Ain't Love Grand!

Ain't Love Grand
Studio album by X
Released	July 1985
Recorded	1985, Amigo Studios, North Hollywood
Genre	Alternative rock, punk rock
Length	42:11
Label	Elektra
Producer	Michael Wagener
X chronology
More Fun in the New World (1983) Ain't Love Grand! (1985) See How We Are (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B [2]
Rolling Stone	favorable [3]

Ain't Love Grand is the fifth album by X. This album was their first not produced by Ray Manzarek. It was reissued with four bonus tracks by Rhino Records in 2002. Continuing with their fusion of punk, rockabilly and country, the album has less of a punk rock sound than their previous work, and includes the minor radio hit "Burning House of Love". The video for the song mostly received just late night airplay on MTV, but the band also performed the song on American Bandstand in September 1985, their largest television exposure to date.^[4][5] The album also includes a cover of the Small Faces song "All or Nothing". Lead guitarist Billy Zoom would leave the band after this album. He did return to the band in 1998 during a tour.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Burning House of Love"		3:54
2.	"Love Shack"		3:06
3.	"My Soul Cries Your Name"		3:37
4.	"My Goodness"		4:40
5.	"Around My Heart"		4:43

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What's Wrong with Me"		3:43
2.	"All or Nothing"	Steve Marriott Ronnie Lane	3:08
3.	"Watch the Sun Go Down"		3:50
4.	"I'll Stand Up for You"		4:00
5.	"Little Honey"	Dave Alvin John Doe	3:43
6.	"Supercharged"		3:47
Total length:			42:11

2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Wild Thing" (Long version)	Chip Taylor	6:19
12.	"I Will Dare" (Demo)	Paul Westerberg	3:18
13.	"My Goodness" (Demo)		5:08
14.	"All or Nothing"	Marriott Lane	4:52
Total length:			58:40

• "All or Nothing" is listed as a bonus track on the 2002 reissue

Personnel

• Exene Cervenka – vocals
• Billy Zoom – guitar, saxophone
• D.J. Bonebrake – drums, percussion
• John Doe – vocals, bass guitar

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	89

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"Burning House of Love"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	27

References

1. Ain't Love Grand! at AllMusic
4. Woodhead, Adam. "X, LA's kings of punk-noir-Americana, play two back-to-back shows". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
5. "X on "American Bandstand", Sept. 7, 1985". Youtube. Retrieved 31 October 2016.