On the Ropes (album)

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On the Ropes is the debut album by British big beat duo Mint Royale, released in 1999 on the Faith & Hope label.

Mint Royale chronology
On the Ropes

Studio album by Mint Royale
Released	1999
Recorded	???
Genre	Electronica
Length	52:54
Label	Faith & Hope
	On the Ropes (1999)	Dancehall Places (2002)

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 U.S. Version
4 Track listing (U.S. Version)

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Baker/Claxton unless otherwise stated

"From Rusholme With Love" (Baker/Claxton/Mayer) – 5:08
"Don't Falter" featuring Lauren Laverne (Baker/Claxton/Laverne) – 4:12
"Interlude 1" – 0:37
"Take It Easy" – 3:49
"Because I'm Worth It" – 5:56
"Shake Me (Original)" (Baker/Claxton/Young) – 4:12
"Diagonal Girl" – 4:48
"Rock And Roll Bar" featuring Julia Baker – 4:35
"Space Farm" – 5:28
"Deadbeat" (Baker/Claxton/Cocker/Stainton) – 4:52
"Lonely Girl" (Baker/Claxton/Croft) featuring Debbie Newman – 4:24
"Interlude 2" – 0:43
"Shake Me (Vocal Edit)" (Baker/Claxton/Young) – 4:10

[edit] Personnel

Lauren Laverne - vocals
Debbie Newman - vocals
Julia Baker - vocals
Gail Hebson - vocals
Richard Woolgar - guitar
Dave Diamond - guitar
Amul Batra - tabla
Victor Smalls - drums & percussion

Chris Baker - violin & bass
Neil Claxton - organ, brass & percussion

[edit] U.S. Version

In June 2001, a new version of the album was published for the U.S. market, featuring a different cover (with a close-up photo of a pinball machine) and a different tracklist. The two versions of "Shake Me" present in the original album were removed, and three new songs were added: two exclusive songs, as well as "Show Me", which would later appear in Mint Royale's subsequent album Dancehall Places (2002).