Soldier (1980)

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Title: Soldier
Artist: Iggy Pop
Genre: Punk Rock
Released: 1980

Tracks:
1 - Loco Mosquito - 3:13
2 - Ambition - 3:25
3 - Knocking 'em Down (in the City) - 3:20
4 - Play It Safe - 3:05
5 - Get Up and Get Out - 2:43
6 - Mr. Dynamite - 4:17
7 - Dog Food - 1:47
8 - I Need More - 4:02
9 - Take Care of Me - 3:25
10 - I'm a Conservative - 3:55
11 - I Snub You - 3:07

Overview:
Soldier is the fifth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. It was released in February 1980 by record label Arista.

For the album Iggy collaborated with ex-Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock.

Ex-member of The Stooges James Williamson was originally hired to produce the album, but a conflict between Williamson and David Bowie (who was assisting as a friend of Pop) over recording techniques led to Williamson walking out on the project.

David Bowie and Simple Minds provide backing vocals on "Play It Safe".

There has been some debate over the lack of lead guitar on the final mix, which has been criticized by Glen Matlock. In Iggy Pop's biography, Matlock claims that the lead guitar was stripped after David Bowie was punched by Steve New for hitting on his girlfriend of that time, Patti Palladin.
Music information in first post provided by The AudioDB
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