Yoni is the second solo album to be released by Ginger

Ginger (singer)

Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...

, main driving force of rock band The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...

. It was released on January 22 2007 and features 12 tracks. It was produced by Tim Smith

Tim Smith (Cardiacs)

Tim Smith is an English singer-songwriter, composer, poet, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and music video director....

 (of the Cardiacs

Cardiacs

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) who had previously produced the debut album from SilverGinger 5

Silver Ginger 5

Silver Ginger 5 was originally formed in 1999 as a solo project for Ginger, lead singer/songwriter of The Wildhearts.The band was not formed until after the recording of the album Black Leather Mojo, and despite the name only ever had 4 members...

, Black Leather Mojo

Black Leather Mojo

Debut album released in 2000 by British Rock band SilverGinger 5, produced by Tim Smith of the Cardiacs, who Ginger counted as one of his biggest influences. It was claimed by Ginger himself in an interview with Kerrang! magazine, that the audition for Wildhearts bassist Danny McCormack consisted...

, and Jason Edwards (Wolfsbane

Wolfsbane (band)

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).

The album is dedicated to "the spirit, determination, strength & inspiration of Trace". This refers to "Trace da Space", an active and well loved member of the Ginger/Wildhearts community, who died December 3 2006.

Track listing

1. "Black Windows" (5:35)
2. "When She Comes" (3:37)
3. "Holiday" (3:59)
4. "Smile In Denial" (6:14)
5. "Jake" (8:25)
   • Is about one of Ginger's children, on which he says “You can only write one song about your kid, so it’d better be good”
6. "The Night I Was Born Again" (5:25)
7. "Why Can't You Just Be Normal All The Time" (3:24)
8. "Can't Drink You Pretty" (5:17)
   • Contains part of the main "riff" from "In The Mood
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     " (as popularised by Glenn Miller
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     ) as well as the chorus from "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
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     " (as popularised by the Andrews Sisters
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     ).
9. "This Bed Is On Fire" (5:13)
10. "Save Me" (5:32)
11. "Wendy You're Killing Me" (3:33)
12. "Siberian Angel" (5:31)
    • Lead vocal song by Vaden Todd Lewis
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13. "One Love,One Life,One Girl"*
14. "Inside Out"*
15. "Lil´Bit´O Gravy"*
    • *Japanese bonus tracks

All songs written by Ginger

Ginger (singer)

Ginger is a rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his band The Wildhearts.-Early career:...

.

Main band

• Ginger
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   - vocals
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  , guitar
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  , percussion
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• "Random" Jon Poole
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   - bass
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  , vocals
• Denzel - drums
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• Jason Edwards - guitar, vocals
• Tim Smith
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   - piano
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  , Synthesizer
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  , mellotron
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  , tubular bells, vocals, keyboards
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  , acoustic guitar
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  , church organ, percussion,

Additional musicians

• Suzy Kirby - vocals
• Olga - vocals, lead guitar
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• Chris Catalyst - vocals
• Tracie Hunter - backing vocals
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• Phoebe White - backing vocals
• Ben Davies - piano
• Tom Evans - violin
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• Sara Longe - violin
• Helen Goatly - viola
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• Harry Escott - cello
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• Bernie Torme - lead guitar
• Ralph Boss - baritone sax
• Neil Doherty - trumpet
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• Tom Rushton - trumpet
• Nadiah Killick - alto sax
• Vaden Todd Lewis
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  - vocals
• Sharron Fortnam - vocals
• Warner E Hodges - lead guitar