Artist: IAN GILLAN
Album: GILLAN’S INN (CD)

Release date: 2011
Media type: CD

At this point in his career, Ian Gillan really has nothing to prove to anyone in the rock world. He's created one of the most successful bands in the history of rock & roll, and has aged with a grace and class few of his contemporaries can rival. So it makes sense that Gillan's Inn is a relaxed affair and offers up a simple set of rock & roll without pretense or a bloated concept. Taking a cue from Santana's latest releases, a nonstop onslaught of guest appearances fills the rooms of Gillan's Inn, including Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Joe Satriani, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Jeff Healey, Uli John Roth, Ronnie James Dio, and Goo Goo Dolls pinup boy Johnny Rzeznik. The result is a 14-song session that's as much inoffensive fun as it is straight-ahead blues-tinged rock & roll.

TRACKLIST:

1 Unchain Your Brain
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Michael Lee
Guitar [Lead] – Joe Satriani
Keyboards – Don Airey
Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson 

2 Bluesy Blue Sky
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Michael Lee
Guitar [Lead], Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson 

3 Day Late And A Dollar Short
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Michael Lee
Guitar [Fills] – Uli Jon Roth
Guitar [Lead, Backward], Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson
Guitar [Lead, Bridge] – Dean Howard
Vocals [Harmony] – Ronnie James Dio 

4 Hang Me Out To Dry
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Michael Lee
Guitar [Lead] – Joe Satriani
Guitar [Lead], Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson
Keyboards – Don Airey 

5 Men Of War
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Michael Lee
Guitar [Lead] – Steve Morse
Guitar [Melody Second Verse] – Johnny Rzeznick
Rhythm Guitar, Guitar [Lead] – Michael Lee Jackson 

6 When A Blind Man Cries
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Howard Wilson
Guitar [Lead] – Jeff Healey
Organ [Hammond] – Jon Lord
Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson
Rhythm Guitar [Additional Accents] – Tommy Z
Tambourine – Nick Blagona
Violin – Vasyl Popadiuk

7 Sugar Plum
Bass Guitar – Roger Glover
Drums – Ian Paice
Guitar [Lead] – Dean Howard
Guitar [Melody Theme], Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson
Keyboards – Don Airey 

8 Trashed
Bass Guitar – Roger Glover
Drums – Ian Paice
Guitar [Lead], Rhythm Guitar – Tony Iommi
Rhythm Guitar [Additional] – Michael Lee Jackson 

9 No Worries
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Michael Lee
Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson 

10 Smoke On The Water
Backing Vocals – Cliff Bennett, Dean Howard, Gillian Glover, Michael Lee, Mississauga Singers, The, Roger Glover, Steve Morris (2)
Bass Guitar [During Solo] – Rodney Appleby
Bass Guitar [Verses, Choruses] – Robby Takac
Drums – Ian Paice
Guitar [Lead] – Steve Morse
Organ [Hammond] – Don Airey, Jon Lord
Percussion – Allen Farmelo, Emil Latimer, Nick Blagona
Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson
Rhythm Guitar [Additional], Backing Vocals – Johnny Rzeznick
Violin – Sim Jones 

11 No Laughing In Heaven
Bass Guitar – Roger Glover
Drums – Ian Paice
Guitar [Lead], Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson
Keyboards – Don Airey
Rhythm Guitar [Additional] – Fanny Craddock 

12 Speed King
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Michael Lee
Guitar [Lead] – Joe Satriani
Keyboards – Don Airey, Rick McGirr
Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson 

13 Loving On Borrowed Time
Backing Vocals – Mary Jane Russell
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Cello [Cellos] – Jaro Jarosil
Drums – Howard Wilson
Guitar [Intro, Outro Harmonics] – Steve Morse
Guitar [Lead Accents, Intro, Outro] – Uli Jon Roth*
Guitar [Lead, Intro, Outro Accents, Middle Section] – Steve Morris (2)
Rhythm Guitar – Michael Lee Jackson
Tambourine – Nick Blagona  
 
14 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bonus Track
Accordion – Ron Davis (4)
Bass Guitar – Rodney Appleby
Drums – Howard Wilson
Guitar [Lead] – Redd Volkaert
Piano – Mickey Lee Soule
Rhythm Guitar – Charlie Quill
Vocals [Harmony] – Joe Elliott