <small>(FAIR CD16)</small>
| align="center" | –
|-
| 2021
| '''''[[Utopian (Ian McNabb album)|Utopian]]'''''
* Released: 2 April 2021
* Label: Fairfield <small>(FAIR CD17)</small>
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | –
|}
|}
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* ''[[Boots (Ian McNabb album)|Boots]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Boots (Ian McNabb album)|Boots]]'' (2003)
* ''[[People Don't Stop Believin]]''' (2005)
* ''[[People Don't Stop Believin]]''' (2005)
* ''[[Ian McNabb discography#Krugerrands|Krugerrands]]'' (2015)
* ''[[#Krugerrands|Krugerrands]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ian McNabb discography#Respectfully Yours|Respectfully Yours]]'' (2016)
* ''[[#Respectfully Yours|Respectfully Yours]]'' (2016)


==Compilation albums==
==Compilation albums==
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==Promotional singles==
==Promotional singles==


* ''Still Got the Fever'' from the album [[Head Like a Rock]] (Autumn 1993)
* ″Still Got the Fever″ from the album ''[[Head Like a Rock]]'' (Autumn 1993)
* ''Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)'' from the album [[Ian McNabb (album)|Ian McNabb]] (April 2001)
* ″Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen) from the album ''[[Ian McNabb (album)|Ian McNabb]]'' (April 2001)
* ''New Light'' from the album [[Great Things]] (released digitally on [[iTunes]]) (2009)
* ″New Light″ from the album ''[[Great Things (album)|Great Things]]'' (released digitally on [[iTunes]]) (2009)
* ''She Don't Let Nobody'', later included on the album [[Eclectic Warrior]] (2011)
* ″She Don't Let Nobody″, later included on the album ''[[Eclectic Warrior]]'' (2011)


==Other appearances==
==Other appearances==


===Songs===
===Songs===
''See also [[List of songs recorded by Ian McNabb]]''
{{main|List of songs recorded by Ian McNabb}}
* ″Slough″ from ''Words/Music – Sir John Betjeman and Mike Read'' (2006)

* ″Working Class Hero″ (cover of a John Lennon song) from the Dutch CD ''Het beste uit 10 jaar 2 meter sessies'' (1997)
* ''Slough'' from 'Words/Music – Sir John Betjeman and Mike Read' (2006)
* ''Working Class Hero'' (cover of a John Lennon song) from the Dutch CD 'HET BESTE UIT 10 JAAR 2 METER SESSIES' (1997)
* ″Woman″ (cover of a John Lennon song) from ''[[Liverpool The Number Ones Album]]'' (2008)
* ''Woman'' (cover of a John Lennon song) from [[Liverpool The Number Ones Album]] (2008)
* ″Music Is Love″ (cover of a David Crosby song) from the free CD with the Jan/Feb 2013 issue of ''Maverick'' magazine
* ''Music Is Love'' (cover of a David Crosby song) from the free CD with the JAN/FEB 2013 issue of Maverick Magazine
* ″All I've Got to Do″ (cover of a [[The Beatles|Beatles]] song) from the free CD with the August 2013 issue of ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine with Thomas McConnell
* ''All I've Got to Do'' (cover of a [[The Beatles|Beatles]] song) from the free CD with the August 2013 issue of [[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo magazine]] with Thomas McConnell


===Albums===
===Albums===
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* ''Hold On (Charity single for Alder Hay children's hospital)'' (2012) (Guitar and Backing Vocals)
* ''Hold On (Charity single for Alder Hay children's hospital)'' (2012) (Guitar and Backing Vocals)
* ''Rude Beggar ''(2014) with Nash Albert. (Producer (with Ciaron Bell), Guitar, Backing Vocals)
* ''Rude Beggar ''(2014) with Nash Albert. (Producer (with Ciaron Bell), Guitar, Backing Vocals)
* ''Our Friend'' (Charity single as part of ensemble, released in support of 'Statue 4 Eppy<ref>http://www.statue4eppy.com/</ref>') (2015)
* ''Our Friend'' (Charity single as part of ensemble, released in support of 'Statue 4 Eppy<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statue4eppy.com/ |title=Statue for Brian Epstein &#124; Statue honouring the life of Brian Epstein |access-date=2015-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150223154018/http://www.statue4eppy.com/ |archive-date=23 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>') (2015)


==Featured Works==
==Featured works==

Some selected works are featured below;

==I'm Game==
{{Infobox single
| Name = I'm Game
| Cover =
| Caption =
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| from Album = [[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]]
| Released = June 1993
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7" vinyl]], CD
| Recorded = 1993
|Genre= [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Label = This Way Up
| Writer = Robert Ian McNabb
| Producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| Last single = "[[If Love Was Like Guitars]]"
| This single = "'''I'm Game'''"
| Next single = "[[(I Go) My Own Way]]"


===″I'm Game″===
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Game
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| album = [[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]]
| released = June 1993
| recorded = 1993
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length =
| label = This Way Up
| writer = Robert Ian McNabb
| producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| prev_title = [[If Love Was Like Guitars]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[(I Go) My Own Way]]
| next_year = 1993
}}
}}


"'''I'm Game'''" is the fourth single released by [[Ian McNabb]] after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the first to be released after publication of Ian's first album [[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]], rather than to promote it. It failed to chart.<ref name="merseybeasts.com">http://www.merseybeasts.com/discogm.php</ref>
"I'm Game" is the fourth single released by McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the first to be released after publication of his first album ''[[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]]'', rather than to promote it. It failed to chart.<ref name="merseybeasts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.merseybeasts.com/discogm.php|title=Merseybeasts|first=Leslie Carl|last=Seiler|website=Merseybeasts.com|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>

===Track listing===


====Track listing====
''7" record''
;7" Vinyl
# I'm Game (4:32)
# A Pirate Looks At Forty (4:09)
# ″I'm Game″ (4:32)
# ″A Pirate Looks At Forty″ (4:09)


''CD''
;CD
# I'm Game (4:32)
# ″I'm Game″ (4:32)
# What's It All About? (4:25)
# ″What's It All About? (4:25)
# A Pirate Looks At Forty (4:09)
# ″A Pirate Looks At Forty″ (4:09)
{{clear}}
{{clear}}


==I Go My Own Way==
===″(I Go) My Own Way″===

{{Infobox single
| Name = (I Go) My Own Way
| Cover =
| Caption =
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| from Album = [[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]]
| Released = September 1993
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7" vinyl]], 10" vinyl, CD, [[Cassette single|Cassette]]
| Recorded = 1993
|Genre= [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Label = This Way Up
| Writer = Robert Ian McNabb
| Producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| Last single = "[[I'm Game]]"
| This single = "'''(I Go) My Own Way'''"
| Next single = "[[You Must Be Prepared to Dream]]"


{{Infobox song
| name = (I Go) My Own Way
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| album = [[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]]
| released = September 1993
| recorded = 1993
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length =
| label = This Way Up
| writer = Robert Ian McNabb
| producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| prev_title = [[I'm Game]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[You Must Be Prepared to Dream]]
| next_year = 1994
}}
}}


"'''(I Go) My Own Way'''" is the fifth single released by [[Ian McNabb]] after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the last to be released from Ian's first album [[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]]. It failed to chart.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/>
"(I Go) My Own Way" is the fifth single released by McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the last to be released from McNabb's first album ''[[Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)|Truth and Beauty]]''. It failed to chart.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/>


===Track listings===
====Track listings====


''7" Record, Cassette, & CD''
;7" Vinyl and Cassette
# (I Go) My Own Way (5:20)
# (I Go) My Own Way″ (5:20)
# Play The Hand They Deal You (5:38)
# ″Play The Hand They Deal You″ (5:38)


''CD & 10" Record''
;CD and 10" Vinyl
# (I Go) My Own Way (5:20)
# (I Go) My Own Way″ (5:20)
# Play The Hand They Deal You (5:38)
# ″Play The Hand They Deal You″ (5:38)
# If My Daddy Could See Me Now (3:06)
# ″If My Daddy Could See Me Now″ (3:06)
# For You, Angel (7:46)
# ″For You, Angel″ (7:46)
{{clear}}
{{clear}}


===″Little Princess″===
==Little Princess==

{{Infobox single
| Name = Little Princess
| Cover =
| Caption =
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| from Album = [[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]
| Released = January 1999
| Format = CD
| Recorded = 1998
|Genre= [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Label = Fairfield Trading Co.
| Writer = Robert Ian McNabb
| Producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| Last single = "[[Merseybeast (single)|Merseybeast]]"
| This single = "'''Little Princess'''"
| Next single = "[[Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To]]"


{{Infobox song
| name = Little Princess
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| album = [[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]
| released = January 1999
| recorded = 1998
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length =
| label = Fairfield Trading Co.
| writer = Robert Ian McNabb
| producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| prev_title = [[Merseybeast (single)|Merseybeast]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
}}


"'''Little Princess'''" is the tenth single released by [[Ian McNabb]] after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the sole single release from the album [[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]. The single failed to chart on the official UK charts.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/>
"Little Princess" is the tenth single released by McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the sole single release from the album ''[[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]''. The single failed to chart on the official UK charts.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/>


===Critical reception===
====Critical reception====
Paul Cole of the Birmingham Evening Mail, called Little Princess [http://www.merseybeasts.com/princess.php 'the single the fans asked for'], claiming that 'Rarely has McNabb been in better vocal form'.<ref>http://www.merseybeasts.com/princess.php</ref>
Paul Cole of the ''[[Birmingham Evening Mail]]'' called ″Little Princess″ "the single the fans asked for", saying, "rarely has McNabb been in better vocal form".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merseybeasts.com/princess.php|title=Merseybeasts|first=Leslie Carl|last=Seiler|website=Merseybeasts.com|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>


===Track listings===
====Track listings====
# ″Little Princess″ (3:46)

# ″Beautiful Old Mystery″ (demo March 95) (4:15)
''CD''
# Little princess (Edit) (3:46)
# ″Loveless Age″ (demo October 96) (4:17)
# Beautiful old mystery (demo March 95) (4:15)
# ″Out of Season″ (June 98) (5:22)
# Loveless age (demo October 96) (4:17)
# Out of season (June 98) (5:22)
{{clear}}
{{clear}}


==Live at Life==
===''Live at Life''===

{{Infobox album |
| Name = Live at Life
| Type = live
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| Cover =
| Released = June 2000
| Recorded = 1999
| Genre = [[Rock music|Pop]]
| Label = Fairfield Records
| Producer = Robert Ian McNabb


{{Infobox album
| name = Live at Life
| type = live
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = June 2000
| recorded = 1999
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Rock music|Pop]]
| length =
| label = Fairfield Records
| producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}


'''''Live at Life''''' is the title of [[Ian McNabb]]'s first live album.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/>
''Live at Life'' is McNabb's first live album.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/>
It was recorded from a pair of Christmas gigs at the Voodoo Room, Life Cafe, Liverpool in 1999, hence the title of the album. Ian said he 'Couldn't resist doing a live album at a place called life as [he] knew the title was brilliant'.
It was recorded from a pair of Christmas gigs at the Voodoo Room, Life Cafe, Liverpool in 1999, from which the album got its title. McNabb said he "couldn't resist doing a live album at a place called Life as [he] knew the title was brilliant".
<ref name="ianmcnabb.com">http://www.ianmcnabb.com/#/solo-albums/4542540127</ref>
<ref name="ianmcnabb.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ianmcnabb.com/#/solo-albums/4542540127|title=McNABBHQ|website=Ianmcnabb.com|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>
The album included one newly written track, "Why Are the Beautiful So Sad".
The album included one newly written track, "Why Are the Beautiful So Sad".


