... Rage Before Beauty

... Rage Before Beauty
Studio album by The Pretty Things
Released	9 March 1999
Recorded	145 Wardour Street, Soho, London 1998 to 1999
Genre	Rock and roll, art rock
Length	64:27
Label	Snapper Music
Producer	Mark St. John, Dave Garland
The Pretty Things chronology
Resurrection (1999) ... Rage Before Beauty (1999) Balboa Island (2007)

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... Rage Before Beauty, released in 1999, is The Pretty Things' tenth studio album. It marks the return of original lead guitarist Dick Taylor, absent from the group since S.F. Sorrow in 1968.

Track listing

1. "Passion of Love" (Phil May, Mark St. John) – 3:22
2. "Vivian Prince" (May, Frank Holland, Jon Povey) – 5:15
3. "Everlasting Flame" (May, Holland, St. John) – 3:46
4. "Love Keeps Hanging On" (May) – 8:55
5. "Eve of Destruction" (P.F. Sloan) – 3:03
6. "Not Givin' In" (May) – 4:02
7. "Pure Cold Stone" (May, Dick Taylor) – 5:47
8. "Blue Turns to Red" (May, Holland) – 4:01
9. "Goodbye, Goodbye" (May, Povey) – 2:45
10. "Goin' Downhill" (May, Pete Tolson) – 4:12
11. "Play with Fire" (Nanker Phelge) - 4:07
12. "Fly Away" (May) - 4:30
13. "Mony, Mony" (Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom) - 4:45
14. "God, Give Me the Strength (To Carry On)" (May, St. John) - 6:03

Personnel

• Phil May – Vocals, Harmonica
• Dick Taylor – Lead Guitars
• Frank Holland - Guitars, Vocals
• Wally Waller – Bass, Guitars, Vocals
• Jon Povey – Keyboards, Vocals
• Skip Alan – Drums, Percussion

Studio musicians

• Mark St. John
• Nick Broadway
• Steve Browning
• Bob Webb
• Nigel Ross-Scott
• David Gilmour - Guitar
• Ronnie Spector - Vocals

References

1. Rage...Before Beauty - The Pretty Things | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic