Gimme Some Neck is the third solo album by English musician Ron Wood, released in 1979. It was a minor hit and is his best performance on the US charts as a solo artist to date, peaking at number 45 on the Billboard 200 during a 13-week chart run. The album artwork features illustrations drawn by Wood, with a self-portrait in the center of the front side.
To tour the United States in support of the album, Wood formed the New Barbarians with musicians including Keith Richards, Ian McLagan and Bobby Keys, all of whom contributed to the recording. The Landover concert from this tour was recorded and released as Buried Alive: Live in Maryland in 2006.
Critical reception
Newsday wrote that "there is no first-rate rock and roll playing of any kind ... the songs are mostly bland filler."
Track listing All tracks composed by Ron Wood; except where noted. Side one "Worry No More" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 2:34 "Breakin' My Heart" – 4:17 "Delia" (Traditional) – 0:42 "Buried Alive" – 3:37 "Come to Realise" – 3:52 "Infekshun" – 4:03 Side two "Seven Days" (Bob Dylan) – 4:10 "We All Get Old" – 4:09 "F.U.C. Her" – 3:15 "Lost and Lonely" – 4:14 "Don't Worry" – 3:26
Personnel Ron Wood – lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, Dobro, bass Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals Dave Mason – guitar Robert Popwell – bass Harry Phillips – piano Jerry Lynn Williams – piano and backing vocals on "Worry No More" Ian McLagan – keyboards Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone on "Don't Worry" Mick Jagger – backing vocals Jon Lind – backing vocals Charlie Watts – drums Mick Fleetwood – drums on "Seven Days" Jim Keltner – percussion Technical Geoff Workman – engineer Tony Lane – design Ron Wood – paintings Studio and road crew Royden "Chuch" Magee Gary Schultz Ernest Cain Salgado Johnny Starbuck
Charts Chart (1979)PositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)91US Billboard 20045
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