Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds is the debut solo album by American rock and roll musician Izzy Stradlin, released after his departure from Guns N' Roses. It is his only album under the Ju Ju Hounds moniker.
Overview Released in 1992, Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds spawned two Top 20 rock radio hits: "Shuffle It All" and "Somebody Knockin'". The album was mixed in Copenhagen.
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the debut "a surprisingly strong album that dramatically shows the rootsy sensibility [Stradlin] brought to G n’ R. It sounds like a good Keith Richards solo album (and is actually much better than the album Richards released around the same time)." The album was named 16th best album of the year by Kerrang!
Track listing "Somebody Knockin'" (Stradlin, Jimmy Ashhurst) - 3:27 "Pressure Drop" (Frederick Hibbert) - 2:42 "Time Gone By" (Stradlin, Rick Richards) - 3:47 "Shuffle It All" (Stradlin, Ashhurst) - 6:19 "Bucket o' Trouble" (Stradlin) - 2:10 "Train Tracks" (Stradlin) - 4:27 "How Will It Go" (Stradlin) - 3:51 "Cuttin' the Rug" (Stradlin) - 5:01 "Take a Look at the Guy" (Ron Wood) - 4:45 "Come on Now Inside" (Stradlin) - 6:58 "Morning Tea" (hidden bonus track, starts 4:26 into track 10)
Japanese track listing (MVCD-94) "Somebody Knockin" (Stradlin, Jimmy Ashhurst) - 3:27 "Pressure Drop" (Frederick Hibbert) - 2:42 "Time Gone By" (Stradlin, Richards) - 3:47 "Shuffle It All" (Stradlin, Ashhurst) - 6:19 "Bucket o' Trouble" (Stradlin) - 2:10 "How Much" (Stradlin) - 5:04 "Train Tracks" (Stradlin) - 4:27 "How Will It Go?" (Stradlin) - 3:51 "Cuttin' the Rug" (Stradlin) - 5:01 "Take a Look at the Guy" (Ron Wood) - 4:45 "Come on Now Inside" (Stradlin) - 4:26 "Morning Tea" - 2:35 (presented as hidden bonus track on US version, but indexed as separate track on Japanese CD)
Personnel Izzy Stradlin - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, percussion
The Ju Ju Hounds Rick Richards - lead guitar, slide guitar, percussion, backing vocals Jimmy Ashhurst - bass guitar, backing vocals Charlie "Chalo" Quintana - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel Ian McLagan - Hammond B-3 (on tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9), piano (on track 9) Craig Ross - guitar (on track 1) Doni Gray - drums, vocal harmony (on track 10) Nicky Hopkins - piano (on track 10) Ron Wood - guitar, vocals (on track 9) Marc Ford (uncredited) - guitar (on track 1)
Charts +Chart performance of Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds Chart (1992) PeakpositionUS Billboard 200102US Cash Box Top Albums62
Tour +DateCityCountryVenue1992 Tour23 September 1992ChicagoUnited StatesAvalon30 September 1992ParisFranceEspace Ornano2 October 1992HamburgGermanyGrosse Freiheit 365 October 1992MunichNachtwerk7 October 1992AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg9 October 1992HarlesdenEnglandMean Fiddler13 October 1992MelbourneAustralia14 October 1992KawasakiJapanClub Citta16 October 1992OsakaMatsushita Hall17 October 1992TokyoShibuya Koukaidou21 October 1992NewcastleAustralia27 October 1992SydneyDee Why Hotel30 October 1992MelbourneThe Palace Complex31 October 1992BaxterBaxter Tavern1 November 1992MelbourneSarah Sands Hotel2 November 1992Village Green Hotel3 November 1992SydneySt George Budapest Soccer Club10 November 1992AucklandNew ZealandAuckland Town Hall17 November 1992SockholmSwedenDaily News18 November 1992OsloNorwaySentrum Scene19 November 1992LundSwedenMejeriet21 November 1992CopenhagenDenmarkPumpehuset22 November 1992BonnGermanyBiskuithalle23 November 1992FrankfurtBatschkapp24 November 1992LudwigsburgRockfrabik26 November 1992BremenAladin27 November 1992AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso Grote Zaal28 November 1992GhentBelgiumVooruit Concertzaal30 November 1992MilanItalyRolling Stone1 December 1992ZurichSwitzerlandElectric Ballroom2 December 1992ParisFranceElysse Montmarte3 December 1992BarcelonaSpainZeleste 24 December 1992MadridSala Canciller5 December 1992NewportWalesNewport Centre7 December 1992ManchesterEnglandAcademy 19 December 1992NottinghamRock City10 December 1992LeedsTown And Country Club11 December 1992MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Town Hall12 December 1992GlasgowScotlandBarrowland14 December 1992LondonEnglandTown And Country Club17 December 1992BelfastIrelandMandela Hall18 December 1992DublinIrelandTivoli Theatre1993 Tour21 January 1993San FranciscoUnited StatesBill Graham Civic Auditorium25 January 1993BurbankRockline Studios6 February 1993TijuanaMexicoIguanas7 February 1993TempeUnited StatesClub Rio8 February 1993Las VegasHuntridge Theatre9 February 1993Phoenix10 February 1993GlendaleBangles Nightclub12 February 1993Kansas CityLone Star13 February 1993St LouisMississippi Bar14 February 1993OmahaRanch Bowl16 February 1993ColumbusNewport Music Hall18 February 1993ToledoRoxanne's19 February 1993Grand RapidsThe Intersection20 February 1993RosevilleThe Ritz21 February 1993New Orleans22 February 1993Fort WaynePierre's Entertainment Section23 February 1993IndianapolisThe Vogue24 February 1993ClevelandPeabody's Downunder26 February 1993ChicagoMetro27 February 1993MinneapolisFirst Avenue28 February 1993The Mirage6 March 1993AtlantaCenter Stage7 March 1993MemphisNew Daisy Theatre8 March 1993Panama City BeachSpinnaker Beach Club10 March 1993St PetersburgJannus Landing11 March 1993Fort LauderdaleThe Edge12 March 1993Fern ParkThe Station14 March 1993CharlestonMyskyns15 March 1993KnoxvilleBijou Theatre16 March 1993CharlotteRockys11 April 1993MontrealCanadaAuditorium De Verdun1993 Japan Tour14 September 1993OsakaJapanFestival Hall15 September 1993NagoyaAichi-Ken Kinrou Kaikan17 September 1993KawasakiClub Citta18 September 1993TokyoShibuya Koukaidou19 September 1993
References