===Critical reception===
====Critical reception====
Rudyard Kennedy, writing for [[allmusic.com]] said the album was "''a well-thought-out, well-produced niche product''" but that "''featuring no hits and lacking the raw energy one normally associates with a live release – is probably the least-essential item in McNabb's catalog. Which is not to say that Live at Life is a bad album – just a curious one to put into general release.''"<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-life-mw0000117428</ref>
Rudyard Kennedy, writing for [[allmusic.com]] said the album was "a well-thought-out, well-produced niche product" but that "featuring no hits and lacking the raw energy one normally associates with a live release – is probably the least-essential item in McNabb's catalog. Which is not to say that ''Live at Life'' is a bad album – just a curious one to put into general release".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-life-mw0000117428|title=Live at Life - Ian McNabb - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>


===Track listing===
====Track listing====
# ″Hollow Horse″ [4:42]
;Live at life [UK, US]
# ″Sex With Someone You Love″ [5:18]
# Hollow Horse [4:42]
# Sex With Someone You Love [5:18]
# ″Great Dreams of Heaven″ [4:54]
# ″Permanent Damage″ [3:20]
# Great Dreams of Heaven [4:54]
# Permanent Damage [3:20]
# ″Little Girl Lost″ [4:15]
# Little Girl Lost [4:15]
# ″I'm a Genius″ [4:13]
# I'm a Genius [4:13]
# ″One True Love″ [2:44]
# ″Why Are The Beautiful So Sad?″ [4:12]
# One True Love [2:44]
# Why Are The Beautiful So Sad? [4:12]
# ″When It All Comes Down″ [4:10]
# When It All Comes Down [4:10]
# ″A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You)″ [4:51]
# ″Fire Inside My Soul″ [7:18]
# A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You) [4:51]
# Fire Inside My Soul [7:18]
# ″What She Did to My Mind″ [6:41]
# What She Did to My Mind [6:41]
# ″Merseybeast″ [6:02]
# Merseybeast [6:02]
# ″Camaraderie″ [4:31]
# ″Reaping The Rich Harvest″ [4:25]
# Camaraderie [4:31]
# Reaping The Rich Harvest [4:25]
{{clear}}
{{clear}}


==Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb==
===''Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb''===


{{Infobox album |
{{Infobox album
| Name = Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb
| name = Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb
| Type = greatest
| type = greatest
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| Cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| Released = {{start date|2004}}
| released = {{start date|2004}}
| Recorded = 1991–2004
| Genre = [[Rock music|Pop]]
| recorded = 1991–2004
| Label = Fairfield Records
| venue =
| Producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| studio =
| genre = [[Rock music|Pop]]
| length =
| label = Fairfield Records
| producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}


'''''Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb''''' is the title of [[Ian McNabb]]'s second 'Greatest Hits' style compilation album. It came in a 2-CD package along with 'Potency+'; a compilation of 'B-sides, remixes and rarities' according to the cover notes.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/>
''Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb'' is McNabb's second "Greatest Hits"-style compilation album. It came in a two-CD package along with ''Potency+'', a compilation of "B-sides, remixes and rarities", according to the cover notes.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/><ref name="ianmcnabb.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/potency-the-best-of-ian-mcnabb-mw0000468924|title=Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb - Ian McNabb - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/potency-the-best-of-ian-mcnabb/id160290946|title=Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb by Ian McNabb|date=17 August 2004|website=Itunes.apple.com|access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="ianmcnabb.com"/>
<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/potency-the-best-of-ian-mcnabb-mw0000468924</ref>
<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/potency-the-best-of-ian-mcnabb/id160290946</ref>


===Critical reception===
====Critical reception====
The magazine [[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] commented that "As Potency proves, over more than a decade [Ian McNabb has] been making quality pop characterised by lyrical maturity and an old-fashioned respect for melody", but gave the album a low rating of 3/10.<ref>http://www.uncut.co.uk/ian-mcnabb/ian-mcnabb-potency-the-best-of-ian-mcnabb-review</ref>
The magazine ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' commented, "As ''Potency'' proves, over more than a decade [Ian McNabb has] been making quality pop characterised by lyrical maturity and an old-fashioned respect for melody", but gave the album a low rating of 3/10.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/ian-mcnabb/ian-mcnabb-potency-the-best-of-ian-mcnabb-review# |title=Ian McNabb - Potency&mdash;The Best of Ian McNabb - Uncut.co.uk |access-date=5 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505131410/http://www.uncut.co.uk/ian-mcnabb/ian-mcnabb-potency-the-best-of-ian-mcnabb-review# |archive-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


===Track listing===
====Track listing====
; Potency: (Disc 1)
; ''Potency'' (Disc 1)
# ″Liverpool Girl″
# Liverpool Girl
# ″Camaraderie″
# Camaraderie
# Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)
# ″Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)
# All Things To Everyone
# ″All Things To Everyone″
# Great Dreams Of Heaven
# ″Great Dreams Of Heaven″
# ″Potency″
# Potency
# If Love Was Like Guitars
# ″If Love Was Like Guitars″
# Man Who Can Make A Women Laugh
# ″Man Who Can Make A Woman Laugh″
# You Must Be Prepared To Dream
# ″You Must Be Prepared To Dream″
# German Soldier's Helmet Circa 1943
# ″German Soldier's Helmet Circa 1943″
# You Stone My Soul
# ″You Stone My Soul″
# I'm A Genius
# ″I'm A Genius″
# Friend Of My Enemy
# ″Friend Of My Enemy″
# Lady By Degrees
# ″Lady By Degrees″
# ″Merseybeast″
# Merseybeast


;Potency+:(Disc 2)
;''Potency+'' (Disc 2)
# Play The Hand They Deal You
# ″Play The Hand They Deal You″
# I Go My Own Way
# ″I Go My Own Way″
# If My Daddy Could See Me Now
# ″If My Daddy Could See Me Now″
# For You Angel
# ″For You Angel″
# Time You Were In Love
# ″Time You Were In Love″
# Don't Patronize Me
# ″Don't Patronize Me″
# Trams In Amsterdam
# ″Trams In Amsterdam″
# ″Woo Yer″
# Woo Yer
# Salt Of The Earth
# ″Salt Of The Earth″
# Great Dreams Of Heaven
# ″Great Dreams Of Heaven″
# ″Rock″
# Rock
# Sometimes I Think About You
# ″Sometimes I Think About You″
# What's It All About
# ″What's It All About″
# ″Slider″
# Slider
# Go Into The Light (celestial dub mix)
# ″Go Into The Light (celestial dub mix)


