Bitter Sweet & Twisted
Bitter Sweet & Twisted is the second studio album from the Quireboys, a hard rock band, and it came out in March 1993. It appeared on Parlophone in the UK and Europe, and it entered the UK Albums Chart at number 31. Bob Rock produced most of it, with a few tracks handled by Chris Kimsey, a name familiar from the Rolling Stones' records.
Three songs were issued as singles: "Tramps & Thieves", "Brother Louie" and "Last Time", the last of which was released only in Japan. "Brother Louie" did best, reaching number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The record proved the band's last for some time, as they split afterwards and did not make another studio album until 2001's This Is Rock 'n' Roll, which makes this a useful closing chapter to their first run.
Bitter Sweet & Twisted: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 1:00:30Tracklist
- 1Tramps And ThievesGuy Bailey and Spike4:28
- 2White Trash BluesBailey, Griffin, Johnstone, Spike4:44
- 3Can't Park HereGuy Bailey and Spike2:50
- 4King Of New YorkVallance, Bailey, Spike5:40
- 5Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds YouBailey, Griffin, Spike3:23
- 6Last TimeGuy Bailey and Spike4:37
- 7DebbieGuy Bailey and Spike4:32
- 8Brother LouieErrol Brown and Tony Wilson3:25
- 9Ode To You (Baby Just Walk)Guy Bailey and Spike4:55
- 10Hates To PleaseGuy Bailey and Spike5:13
- 11My Saint JudeGuy Bailey and Spike3:41
- 12Take No RevengeBailey, Johnstone, Spike4:08
- 13Wild Wild WildGuy Bailey and Spike4:31
- 14Ain't Love BlindBailey, Rock, Spike4:22
- Produced by
- Bob Rock, Chris Kimsey, John Waddell
- Mixed by
- John Brough, Chris Kimsey, Brian Dobbs, John Waddell
- Engineered by
- Randy Staub, Mark Wallis
- Labels
- Parlophone, EMI
- Length
- 1:00:30
Singles
- “Tramps and Thieves” · 1992
- “Brother Louie” · 1993
- “Last Time” · 1993
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1993 | 31 |
| Swedish Albums · 1993 | 25 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1993 | 49 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1993-03-15 vs 1993-03-17 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 17 March 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 March 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 1993 | |
| UK / Europe release | 1993 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | GB | Parlophone | 077779879717 | other |
| 17 March 1993 | DE | Parlophone | 077779879724 | original |
| 19 March 1993 | XW | Parlophone | 5099926670553 | other |
| 31 March 1993 | JP | EMI | 4988006669246 | other |
| — | — | — | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1482x1482, upscaled to 1500 (x1.01)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1482×1482 | upscaled: minor: best source 1482x1482, upscaled to 1500 (x1.01) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |