On the Ropes is the debut album by British big beat

Big beat

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 duo Mint Royale

Mint Royale

Mint Royale is a big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. They were originally founded by the duo Neil Claxton and Chris Baker in 1997; the latter left the band in 2004, but Claxton continues to produce music using the Mint Royale name.-Career:...

, released in 1999 on the Faith & Hope label.

Track listing

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

1. "From Rusholme with Love" (Baker, Claxton, John Mayer
   John Mayer (composer)
   John Mayer was an Indian composer known primarily for his fusions of jazz with Indian music...
   
   ) – 5:08
2. "Don't Falter" featuring Lauren Laverne
   Lauren Laverne
   Lauren Cecilia Fisher , known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, television presenter, author and singer...
   
    (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
   Kenny Young
   Kenny Young is an American songwriter who has been an active writer, artist, and producer from 1963 to the present. His most famous song was "Under the Boardwalk," co-written with Arthur Resnick and recorded by The Drifters in 1964 and by The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, and many other artists;...
   
   ) – 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

Personnel

• Chris Baker - violin & bass
• Julia Baker - vocals
• Amul Batra - tabla
  Tabla
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• Neil Claxton - organ, brass & percussion
• Dave Diamond - guitar
• Gail Hebson - vocals
• Lauren Laverne
  Lauren Laverne
  Lauren Cecilia Fisher , known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, television presenter, author and singer...
  
   - vocals
• Debbie Newman - vocals
• Victor Smalls - drums & percussion
• Richard Woolgar - guitar

U.S. Version

In June 2001, a new version of the album was published for the U.S. market, featuring a different cover (with a close-up photo of a pinball

Pinball

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 machine) and a different tracklist. 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

Mint Royale

Mint Royale is a big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. They were originally founded by the duo Neil Claxton and Chris Baker in 1997; the latter left the band in 2004, but Claxton continues to produce music using the Mint Royale name.-Career:...

's subsequent album Dancehall Places

Dancehall Places

Dancehall Places is the second studio album by big beat duo Mint Royale, which was released in 2002 on the Faith & Hope label.-Reception:...

 (2002).

Track listing (U.S. Version)

1. "From Rusholme with Love" – 5:08
2. "Don't Falter" featuring Lauren Laverne
   Lauren Laverne
   Lauren Cecilia Fisher , known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, television presenter, author and singer...
   
    – 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