==Boots==
===''Boots''===


{{Infobox album |
{{Infobox album
| Name = Boots
| name = Boots
| Type = compilation
| type = compilation
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| Cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| Released = {{start date|df=yes|2003|05}}
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2003|05}}
| Recorded = 1991–2000
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'''''Boots''''' is the title of an [[Ian McNabb]] album of previously unreleased archival material recorded between 1991 and 2000. The title refers to both McNabb's nickname (after his penchant for wearing [[Beatles]]-style boots in the mid-80s while with The Icicle Works), and a reference to the 'official bootleg' nature of the release. The double disc set includes some very hard to find items, demos, and alternative versions. It was available by mail only and limited to 1000 copies each numbered on the spine. According to Ian, the album is 'Very Rare'. The cover was designed by Ged Doyle at Plast-c.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/><ref name="ianmcnabb.com"/>
''Boots'' is an album of previously unreleased archival material recorded between 1991 and 2000. The title refers to both McNabb's nickname (after his penchant for wearing [[Beatles]]-style boots in the mid-80s while with The Icicle Works) and the "official bootleg" nature of the release. The double disc set includes some radio performances, demos and alternative versions. It was available by mail only and limited to 1000, copies each numbered on the spine. According to McNabb, the album is "very rare". The cover was designed by Ged Doyle at Plast-c.<ref name="merseybeasts.com"/><ref name="ianmcnabb.com"/>


===Critical reception===
====Critical reception====
Jerry Ewing reviewed Boots in the magazine ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' saying it was "a double CD full of rarities and out-takes from across McNabb's excellent solo career." He concluded by saying it "is sad that ''Boots'' is available only from... McNabb's website"<ref>http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/november-2003/79/ian-mcnabb</ref>
Jerry Ewing reviewed ''Boots'' in the magazine ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'', saying it was "a double CD full of rarities and out-takes from across McNabb's excellent solo career". He concluded by saying it "is sad that ''Boots'' is available only from [...] McNabb's website".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/november-2003/79/ian-mcnabb# |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119131925/http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/november-2003/79/ian-mcnabb# |archive-date=19 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


===Track listing===
====Track listing====
;Disc 1
;Disc 1
# Merseybeast (demo w/original lyrics-March '95) [6:59]
# ″Merseybeast″ (demo w/original lyrics-March '95) [6:59]
# Friend of My Enemy (demo-October '96) [5:07]
# ″Friend of My Enemy″ (demo-October '96) [5:07]
# Beautiful Old Mystery (demo-March '95) [4:13]
# ″Beautiful Old Mystery″ (demo-March '95) [4:13]
# You Must Be Prepared To Dream (acoustic radio session w/Crazy Horse-June '94)[5:26]
# ″You Must Be Prepared To Dream″ (acoustic radio session w/Crazy Horse-June '94)[5:26]
# Sing (demo-March '95) [4:42]
# ″Sing″ (demo-March '95) [4:42]
# You Only Get What You Deserve (demo-March '95) [4:33]
# ″You Only Get What You Deserve″ (demo-March '95) [4:33]
# Liverpool Girl (demo w/original lyrics-October '96) [4:49]
# ″Liverpool Girl″ (demo w/original lyrics-October '96) [4:49]
# Love's Young Dream (demo-March '95) [4:28]
# ″Love's Young Dream″ (demo-March '95) [4:28]
# Hollywood Tears (alternate vocal version-March '00) [4:10]
# ″Hollywood Tears″ (alternative vocal version-March '00) [4:10]
# Rollin' On (The Things We Gave Away) (demo-February '99) [5:41]
# ″Rollin' On (The Things We Gave Away) (demo-February '99) [5:41]
# Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen) (live-December '99) [3:20]
# ″Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen) (live-December '99) [3:20]
# Glory Be (demo-October '96) [6:16]
# ″Glory Be″ (demo-October '96) [6:16]


;Disc 2
;Disc 2
# Heydays (demo-March '95) [5:44]
# ″Heydays″ (demo-March '95) [5:44]
# Right on Time (demo-October '96) [3:58]
# ″Right on Time″ (demo-October '96) [3:58]
# Growing Younger (demo-March '95) [5:17]
# ″Growing Younger″ (demo-March '95) [5:17]
# May You Always (home demo-August '93) [5:01]
# ″May You Always″ (home demo-August '93) [5:01]
# Somebody Tell Rebecca (outtake-September '01) [4:15]
# ″Somebody Tell Rebecca″ (outtake-September '01) [4:15]
# Something Wonderful (demo-January '00) [4:44]
# ″Something Wonderful″ (demo-January '00) [4:44]
# These Are The Days (acoustic radio session w/Crazy Horse-June '94) [4:38]
# ″These Are The Days″ (acoustic radio session w/Crazy Horse-June '94) [4:38]
# Love, Where Are You? (demo-March '95) [4:33]
# ″Love, Where Are You? (demo-March '95) [4:33]
# Sometimes I Think About You (live-November '93) [5:01]
# ″Sometimes I Think About You″ (live-November '93) [5:01]
# Don't Patronize Me (demo-March '95) [4:16]
# ″Don't Patronize Me″ (demo-March '95) [4:16]
# Available Light (demo-March '95) [6:23]
# ″Available Light″ (demo-March '95) [6:23]
# Won't Get Fooled Again (outtake-April '91) [8:31]
# ″Won't Get Fooled Again″ (outtake-April '91) [8:31]


