Danger Money

Danger Money
Studio album by
U.K.
Released16 March 1979
RecordedNovember 1978 – January 1979
StudiosAIR Studios, London, UK
GenreProgressive rock
Length42:04
LabelE.G./Polydor Records
ProducersEddie Jobson, John Wetton
U.K. chronology
U.K.
(1978)		 Danger Money
(1979)		 Night After Night
(1979)
Singles from Danger Money
  1. "Rendezvous 6:02"
    Released: May 1979 (EU)
  2. "Nothing to Lose"
    Released: June 1979 (UK)
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Danger Money is the second and final studio album by the progressive rock supergroup U.K., featuring John Wetton, Eddie Jobson and Terry Bozzio. It was released by E.G. Records / Polydor in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1979.

Early versions of "The Only Thing She Needs", "Caesar's Palace Blues" and "Carrying No Cross" (which had the opening chords to "Danger Money" in its intro) had been performed on tour throughout 1978 by the band's original line-up with Bill Bruford and Allan Holdsworth. "Rendezvous 6:02" and "Nothing to Lose" were both edited for single release.

The album was remastered in 2016 and included as part of the box-set Ultimate Collector's Edition.

Writing

John Wetton recalled of "Nothing to Lose" that "I [came] in with the bulk of it, [Eddie Jobson] rearranged two verses, and then I wrote the lyrics."

Recording

According to Eddie Jobson, the CS80 solo on "Rendezvous 6:02" was played with all 16 of the instrument's oscillators in monophonic unison.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eddie Jobson and John Wetton.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Danger Money"8:12
2."Rendezvous 6:02"5:00
3."The Only Thing She Needs"7:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Caesar's Palace Blues"4:42
2."Nothing to Lose"3:57
3."Carrying No Cross"12:20

Personnel

U.K.

Singles


Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)63
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)37
US Billboard 20045

References

  1. ↑ "volume 776". The New Singles. Francis Antony Ltd.
  2. ↑ "allmusic ((( Danger Money > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "News". Record Mirror. 3 March 1979. p. 5.
  4. ↑ U.K.: Rainbow Theatre, London, May 15, 1978 (full show) audio only. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Kelman, John (25 September 2016). "U.K.: Ultimate Collectors' Edition". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Curtiss, Ron; Weiner, Aaron (3 June 2016). "John Wetton (King Crimson, U.K., Asia): The Complete Boffomundo Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 3 March 2019.[dead YouTube link] Event occurs at 8:02-8:30.
  7. ↑ Kovarsky, Jerry (17 November 2016). "Interview: Eddie Jobson". Keyboard Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 31, Issue 8 (1979-05-19)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – U.K. – Danger Money" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "U.K. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.