List of songs recorded by Ian McNabb
This is a list of commercially released studio recordings from the solo career of ex-Icicle Works front-man, Ian McNabb.
A song has to contain vocals by McNabb to qualify for inclusion on this list.

Ian McNabb is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool, England. Although he remains best known for his work as leader and songwriter-in-chief of The Icicle Works in the 1980s, he has led a critically acclaimed solo career since 1991.
Albums
- Truth and Beauty
- Head Like a Rock
- Merseybeast
- A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party
- Ian McNabb
- The Gentleman Adventurer
- Before All of This
- Great Things
- Little Episodes
- Eclectic Warrior
Songs List
| Song Title | Appears on | Writer | Classification (Highest) | Year (First Released) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You) |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1997 | |
| A Heart That You Can Borrow | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| A Pirate Looks At Forty |
|
Jimmy Buffett | B-side | 1993 | Cover of a song by Jimmy Buffett |
| Abigail Rain | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| The Absentee | People Don't Stop Believin | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| Absolutely Wrong | A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1998 | |
| Affirmation | Merseybeast | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | |
| Ain't No Way To Behave |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| All About A Woman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2009 | ||
| All Along The Watchtower | Radio Sessions Volume 1 | Bob Dylan | Radio Session | 2011 | Cover of a Bob Dylan song |
| All I've Got To Do (Feat. Thomas McConnell) | We're With The Beatles (Free CD from August 2013 issue of Mojo magazine) | John Lennon | Appears on 'Various Artists' album | 2013 | Cover of a Beatles song. Outro includes an interpolation of the John Lennon song Nobody Told Me |
| All Things To Everyone |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| Alright With Me |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1997 | |
| An Honest Mistake | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| Ancient Energy | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| As A Life Goes By | Head Like a Rock | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1994 | |
| Available Light | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | ||
| Baltimore | Respectfully Yours | Randy Newman | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by Randy Newman |
| Beautiful Old Mystery | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | ||
| Before All Of This |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| Believer Of Me | Krugerrands | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2015 | Originally released as a live track on the 2008 album How We Live: At the Philharmonic |
| Bloom | A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1998 | |
| Camaraderie | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | ||
| Caroline, No |
|
Brian Wilson & Tony Asher | B-side | 1993 | Cover of a song by The Beach Boys |
| Changes | Respectfully Yours | Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by Black Sabbath |
| Child Inside A Father | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1994 | ||
| The Crystal Ship | Respectfully Yours | Jim Morrison | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by The Doors |
| Don't Patronize Me |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1996 | |
| Don't Put Your Spell On Me |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single | 1996 | |
| Empire's End | Great Things | R.I.McNabb & Ciaron Bell | Album Track | 2009 | |
| Fast Approaching Land | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| Finally Getting Over You |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| Fire Inside My Soul | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1994 | ||
| For You, Angel |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1993 | |
| Friend Of My Enemy | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | ||
| Gak Mummy No.1 | Waifs & Strays | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2001 | |
| German Soldier's Helmet Circa 1943 | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | ||
| Girls Are Birds | A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1998 | |
| Glory Be |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1997 | |
| Go Into The Light |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single | 1994 | |
| Gravy | Krugerrands | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2015 | |
| Great Dreams Of Heaven |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single | 1991 | |
| Great Things | Great Things | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2009 | |
| Growing Younger | Boots | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2003 | |
| Gulf Coast Rockin' | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | ||
| Happier With Him? | Radio Sessions Volume 1 | Bill Withers | Radio Session | 2011 | Cover of the song 'Hope She'll Be Happier' by Bill Withers |
| He Wrote Himself A Letter | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| Heydays | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | ||
| High On A Hill | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | ||
| Hollow Horse | Radio Sessions Volume 1 | R.I.McNabb & C. Layhe | Radio Session | 2011 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| Hollywood Tears (Featuring Liam McKahey) | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | ||
| Hotel Stationary | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| The House Always Wins | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| The Human Heart And How It Works | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| Hurricane Elaine | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | ||
| I Can't Help It If I'm Great | Great Things | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2009 | |
| I Stood Before St. Peter |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1994 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| (I Go) My Own Way |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single | 1993 | |
| (I Just Wanna) Rock 'N' Roll My Life Away | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| (I Wish I Was In) California | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| If Love Was Like Guitars |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single | 1993 | |
| If My Daddy Could See Me Now |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1993 | |
| (If We Believe) What Love Can Do |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1997 | |
| I'm A Genius | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | ||
| I'm Game |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1993 | |
| Irresistible Ruins | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| Keeping Your Love Alive | Before All of This | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| The Killing Moon | Respectfully Yours | Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by Echo & the Bunnymen |
| King Of Hearts | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| Lady By Degrees | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | ||
| Let the Young Girl Do What She Wants To | R.I.McNabb | Single | 2005 | ||
| Let's Go All The Way | Krugerrands | Gary "Mudbone" Cooper | Album Track | 2015 | Cover of a Sly Fox song |
| Life on Mars? | Respectfully Yours | David Bowie | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by David Bowie |
| Little Bit Of Magic | Merseybeast | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | |
| Little Episodes | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| Little Princess | R.I.McNabb | Single | 1998 | ||
| Liverpool Girl |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1997 | |
| Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen) | R.I.McNabb | Single (Promotional) | 2001 | ||
| The Lonely Ones | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | ||
| Love, Where Are You? | Boots | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2003 | |
| Love Is A Wonderful Colour |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1994 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| Loveless Age | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1998 | ||
| Lovers At The End Of Time | Before All of This | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| Love's Young Dream | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | ||
| Make Love To You |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1991 | |
| The Man Who Can Make A Woman Laugh | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1998 | ||
| May And December | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| May You Always | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1994 | ||
| Me And The Devil | Waifs & Strays | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2001 | |
| Memory Be Good To Me, Memory Come Back To Me | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| Memory Motel | Respectfully Yours | Jagger/Richards | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by The Rolling Stones |
| Merseybeast |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single | 1996 | |
| Message From The Country |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| Misty Meadows | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | ||
| Moment In The Sun | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| Montague Terrace (In Blue) |
|
Noel Scott Engel | Album Track | 2011 | Cover of a song by Scott Walker |
| Music Is Love | Music Is Love- A Singer-Songwriters' Tribute To The Music Of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young | Appears on 'Various Artists' album | 2013 | Cover of a song by Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| My Life To Live Again | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| The New Golden Age | Waifs & Strays | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2001 | |
| New Light |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single (Promotional) | 2009 | |
| The New Me | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | ||
| The Nicest Kind Of Lie | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | ||
| No Hero To Me | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| Nobody Say Nothin' to No One | Waifs & Strays | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2001 | |
| Not Lost Enough to Be Rescued | Waifs & Strays | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2001 | |
| Nothin' But Time | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| Nothin' Less Than the Very Best | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| Only Children | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| Open Air | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| Other People | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| Our Friend (As a member of Liverpudlian ensemble The Eppy Centre) |
|
Bob Pitt | Single | 2015 | Charity single in support of the 'Statue 4 Eppy' appeal[1] |
| Out Of Season |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1999 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| Pampered Pop Star Millionaire Miserabilist Blues | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| People Don't Stop Believin' | People Don't Stop Believin | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| Permanent Damage | Merseybeast (Single) (Disc 1) | R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1996 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| Phyllis The Parking Meter Lady (Joseph Bridge Feat. Ian McNabb) | Joseph Bridge (album) | Joseph Bridge | Single | 2014 | |
| Picture Of The Moon | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | ||
| Pinin' | Great Things | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2009 | |
| Play The Hand They Deal You |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1993 | |
| Pocahontas | Respectfully Yours | Neil Young | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by Neil Young |
| Potency | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1994 | ||
| Power Of Song | Great Dreams of Heaven (CD & 12" Record; 1991) | R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1991 | |
| Presence Of The One | Truth & Beauty | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1993 | |
| Pretty Boys With Big Guitars | Merseybeast (Single) (Disc 2) | R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1996 | |