==Krugerrands==
===''Krugerrands''===


{{Infobox album |
{{Infobox album
| Name = Krugerrands
| name = Krugerrands
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| Cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| Released = {{start date|df=yes|2015|08}}
| Recorded = 2015
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2015|08}}
| Genre = Rock
| recorded = 2015
| Length = 69:45
| venue =
| Label = Fairfield
| studio =
| Producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| genre = Rock
| length = 69:45
| Last album = [[Eclectic Warrior]]
| label = Fairfield
| This album = '''''Krugerrands'''''
| producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| Next album = [[Ian McNabb Discography#Respectfully Yours|Respectfully Yours]]
| prev_title = [[Eclectic Warrior]]
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = [[Ian McNabb Discography#Respectfully Yours|Respectfully Yours]]
| next_year = 2016
}}
}}


'''''Krugerrands''''' is an [[Ian McNabb]] album, primarily containing re-recordings of previously released tracks, that according to McNabb 'were either previously stripped to basics for their original recordings or done using drum machines and other such toys'. The album was released on August 3 2015, after having been made available for pre-order on McNabb's website in June. The album was a limited release of 1000 copies, and also included a cover of the [[Sly Fox (band)|Sly Fox]] song [[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]] and two versions of a new track, 'Gravy'. The album was a collaboration with Liverpudlian band Cold Shoulder, as with previous album [[Eclectic Warrior]].
''Krugerrands'' is an album primarily containing re-recordings of previously released tracks that, according to McNabb "were either previously stripped to basics for their original recordings or done using drum machines and other such toys". The album was released on 3 August 2015, after having been made available for pre-order on McNabb's website in June. The album was a limited release of 1000 copies, and also included a cover of the [[Sly Fox (band)|Sly Fox]] song "[[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]]" and two versions of a new track, "Gravy". The album was a collaboration with Liverpudlian band Cold Shoulder, as was the previous album ''[[Eclectic Warrior]]''.


According to McNabb's liner notes to the album, the album is an attempt to improve on 'a bunch of tunes from [his] catalogue [he] felt, although not uhappy<sup>[sic]</sup> with in their previous incarnations, had a lot of room to grow'.
According to McNabb's liner notes for the album, it is an attempt to improve on "a bunch of tunes from [his] catalogue [he] felt, although not uhappy {{sic}} with in their previous incarnations, had a lot of room to grow".


===Track listing===
====Track listing====
# Gravy (Intro) [1:49]
# ″Gravy (Intro) [1:49]
# Hurricane Elaine [8:03] - <small>Originally released on [[The Gentleman Adventurer]]</small>
# ″Hurricane Elaine″ [8:03] - Originally released on ''[[The Gentleman Adventurer]]''
# Rider (The Heartless Mare) [4:53] - <small>Originally released on [[Before All of This]]</small>
# ″Rider (The Heartless Mare) [4:53] - Originally released on ''[[Before All of This]]''
# All About A Woman [5:09] - <small>Originally released on [[Great Things]]</small>
# ″All About A Woman″ [5:09] - Originally released on ''[[Great Things (album)|Great Things]]''
# Gulf Coast Rockin' [4:46] - <small>Originally released on [[The Gentleman Adventurer]]</small>
# ″Gulf Coast Rockin' [4:46] - Originally released on ''[[The Gentleman Adventurer]]''
# A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You) [4:12] - <small>Originally released on [[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]</small>
# ″A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You) [4:12] - Originally released on ''[[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]''
# Little Princess [5:40] - <small>Originally released on [[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]</small>
# ″Little Princess″ [5:40] - Originally released on ''[[A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party]]''
# High On a Hill [7:32] - <small>Originally released on [[Little Episodes]]</small>
# ″High On a Hill″ [7:32] - Originally released on ''[[Little Episodes]]''
# Let's Go All The Way [4:08] - <small>Cover version of the [[Sly Fox (band)|Sly Fox]] song [[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]]</small>
# ″Let's Go All The Way″ [4:08] - Cover version of the [[Sly Fox (band)|Sly Fox]] song ''[[Let's Go All the Way (song)|Let's Go All the Way]]''
# Ain't No Way To Behave [4:42] - <small>Originally released on [[The Gentleman Adventurer]]</small>
# ″Ain't No Way To Behave″ [4:42] - Originally released on ''[[The Gentleman Adventurer]]''
# Misty Meadows [5:07] - <small>Originally released on [[Waifs and Strays (album)|Waifs and Strays]]</small>
# ″Misty Meadows″ [5:07] - Originally released on ''[[Waifs and Strays (album)|Waifs and Strays]]''
# Believer Of Me [4:16] - <small>Originally released as a live track on [[How We Live: At the Philharmonic]]</small>
# ″Believer Of Me″ [4:16] - Originally released as a live track on ''[[How We Live: At the Philharmonic]]''
# Stood Before St. Peter [4:08] - <small>Originally released on [[The Icicle Works]]' album [[Blind (The Icicle Works album)|Blind]]</small>
# ″Stood Before St. Peter″ [4:08] - Originally released on [[The Icicle Works]]' album ''[[Blind (The Icicle Works album)|Blind]]''
# Gravy [5:10]
# ″Gravy″ [5:10]


==Respectfully Yours==
===''Respectfully Yours''===


{{Infobox album |
{{Infobox album
| Name = Respectfully Yours
| name = Respectfully Yours
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| artist = [[Ian McNabb]]
| Cover =
| cover =
| Released = {{start date|df=yes|2016|03|31}}
| alt =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2016|03|31}}
| Recorded = January - February 2016
| recorded = January - February 2016
| Genre = Rock
| venue =
| Length =
| studio =
| Label = Fairfield
| genre = Rock
| Producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| length =
| label = Fairfield
| Last album = [[Ian McNabb Discography#Krugerrands|Krugerrands]]
| producer = Robert Ian McNabb
| This album = '''''Respectfully Yours'''''
| prev_title = [[Ian McNabb Discography#Krugerrands|Krugerrands]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Star Smile Strong]]
| next_year = 2017
}}
}}


'''''Respectfully Yours''''' is an [[Ian McNabb]] album, comprising covers of songs originally recorded by other artists, and McNabb's first covers album.
''Respectfully Yours'' is an album comprising songs originally recorded by other artists; it was McNabb's first covers album.


