Mercy (Steve Jones album)

Mercy
Mercy
Studio album by Steve Jones
Released	June 1987
Studio	Cherokee Studios; The Village Recorder; Image Recording Studios; Baby'O Recorders;
Genre	Hard rock; soft rock;
Length	47:00
Label	MCA
Producer	Bob Rose, Steve Jones, Paul Lani
Steve Jones chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Kerrang!	^[2]

Mercy is the first solo album by Steve Jones, formerly of the Sex Pistols. Released in 1987, the album was mainly produced by Bob Rose, with Jones co-producing and Paul Lani producing one track. The recording line-up consisted of Jones on vocals, guitar and bass, keyboardists Bob Rose and Kevin Savigar, and drummers Mickey Curry and Jim Keltner.

The album's single "Mercy" was used in the Miami Vice episode "Stone's War" and was also featured on the Miami Vice II soundtrack album. The song "With You or Without You" was used on the soundtrack for Jonathan Demme's 1986 film Something Wild. The track "Raining in My Heart" was originally recorded as "When Dreaming Fails", a 1985 demo with Iggy Pop recorded at Olivier Ferrand's home studio in Hancock Park, Los Angeles.

Reception

Critic Ira Robbins noted that Jones, most famous for his punk rock background, "caught followers off guard" with the release that includes low-key and sentimental songs as well as rock tracks.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Jones, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mercy"	5:04
2.	"Give It Up"	4:55
3.	"That's Enough"	4:05
4.	"Raining in My Heart"	5:33
5.	"With You or Without You"	4:29

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Pleasure and Pain"		4:51
7.	"Pretty Baby"		6:01
8.	"Drugs Suck"		4:30
9.	"Through the Night"		4:43
10.	"Love Letters"	Edward Heyman, Victor Young	2:57
Total length:			47:00

Personnel

Steve Jones – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar
Bob Rose – keyboards
Kevin Savigar – keyboards
Mickey Curry – drums
Jim Keltner – drums

Technical

Bob Rose – producer
Paul Lani – producer on "Pretty Baby", engineer, mixing on "That's Enough" and "Through the Night"
Charlie Brocco – assistant engineer
Cliff Kane – assistant engineer
Jim Dineen – assistant engineer
Neil Dorfsman – mixing
Greg Calbi – engineer, mastering
Jim Shea – photography
Michael Diehl – design
Jeff Adamoff – artwork

References

^ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Steve Jones Mercy review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^ Johnson, Howard (25 June 1987). "Steve Jones ' Mercy'". Kerrang!. Vol. 149. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 18.
^ Robbins, Ira A., ed. (1989). The New Trouser Press Record Guide (3rd ed.). New York: Collier/Macmillan. p. 303. ISBN 0-02-036370-2. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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[1] Heibutzki, Ralph. "Steve Jones Mercy review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 April 2013.

[2] Johnson, Howard (25 June 1987). "Steve Jones ' Mercy'". Kerrang!. Vol. 149. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 18.

[Robbins-3] Robbins, Ira A., ed. (1989). The New Trouser Press Record Guide (3rd ed.). New York: Collier/Macmillan. p. 303. ISBN 0-02-036370-2. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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