Ian Hunter - Defiance Part 1

Defiance Part 1 is the fifteenth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Ian Hunter, released in April 2023 via Sun Records.

Ian Hunter attained initial success as the lead singer of the British rock band Mott The Hoople from 1969 to 1974, whose best known song ”All The Young Dudes” was written and produced by David Bowie. He has pursued a solo career since the demise of Mott The Hoople and his first album released in 1975 spawned a hit single”Once Bitten, Twice Shy”. He is a great songwriter and has produced quality albums throughout his career, initially in collaboration with Mick Ronson, who was David Bowie's sideman around the Ziggy Stardust period. Mick Ronson collaborated with Ian Hunter until his death in 1993. His most recent backing band is called "The Rant Band".

With Defiance Part 1,  Hunter takes creative solidarity to an unprecedented new level with spectacular accompaniment from a truly awe-inspiring roster of special  guests, famous fans, and lifelong friends.

Easily among the most star studded original albums ever recorded, Defiance Part 1 sees backing  from no less than Ringo Starr, Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck, Todd Rundgren, Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Duff McKagan, Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers),  Waddy Wachtel (Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne), Brad Whitford  (Aerosmith), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Billy Bob Thornton & J.D. Andrew  (The Boxcutters), Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, & Eric Kretz (Stone  Temple Pilots), Tony Shanahan, Dane Clark, Jeff Tweedy, Rich Pagano,  Andy Burton and – in one of his final recordings – Foo Fighters’ late,  great Taylor Hawkins. The Rant Band’s James Mastro (guitar), Paul Page (bass), and Dennis Dibrizzi (keyboards) lend additional support.

“It was a fluke,” Hunter says. “This was not planned. I can’t believe half the people even knew who I was. Really, I’m serious. I really couldn’t believe some of them. I mean, it’s amazing what’s happened. It’s been such a buzz.”

“My new album Defiance Part 1 is finally here. There are a lot of reasons I chose to call this album Defiance. It’s as if people my age shouldn’t be making records, blah, blah, blah. But we’ve still got a bit left. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it…” Ian Hunter 2023..

This album is on 180 gram black vinyl with a printed inner sleeve, pressed in Europe via Sun Records.