NICK LOWE : NICK THE KNIFE

  1. Burning
  2. Heart
  3. Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine
  4. Queen Of Sheba
  5. My Heart Hurts
  6. Couldn't Love You (Any More Than I Do)
  7. Let Me Kiss Ya
  8. Too Many Teardrops
  9. Ba Doom
  10. Raining Raining
  11. One's Too Many (And A Hundred Ain't Enough)
  12. Zulu Kiss

Label : F-Beat

Release Date : 1982

Length : 33:39

Review (AllMusic) : Following the dissolution of Rockpile, Nick Lowe recorded Nick the Knife with the group's guitarist, Billy Bremner, and drummer, Terry Williams, accentuating the real reason behind the band's split - the difference between Dave Edmunds' rigid roots rock and Lowe's carefree, funny revisionism. Nick the Knife may work in the conventions of classic rock & roll and pop, but it never sounds enslaved to his roots - any record with a song as infectiously ridiculous as "Ba Doom" can't take itself too seriously, and that's the charm of the album. While the songs aren't as consistently strong as those on Labour of Lust, Lowe contributes a handful of classics, including "Heart," "Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine," "Too Many Teardrops," "Burning," "Queen of Sheba," "Couldn't Love You (Any More Than I Do)," and the silly "Zulu Kiss." And even in its weakest moments, Nick the Knife has a sunny, relaxed charm that makes the album a thoroughly enjoyable listen.

Review (Wikipedia) : Nick the Knife is the third solo album by Nick Lowe, released in 1982 and his first since the 1981 breakup of his band Rockpile. The record still has several ties to Rockpile with Lowe's former bandmates Billy Bremner and Terry Williams both playing on the album. The album includes Lowe's slower remake of the Rockpile song "Heart"; the original version can be found on the band's album Seconds of Pleasure, sung by Bremner. Nick the Knife reached #50 on the Billboard 200, and #99 on the UK album charts. No singles from the album made the US or UK charts, although in Canada "Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine" hit the top 40. Nick the Knife is notable for being one of only two Lowe solo albums with no cover versions, including only songs written or co-written by Lowe, the other album being his 1990 Party of One. A 1990 CD of the album was issued on Demon Records with the catalog number FIEND CD 183. The album was reissued by Yep Roc Records in 2017.