Gun – Taking On The World
(A&M Records 1989 AMA7007)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– still in original shrinkwrap
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Gun are a Scottish hard rock band formed by guitarist Giuliano Gizzi. The band’s music has charted across Europe. In the UK, the band has had 4 UK top-20 albums and 8 UK top-40 singles, including a cover of Cameo’s Word Up that reached the UK top 10. Gun has toured extensively, most notably with the Rolling Stones on their Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour of 1989–1990.
Taking On the World is the debut album from Scottish rock band Gun, released on 5 July 1989.
The album peaked at number 44 in the UK charts, and produced two UK Top 40 singles, “Better Days” and “Shame on You”. Three other singles were released, “Money (Everybody Loves Her)”, “Inside Out” and the title track “Taking On the World”. All three made the UK Top 100.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Better Days” | Giuliano Gizzi, Mark Rankin | 4:33 |
| 2. | “The Feeling Within” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:41 |
| 3. | “Inside Out” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:11 |
| 4. | “Money (Everybody Loves Her)” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:34 |
| 5. | “Taking On the World” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:50 |
| 6. | “Shame on You” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:34 |
| 7. | “Can’t Get Any Lower” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:22 |
| 8. | “Something to Believe In” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:38 |
| 9. | “Girls in Love” | Gizzi, Rankin | 3:16 |
| 10. | “I Will Be Waiting” | Gizzi, Rankin | 4:50 |
| Total length: | 43:50 | ||
Personnel
- Mark Rankin – Vocals
- Giuliano Gizzi – Guitar
- Baby Stafford – Guitar
- Dante Gizzi – Bass
- Scott Shields – Drums
- Additional musicians
- Sharleen Spiteri – Backing vocals (tracks 2, 10)
- Scott Fraser – Bass (tracks 7, 9)
- Alan Thornton – Backing vocals
- David Aitken – Guitar
- Jim McDermott – Drums
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