===Track listing===
====Track listing====
# Changes - <small>Cover version of a [[Black Sabbath]] [[Changes (Black Sabbath song)|song]]</small>
# ″Changes″ - a [[Black Sabbath]] [[Changes (Black Sabbath song)|song]]
# Pocahontas - <small>Cover version of a [[Neil Young]] [[Pocahontas (Neil Young song)|song]]</small>
# ″Pocahontas″ - a [[Neil Young]] [[Pocahontas (Neil Young song)|song]]
# Run To Me - <small>Cover version of a [[Bee Gees]] [[Run to Me (Bee Gees song)|song]]</small>
# ″Run To Me″ - a [[Bee Gees]] [[Run to Me (Bee Gees song)|song]]
# Baltimore - <small>Cover version of a [[Randy Newman]] song, from the album [[Little Criminals]]</small>
# ″Baltimore″ - a [[Randy Newman]] song, from the album ''[[Little Criminals]]''
# Life On Mars? - <small>Cover version of a [[David Bowie]] [[Life on Mars (song)|song]]</small>
# ″Life On Mars? - a [[David Bowie]] [[Life on Mars (song)|song]]
# The Killing Moon - <small>Cover version of an [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] [[The Killing Moon|song]]</small>
# ″The Killing Moon″ - an [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] [[The Killing Moon|song]]
# Montague Terrace In Blue - <small>Cover version of a [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] song, from the album [[Scott (album)|Scott]]</small>
# ″Montague Terrace In Blue″ - a [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] song, from the album ''[[Scott (album)|Scott]]''
# Memory Motel - <small>Cover version of a [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] [[Memory Motel|song]]</small>
# ″Memory Motel″ - a [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] [[Memory Motel|song]]
# The Crystal Ship - <small>Cover version of a [[The Doors|Doors]] [[The Crystal Ship|song]]</small>
# ″The Crystal Ship″ - a [[The Doors|Doors]] [[The Crystal Ship|song]]
# Time Ain't Nothin' - <small>Cover version of a [[Green on Red]] song, from the album No Free Lunch</small>
# ″Time Ain't Nothin' - a [[Green on Red]] song, from the album ''No Free Lunch''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:38, 10 February 2024

Ian McNabb discography
Studio albums11
Compilation albums2
Singles11
Promotional singles4
Other appearances13
Side albums5
Live albums2

Robert Ian McNabb is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool, England. Although known best for his work as leader and songwriter-in-chief of The Icicle Works in the 1980s, he has also led a critically acclaimed solo career. This article documents his solo releases, followed by a more detailed description of a selection of his releases.

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions
UK
[1][2]
1993 Truth and Beauty
  • Released: 18 January 1993
  • Label: This Way Up (5143782)
51
1994 Head Like a Rock
  • Released: 4 July 1994
  • Label: This Way Up (5222982)
29
1996 Merseybeast
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: This Way Up (5242152)
30
1998 A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party
  • Released: 26 October 1998
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD1)
162
2001 Ian McNabb
  • Released: 2 April 2001
  • Label: Sanctuary (SANCD011)
185
2002 The Gentleman Adventurer
  • Released: September 2002
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD3)
2005 Before All of This
  • Released: 30 May 2005
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD6)
2009 Great Things
  • Released: 27 September 2009
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD9)
2012 Little Episodes
  • Released: 20 February 2012
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD10)
2013 Eclectic Warrior
  • Released: 18 March 2013
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD11)
2017 Star Smile Strong
  • Released: 20 April 2017
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD15)
2018 Our Future In Space
  • Released: 30 June 2018
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD16)
2021 Utopian
  • Released: 2 April 2021
  • Label: Fairfield (FAIR CD17)

Side albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
1991 "Great Dreams of Heaven" Truth and Beauty
"These Are the Days"
1992 "If Love Was Like Guitars" 67
1993 "I'm Game" 98
"(I Go) My Own Way" 94
1994 "You Must Be Prepared to Dream" 54 Head Like a Rock
"Go into the Light" 66
1996 "Don't Put Your Spell on Me" 72 Merseybeast
"Merseybeast" 74
1999 "Little Princess" A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party
2005 "Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To" 38 Before All of This

Promotional singles

  • ″Still Got the Fever″ from the album Head Like a Rock (Autumn 1993)
  • ″Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)″ from the album Ian McNabb (April 2001)
  • ″New Light″ from the album Great Things (released digitally on iTunes) (2009)
  • ″She Don't Let Nobody″, later included on the album Eclectic Warrior (2011)

Other appearances

Songs

  • ″Slough″ from Words/Music – Sir John Betjeman and Mike Read (2006)
  • ″Working Class Hero″ (cover of a John Lennon song) from the Dutch CD Het beste uit 10 jaar 2 meter sessies (1997)
  • ″Woman″ (cover of a John Lennon song) from Liverpool – The Number Ones Album (2008)
  • ″Music Is Love″ (cover of a David Crosby song) from the free CD with the Jan/Feb 2013 issue of Maverick magazine
  • ″All I've Got to Do″ (cover of a Beatles song) from the free CD with the August 2013 issue of Mojo magazine with Thomas McConnell

Albums

  • Space Flower with The Wild Swans (Guitar and Backing Vocals)
  • Cloudcuckooland, Sense, and Jollification with The Lightning Seeds (Backing vocals, Co-writer of Sense and Jollification). (1990–1994)
  • The Journey (2005) with Amsterdam (Guitar only)
  • Songs for Everyday Use (2006) with Gary Cooke. (Guitar only)
  • Ian was part of the short lived ensemble band Sandhill Mob (2010)
  • Hold On (Charity single for Alder Hay children's hospital) (2012) (Guitar and Backing Vocals)
  • Rude Beggar (2014) with Nash Albert. (Producer (with Ciaron Bell), Guitar, Backing Vocals)
  • Our Friend (Charity single as part of ensemble, released in support of 'Statue 4 Eppy[3]') (2015)

Featured works

″I'm Game″

"I'm Game"
Single by Ian McNabb
from the album Truth and Beauty
ReleasedJune 1993
Recorded1993
GenreRock
LabelThis Way Up
Songwriter(s)Robert Ian McNabb
Producer(s)Robert Ian McNabb
Ian McNabb singles chronology
"If Love Was Like Guitars"
(1993)
"I'm Game"
(1993)
"(I Go) My Own Way"
(1993)

