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Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance is the second solo album recorded by Ronnie Lane, one of the founders of Small Faces and Faces, after he left Faces to live on a farm in Wales. In homage to his perceived chances of commercial success, he named his band Slim Chance. Six of the thirteen songs on this album were written by Lane, the rest of Slim Chance, and Kate Lambert, his wife; the remainder were cover versions. Haunting, profound, and witty, the album did not exceed his commercial expectations.

Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
Studio album by Ronnie Lane
Released	February 1975
Recorded	1974
Studio	Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
Genre	Folk rock
Length	44:59
Label	Island
Producer	Ronnie Lane
Ronnie Lane chronology
Anymore for Anymore (1974) Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance (1975) One for the Road (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Mojo	[3]
MusicHound	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Track listing

1. "Little Piece of Nothing" (Traditional) – 2:23
2. "Stone" (Ronnie Lane) – 4:06
3. "Bottle of Brandy" (Joe Isaacs) – 2:46
4. "Street Gang" (Lane, Ruan O'Lochlainn, Steve Simpson) – 4:04
5. "Anniversary" (Lane) – 2:57
6. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (and Write Myself a Letter)" (music: Fred Ahlert; lyrics: Joe Young) – 2:53
7. "I'm Just a Country Boy" (Fred Brooks, Marshall Barer) – 2:42
8. "Ain't No Lady" (Lane, Ruan O'Lochlainn, Kate Lambert) – 4:22
9. "Blue Monday" (Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew) – 4:07
10. "Give Me a Penny" (Lane) – 2:57
11. "You Never Can Tell" (Chuck Berry) – 4:31
12. "Tin and Tambourine" (Lane, Kate Lambert) – 4:09
13. "Single Saddle" (Arthur Altman, Hal David) – 3:02

Personnel

• Ronnie Lane – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars

Slim Chance

• Steve Simpson – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, violin, harmonica
• Ruan O'Lochlainn – piano, organ, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones
• Charlie Hart – piano, organ, accordion, violin
• Brian Belshaw – bass
• Glen LeFleur – drums, percussion (tracks 1-4, 6-9, 11, 13)
• Jim Frank – drums (tracks 5, 10, 12)

Production

• Producer: Ronnie Lane
• Recording Engineer: John Burns, Ron Fawcus
• Artistic Design: Ruan O'Lochlainn
• Photography: Ruan O'Lochlainn
• Liner Notes: Sid Griffin

References

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