The Lone Ranger (album)

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
Studio album by Suggs
Released	16 October 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Reggae fusion; ska[1]; pop[2];
Length	46:29
Label	WEA
Producer	Suggs; Mike Barson; Sly and Robbie; TommyD;
Suggs chronology
Singles from The Lone Ranger
	"I'm Only Sleeping" / "Off on Holiday"; Released: August 1995 [3]; "Camden Town"; Released: October 1995; "The Tune"; Released: December 1995; "Cecilia"; Released: April 1996; "No More Alcohol"; Released: September 1996 [4];

The Lone Ranger is the first solo album by British singer Suggs, singer in second wave ska band Madness. It was released in 1995 (see 1995 in music).[1] The album peaked at #14 in the UK charts.[5] "Cecilia", a cover of the Simon and Garfunkel song, reached No. 4 on the UK charts.[4] The song "4 am" was later re-recorded and appeared on the 1999 Madness album Wonderful.

The Lone Ranger was reissued in 2016 by Cherry Red Records as a two-CD deluxe edition.[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Record Collector	[7]

Evan Cater, writing for Allmusic, wrote, "The Lone Ranger has the feel of an amateur demo, populated primarily by drum machines and synthesizers ... But despite the weakness of the production, Suggs manages credible covers of the Beatles' "I'm Only Sleeping" and Simon and Garfunkel's "Cecilia." Cater was not impressed with Suggs' songwriting talent on the songs he wrote by himself, but felt that he fared better on the ones he co-wrote with Mike Barson, "who appears to have a stronger sense of melody."[1]

Record Collector's Mark Elliott wrote, "this charming, 60s-influenced, 11-song set hits the sweet spot where an experimental edge packs an impressive commercial punch and everyone emerges with their dignity intact."[7] Trouser Press described the album as delivering "much the same ska pop mixture and music hall jollity as [Madness], but with more weight to the production."[2]

Track listing

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Only Sleeping"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:20
2.	"Camden Town"	Graham McPherson, Mike Barson	3:52
3.	"Alcohol"	McPherson	4:27
4.	"4 am"	McPherson, Barson	3:32
5.	"The Tune"	Barson	4:35
6.	"Cecilia"	Paul Simon	3:08
7.	"Haunted"	McPherson	3:53
8.	"Off on Holiday"	McPherson	4:04
9.	"Green Eyes"	McPherson, Barson, Cathal Smyth	3:51
10.	"Fortune Fish"	McPherson	5:31
11.	"She's Gone"	McPherson, Barson	5:11

2016 reissue

Disc one

The first disc contains the eleven tracks from the original album plus eight bonus tracks.

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Bedazzled" (B-side of "Camden Town")	McPherson	3:35
13.	"Animal" (B-side of "I'm Only Sleeping"/"Off on Holiday")	McPherson	4:33
14.	"When You Came" (B-side of "I'm Only Sleeping"/"Off on Holiday")	Barson	3:35
15.	"Sleigh Ride" (from The Christmas EP, 1995)	Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish	3:14
16.	"Alright" (from The Christmas EP)	Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey, Mick Quinn	3:45
17.	"I Feel Good" (B-side of "Cecilia")	James Brown	3:15
18.	"Cecilia" (7" mix)	Simon	3:04
19.	"No More Alcohol" (7" mix) (new 1996 recording of "Alcohol")	McPherson	2:44