"I'm Game" is the fourth single released by McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the first to be released after publication of his first album Truth and Beauty, rather than to promote it. It failed to chart.[4]

Track listing

7" Vinyl
  1. ″I'm Game″ (4:32)
  2. ″A Pirate Looks At Forty″ (4:09)
CD
  1. ″I'm Game″ (4:32)
  2. ″What's It All About?″ (4:25)
  3. ″A Pirate Looks At Forty″ (4:09)

″(I Go) My Own Way″

"(I Go) My Own Way"
Single by Ian McNabb
from the album Truth and Beauty
ReleasedSeptember 1993
Recorded1993
GenreRock
LabelThis Way Up
Songwriter(s)Robert Ian McNabb
Producer(s)Robert Ian McNabb
Ian McNabb singles chronology
"I'm Game"
(1993)
"(I Go) My Own Way"
(1993)
"You Must Be Prepared to Dream"
(1994)

"(I Go) My Own Way" is the fifth single released by McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the last to be released from McNabb's first album Truth and Beauty. It failed to chart.[4]

Track listings

7" Vinyl and Cassette
  1. ″(I Go) My Own Way″ (5:20)
  2. ″Play The Hand They Deal You″ (5:38)
CD and 10" Vinyl
  1. ″(I Go) My Own Way″ (5:20)
  2. ″Play The Hand They Deal You″ (5:38)
  3. ″If My Daddy Could See Me Now″ (3:06)
  4. ″For You, Angel″ (7:46)

″Little Princess″

"Little Princess"
Single by Ian McNabb
from the album A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party
ReleasedJanuary 1999
Recorded1998
GenreRock
LabelFairfield Trading Co.
Songwriter(s)Robert Ian McNabb
Producer(s)Robert Ian McNabb
Ian McNabb singles chronology
"Merseybeast"
(1996)
"Little Princess"
(1999)
"Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To"
(2005)

"Little Princess" is the tenth single released by McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the sole single release from the album A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party. The single failed to chart on the official UK charts.[4]

Critical reception

Paul Cole of the Birmingham Evening Mail called ″Little Princess″ "the single the fans asked for", saying, "rarely has McNabb been in better vocal form".[5]

Track listings

  1. ″Little Princess″ (3:46)
  2. ″Beautiful Old Mystery″ (demo March 95) (4:15)
  3. ″Loveless Age″ (demo October 96) (4:17)
  4. ″Out of Season″ (June 98) (5:22)

Live at Life

Live at Life
Live album by
ReleasedJune 2000
Recorded1999
GenrePop
LabelFairfield Records
ProducerRobert Ian McNabb

Live at Life is McNabb's first live album.[4] It was recorded from a pair of Christmas gigs at the Voodoo Room, Life Cafe, Liverpool in 1999, from which the album got its title. McNabb said he "couldn't resist doing a live album at a place called Life as [he] knew the title was brilliant". [6] The album included one newly written track, "Why Are the Beautiful So Sad".

Critical reception

Rudyard Kennedy, writing for allmusic.com said the album was "a well-thought-out, well-produced niche product" but that "featuring no hits and lacking the raw energy one normally associates with a live release – is probably the least-essential item in McNabb's catalog. Which is not to say that Live at Life is a bad album – just a curious one to put into general release".[7]

Track listing

  1. ″Hollow Horse″ [4:42]
  2. ″Sex With Someone You Love″ [5:18]
  3. ″Great Dreams of Heaven″ [4:54]
  4. ″Permanent Damage″ [3:20]
  5. ″Little Girl Lost″ [4:15]
  6. ″I'm a Genius″ [4:13]
  7. ″One True Love″ [2:44]
  8. ″Why Are The Beautiful So Sad?″ [4:12]
  9. ″When It All Comes Down″ [4:10]
  10. ″A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You)″ [4:51]
  11. ″Fire Inside My Soul″ [7:18]
  12. ″What She Did to My Mind″ [6:41]
  13. ″Merseybeast″ [6:02]
  14. ″Camaraderie″ [4:31]
  15. ″Reaping The Rich Harvest″ [4:25]

Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb

Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb
Greatest hits album by
Released2004 (2004)
Recorded1991–2004
GenrePop
LabelFairfield Records
ProducerRobert Ian McNabb

Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb is McNabb's second "Greatest Hits"-style compilation album. It came in a two-CD package along with Potency+, a compilation of "B-sides, remixes and rarities", according to the cover notes.[4][6][8][9]

Critical reception

The magazine Uncut commented, "As Potency proves, over more than a decade [Ian McNabb has] been making quality pop characterised by lyrical maturity and an old-fashioned respect for melody", but gave the album a low rating of 3/10.[10]

Track listing

Potency (Disc 1)
  1. ″Liverpool Girl″
  2. ″Camaraderie″
  3. ″Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)″
  4. ″All Things To Everyone″
  5. ″Great Dreams Of Heaven″
  6. ″Potency″
  7. ″If Love Was Like Guitars″
  8. ″Man Who Can Make A Woman Laugh″
  9. ″You Must Be Prepared To Dream″
  10. ″German Soldier's Helmet Circa 1943″
  11. ″You Stone My Soul″
  12. ″I'm A Genius″
  13. ″Friend Of My Enemy″
  14. ″Lady By Degrees″
  15. ″Merseybeast″
Potency+ (Disc 2)
  1. ″Play The Hand They Deal You″
  2. ″I Go My Own Way″
  3. ″If My Daddy Could See Me Now″
  4. ″For You Angel″
  5. ″Time You Were In Love″
  6. ″Don't Patronize Me″
  7. ″Trams In Amsterdam″
  8. ″Woo Yer″
  9. ″Salt Of The Earth″
  10. ″Great Dreams Of Heaven″
  11. ″Rock″
  12. ″Sometimes I Think About You″
  13. ″What's It All About″
  14. ″Slider″
  15. ″Go Into The Light (celestial dub mix)″

