Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain

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{{Infobox album

| name = Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain

| type = Album

| artist = Kevin Ayers

| cover = DiamondJackAndTheQueenOfPain.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 1983

| recorded = 1983

| venue =

| studio = Spain

| genre = Rock

| length =

| label = Charly

| producer = Julián Ruiz

| prev_title = That's What You Get Babe

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Deia...Vu

| next_year = 1984

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain

| type = studio

| single1 = My Speeding Heart

| single1date = July 1983

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r29630|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Diamond Jack and the Queen of Pain is the tenth solo album by Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kevin Ayers; except where indicated

  1. "Madame Butterfly" – 4:30
  2. "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan) – 4:19
  3. "Who’s Still Crazy" – 4:46
  4. "You Keep Me Hangin' on" (J.J. Cale) – 3:26
  5. "You Are a Big Girl" – 3:31
  6. "Steppin' Out" (Ayers, Ollie Halsall) – 5:15
  7. "My Speeding Heart" – 4:19
  8. "Howling Man" – 3:28
  9. "Give a Little Bit" – 3:51
  10. "Champagne and Valium" – 3:05

Personnel

=Musicians=

  • Kevin Ayers – guitar, vocals
  • Ollie Halsall – guitar, backing vocals
  • Carlos Garcia Vaso – guitars & keyboards
  • Joaquin Montoya – keyboards
  • Manolo Aguilar – bass
  • Javier de Juan – drums, percussion
  • Zanna Gregmar – backing vocals
  • Jimmy Kashisian – horn arrangements

=Technical=

  • Julian Ruiz – producer
  • Luis F. Soria – engineer
  • Yeldham Muchmore – design

References

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  • Original LP sleevenotes

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Category:1983 albums

Category:Kevin Ayers albums

Category:Charly Records albums