Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance


Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance is the second solo album recorded by Ronnie Lane, one of the founders of Small Faces and Faces, after he left Faces to live on a farm in Wales. In homage to his perceived chances of commercial success, he named his band Slim Chance. Six of the thirteen songs on this album were originals written by Lane, the rest of Slim Chance, and Lane's wife, Kate Lambert; the remainder were covers, including a new version of the Faces track "Stone".
The American release of the album had an altered tracklist, with "The Poacher" and a cover of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" being added in place of "I'm Just a Country Boy" and "Single Saddle".

UK track listing

  1. "Little Piece of Nothing" – 2:23
  2. "Stone" – 4:06
  3. "Bottle of Brandy" – 2:46
  4. "Street Gang" – 4:04
  5. "Anniversary" – 2:57
  6. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (and Write Myself a Letter)" – 2:53
  7. "I'm Just a Country Boy" – 2:42
  8. "Ain't No Lady" – 4:22
  9. "Blue Monday" – 4:07
  10. "Give Me a Penny" – 2:57
  11. "You Never Can Tell" – 4:31
  12. "Tin and Tambourine" – 4:09
  13. "Single Saddle" – 3:02

US track listing

  1. "The Poacher" – 3:40
  2. "Stone" – 4:06
  3. "Bottle of Brandy" – 2:46
  4. "Street Gang" – 4:04
  5. "Anniversary" – 2:57
  6. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down " – 2:53
  7. "Little Piece of Nothing" – 2:23
  8. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" – 2:06
  9. "Ain't No Lady" – 4:22
  10. "Blue Monday" – 4:07
  11. "Give Me a Penny" – 2:57
  12. "You Never Can Tell" – 4:31
  13. "Tin and Tambourine" – 4:09

Personnel

All track positions from the UK listing.
Slim Chance
  • Steve Simpson – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, violin, harmonica
  • Ruan O'Lochlainn – piano, organ, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones
  • Charlie Hart – piano, organ, accordion, violin
  • Brian Belshaw – bass
  • Glen LeFleur – drums, percussion
Session drummer
  • Jim Frank – drums
Production