Boots

Boots
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 2003 (2003-05)
Recorded1991–2000
GenrePop
LabelOB
ProducerRobert Ian McNabb

Boots is an album of previously unreleased archival material recorded between 1991 and 2000. The title refers to both McNabb's nickname (after his penchant for wearing Beatles-style boots in the mid-80s while with The Icicle Works) and the "official bootleg" nature of the release. The double disc set includes some radio performances, demos and alternative versions. It was available by mail only and limited to 1000, copies each numbered on the spine. According to McNabb, the album is "very rare". The cover was designed by Ged Doyle at Plast-c.[4][6]

Critical reception

Jerry Ewing reviewed Boots in the magazine Classic Rock, saying it was "a double CD full of rarities and out-takes from across McNabb's excellent solo career". He concluded by saying it "is sad that Boots is available only from [...] McNabb's website".[11]

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. ″Merseybeast″ (demo w/original lyrics-March '95) [6:59]
  2. ″Friend of My Enemy″ (demo-October '96) [5:07]
  3. ″Beautiful Old Mystery″ (demo-March '95) [4:13]
  4. ″You Must Be Prepared To Dream″ (acoustic radio session w/Crazy Horse-June '94)[5:26]
  5. ″Sing″ (demo-March '95) [4:42]
  6. ″You Only Get What You Deserve″ (demo-March '95) [4:33]
  7. ″Liverpool Girl″ (demo w/original lyrics-October '96) [4:49]
  8. ″Love's Young Dream″ (demo-March '95) [4:28]
  9. ″Hollywood Tears″ (alternative vocal version-March '00) [4:10]
  10. ″Rollin' On (The Things We Gave Away)″ (demo-February '99) [5:41]
  11. ″Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)″ (live-December '99) [3:20]
  12. ″Glory Be″ (demo-October '96) [6:16]
Disc 2
  1. ″Heydays″ (demo-March '95) [5:44]
  2. ″Right on Time″ (demo-October '96) [3:58]
  3. ″Growing Younger″ (demo-March '95) [5:17]
  4. ″May You Always″ (home demo-August '93) [5:01]
  5. ″Somebody Tell Rebecca″ (outtake-September '01) [4:15]
  6. ″Something Wonderful″ (demo-January '00) [4:44]
  7. ″These Are The Days″ (acoustic radio session w/Crazy Horse-June '94) [4:38]
  8. ″Love, Where Are You?″ (demo-March '95) [4:33]
  9. ″Sometimes I Think About You″ (live-November '93) [5:01]
  10. ″Don't Patronize Me″ (demo-March '95) [4:16]
  11. ″Available Light″ (demo-March '95) [6:23]
  12. ″Won't Get Fooled Again″ (outtake-April '91) [8:31]

Krugerrands

Krugerrands
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2015 (2015-08)
Recorded2015
GenreRock
Length69:45
LabelFairfield
ProducerRobert Ian McNabb
Ian McNabb chronology
Eclectic Warrior
(2013)
Krugerrands
(2015)
Respectfully Yours
(2016)

Krugerrands is an album primarily containing re-recordings of previously released tracks that, according to McNabb "were either previously stripped to basics for their original recordings or done using drum machines and other such toys". The album was released on 3 August 2015, after having been made available for pre-order on McNabb's website in June. The album was a limited release of 1000 copies, and also included a cover of the Sly Fox song "Let's Go All the Way" and two versions of a new track, "Gravy". The album was a collaboration with Liverpudlian band Cold Shoulder, as was the previous album Eclectic Warrior.

According to McNabb's liner notes for the album, it is an attempt to improve on "a bunch of tunes from [his] catalogue [he] felt, although not uhappy [sic] with in their previous incarnations, had a lot of room to grow".

Track listing

  1. ″Gravy (Intro)″ [1:49]
  2. ″Hurricane Elaine″ [8:03] - Originally released on The Gentleman Adventurer
  3. ″Rider (The Heartless Mare)″ [4:53] - Originally released on Before All of This
  4. ″All About A Woman″ [5:09] - Originally released on Great Things
  5. ″Gulf Coast Rockin'″ [4:46] - Originally released on The Gentleman Adventurer
  6. ″A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You)″ [4:12] - Originally released on A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party
  7. ″Little Princess″ [5:40] - Originally released on A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party
  8. ″High On a Hill″ [7:32] - Originally released on Little Episodes
  9. ″Let's Go All The Way″ [4:08] - Cover version of the Sly Fox song Let's Go All the Way
  10. ″Ain't No Way To Behave″ [4:42] - Originally released on The Gentleman Adventurer
  11. ″Misty Meadows″ [5:07] - Originally released on Waifs and Strays
  12. ″Believer Of Me″ [4:16] - Originally released as a live track on How We Live: At the Philharmonic
  13. ″Stood Before St. Peter″ [4:08] - Originally released on The Icicle Works' album Blind
  14. ″Gravy″ [5:10]

Respectfully Yours

Respectfully Yours
Studio album by
Released31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
RecordedJanuary - February 2016
GenreRock
LabelFairfield
ProducerRobert Ian McNabb
Ian McNabb chronology
Krugerrands
(2015)
Respectfully Yours
(2016)
Star Smile Strong
(2017)

Respectfully Yours is an album comprising songs originally recorded by other artists; it was McNabb's first covers album.

Track listing

  1. ″Changes″ - a Black Sabbath song
  2. ″Pocahontas″ - a Neil Young song
  3. ″Run To Me″ - a Bee Gees song
  4. ″Baltimore″ - a Randy Newman song, from the album Little Criminals
  5. ″Life On Mars?″ - a David Bowie song
  6. ″The Killing Moon″ - an Echo & the Bunnymen song
  7. ″Montague Terrace In Blue″ - a Scott Walker song, from the album Scott
  8. ″Memory Motel″ - a Rolling Stones song
  9. ″The Crystal Ship″ - a Doors song
  10. ″Time Ain't Nothin'″ - a Green on Red song, from the album No Free Lunch

References

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