Disc two

The mixes
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Camden Town" (Camden Chili Pepper Dub) (B-side of "Camden Town")	McPherson, Barson	7:06
2.	"Camden Town" (Ragga in London Dub Instrumental) (B-side of "Camden Town")	McPherson, Barson	3:42
3.	"Off on Holiday" (Instrumental) (B-side of "I'm Only Sleeping"/"Off on Holiday")	McPherson	4:01
4.	"The Tune" (Instrumental) (B-side of "Cecilia")	Barson	4:14
5.	"Cecilia" (Rapino's 7" mix) (B-side of "Cecilia")	Simon	3:39
6.	"Cecilia" (Rapino's 12" Disco Instrumental) (B-side of "Cecilia")	Simon	6:05
7.	"Cecilia" (Rapino's 12" Disco Mix) (B-side of "Cecilia")	Simon	6:07
8.	"Cecilia" (Deep Pan Mix) (B-side of "Cecilia")	Simon	4:02
9.	"Cecilia" (Drumapella Mix) (B-side of "Cecilia")	Simon	4:02
10.	"Cecilia" (Alternative Mix) (B-side of "Cecilia")	Simon	3:07
11.	"No More Alcohol" (Rapino's Dance Mix) (B-side of "No More Alcohol")	McPherson	5:32
12.	"No More Alcohol" (Segue Mix) (B-side of "No More Alcohol"/"Cecilia" Segue Mix)	McPherson	2:56
13.	"Cecilia" (Segue Mix) (B-side of "No More Alcohol"/"Cecilia" Segue Mix)	Simon	2:51
14.	"No More Alcohol" (100% Proof Mix) (B-side of "No More Alcohol"/"Cecilia" Segue Mix)	McPherson	5:45
15.	"No More Alcohol" (Karaoke Mix) (B-side of "No More Alcohol"/"Cecilia" Segue Mix)	McPherson	2:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

Although no musicians are credited on the album, the following are thanked:

Jah Wobble
Phil Spalding
Rico Rodriguez
Jazz Jamaica
John Themis
Sly and Robbie
Louchie Lou and Michie One (on "Cecilia")
Ben Barson (on "Alcohol")
Anne Dudley – string arrangement on "She's Gone"

Technical

Suggs – production (3, 4, 9-11), booklet photography
Mike Barson – production (3, 4, 9-11)
Sly and Robbie – production (1, 2, 6-8), additional production (5), mixing (1, 2, 5-8)
TommyD – production (5)
Garry Hughes – additional production (2, 6-8)
Kevin Petrie – additional production, engineer (3, 4, 9-11)
Paul Taylor – additional production, mixing (4, 9)
Pete Craigie – additional production, mixing (4, 9)
Gregg Jackman – mixing (3, 10, 11)
Trevor Key – booklet cover photography
Ben Kelly – art direction (from an original idea by Marcel Duchamp)
Assorted Images – artwork
Jill Furmanovsky – booklet photography
Eugene Adebari – booklet photography
Gavin Evans – booklet photography
Rob Dickins – executive producer

2016 reissue bonus tracks

Louchie Lou and Michie One – vocals (17, 19)
Suggs – production (12, 13, 15, 16)
Mike Barson – production (12-16)
Sly and Robbie – production (17)
Garry Hughes – additional production (17)
The Rapino Brothers – production (19)
Bobby Dee – production (19)
Gregg Jackman – engineering, mixing (19)
Collin "Bulby" York – remix (disc two: 1, 2)
Pepperoni – remix (disc two: 8, 9)

Charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1995	I'm Only Sleeping/Off On Holiday	UK	No. 7
1995	Camden Town	UK	No. 14
1995	The Tune	UK	No. 33
1996	Cecilia	UK	No. 4
1996	No More Alcohol (new version of "Alcohol")	UK	No. 24

[4]

References

Cater, Evan. "The Lone Ranger Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira; Schinder, Scott; Neugebauer, Delvin. "Madness". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
"Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
"Full Official Chart History - Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
"Full Official Chart History - Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
"Out This Week / on 22 April 2016". superdeluxeedition.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
Elliott, Mark (15 June 2016). "The Lone Ranger Review". Record Collector. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
The Lone Ranger (CD reissue liner notes). Suggs. Cherry Red Records. 2016.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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[Cater-1] Cater, Evan. "The Lone Ranger Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[TP-2] Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira; Schinder, Scott; Neugebauer, Delvin. "Madness". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[3] "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[UK_Charts-4] "Full Official Chart History - Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[5] "Full Official Chart History - Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[6] "Out This Week / on 22 April 2016". superdeluxeedition.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[RC-7] Elliott, Mark (15 June 2016). "The Lone Ranger Review". Record Collector. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[LN-8] The Lone Ranger (CD reissue liner notes). Suggs. Cherry Red Records. 2016.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)