| The Prize | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| Rider (The Heartless Mare) | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | ||
| Right On Time | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2003 | ||
| Rock |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1994 | |
| Rockin' For Jesus | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| Rollin' On [The Things We Gave Away] | Boots | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2003 | |
| Run To Me | Respectfully Yours | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by the Bee Gees |
| Sad Strange Solitary Catholic Mystic | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1994 | ||
| Salt Of The Earth (Featuring Mike Scott & Anthony Thistlewaite) |
|
Mick Jagger & Keith Richards | Appears on 'Various Artists' album | 1998 | Cover of a song by The Rolling Stones |
| Sex With Someone You Love | A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1998 | |
| She Don't Let Nobody |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2011 | |
| Sing | Boots | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2003 | |
| The Slider |
|
Marc Bolan | B-side | 1996 | Cover of a song by T. Rex |
| Slough | Words/Music - Sir John Betjeman and Mike Read | John Betjeman | Appears on 'Various Artists' album | 1990 | Musical Adaptation of a poem by Sir John Betjeman. Miscredited as 'Ian MacNabb' |
| Smirtin' | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| Snaked | Merseybeast (Single) (Disc 2) | R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1996 | |
| Somebody Tell Rebecca | Boots | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2003 | |
| Something Wonderful | Boots | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2003 | |
| Sometimes I Think About You |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1993 | |
| Still Got The Fever |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single (Promotional) | 1993 | |
| Stormchaser | Great Things | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2009 | |
| Story Of My Life | Truth & Beauty | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1993 | |
| That's Why I Believe |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1991 | |
| That's Why The Darkness Exists (Feat. Zak Starkey) |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1994 | |
| There Oughta Be A Law |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| These Are The Days |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1991 | |
| They Couldn't Hear The Music | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| They Settled For Less than They Wanted | Merseybeast | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | |
| They Shoot Horses Don't They? |
|
Gareth Mortimer | Album Track | 2005 | Cover of a song by Racing Cars |
| They Will Find You Out |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| The Things You Do | The Gentleman Adventurer | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2002 | |
| This Love | Great Things | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2009 | |
| This Time Is Forever | Head Like a Rock | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1994 | |
| Time Ain't Nothin' | Respectfully Yours | Green on Red | Album Track | 2016 | Cover of a song by Green on Red |
| Time Of My Time | Waifs & Strays | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2001 | |
| Time You Were In Love |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1994 | |
| Tiny Arrows | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| To Love And To Let Go | Little Episodes | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2012 | |
| Too Close To The Sun | Merseybeast | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 | |
| Trams In Amsterdam |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1991 | |
| Trip With Me | Truth & Beauty | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1993 | |
| Truth And Beauty | Truth & Beauty | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1993 | |
| Unfinished Business in London Town [For Lee] | Before All of This | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| Unknown Legend |
|
Neil Young | B-side | 1993 | Cover of a song by Neil Young |
| Up Here In The North Of England | Merseybeast (Single) (Disc 1 & 7" Record) | R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1996 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| Western Eyes | Before All of This | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2005 | |
| What You Wanted | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| Whatever It Takes | Batman | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2001 | |
| What She Did To My Mind | Don't Put Your Spell on Me (All versions) | R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1996 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| What's It All About |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1993 | |
| When It All Comes Down |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1994 | Originally released by The Icicle Works |
| Why Are the Beautiful So Sad? | Waifs & Strays | R.I.McNabb | Demo | 2001 | |
| Woman | Liverpool – The Number Ones Album | John Lennon | Appears on 'Various Artists' album | 2008 | Cover of a song by John Lennon |
| Woman Killed By Falling Tree | Eclectic Warrior | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 2013 | |
| Won't Get Fooled Again | Boots | Pete Townshend | Demo | 2003 | Cover of a song by The Who |
| Woo Yer |
|
R.I.McNabb | B-side | 1994 | |
| Working Class Hero | Het Beste Uit 10 Jaar- Meter Sessies 2 | John Lennon | Appears on 'Various Artists' album | 1997 | Cover of a song by John Lennon |
| You Must Be Prepared To Dream |
|
R.I.McNabb | Single | 1994 | |
| You Only Get What You Deserve |
|
R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1997 | |
| You Stone My Soul | R.I.McNabb | Album Track | 1996 |
References
Sources
- Ian McNabb
- Ian McNabb discography
- Truth and Beauty
- Head Like a Rock
- Merseybeast
- A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party
- Ian McNabb
- The Gentleman Adventurer
- Before All of This
- Great Things
- Little Episodes
- Eclectic Warrior
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