On the Ropes (album)

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

On the Ropes
Studio album by Mint Royale
Released	October 1999
Length	52:54
Label	Faith & Hope
Mint Royale chronology
On the Ropes (1999) Dancehall Places (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

In June 2001, a new version of the album was published for the U.S. market by MCA Records,^[2] featuring a different cover (with a close-up photo of a pinball machine) and a different track list. 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).

Track listing

UK version

All songs were written by Chris Baker and Neil Claxton, except where noted.

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

US Version

1. "From Rusholme with Love" – 5:08
2. "Don't Falter" featuring Lauren Laverne – 4:12
3. "Show Me" featuring Pos – 3:43
4. "Interlude 1" - 0:37
5. "Because I'm Worth It" – 5:56
6. "Take It Easy" – 3:49
7. "Kenny's Last Dance" (U.S. exclusive) – 4:13
8. "Trickshot" (U.S. exclusive) - 5:01
9. "Diagonal Girl" – 4:48
10. "Rock and Roll Bar" featuring Julia Baker – 4:19
11. "Space Farm" – 5:28
12. "Deadbeat" – 4:52
13. "Interlude 2" – 0:43
14. "Lonely Girl" – 4:24

Personnel

Mint Royale

• Neil Claxton - production, keyboards, guitar, brass, organ, programming
• Chris Baker – bass, production

Additional musicians

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

References

1. Carlson, Dean (2012). "Mint Royle - On the Ropes | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
2. "Mint Royale carry on up the charts". Retrieved 23 October 2018.