X - Under the Big Black Sun (1982)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side A
"The Hungry Wolf" – 3:45
"Motel Room in My Bed" – 2:32
"Riding with Mary" – 3:40
"Come Back to Me" – 3:43
"Under the Big Black Sun" – 3:23
Side B
"Because I Do" – 2:21
"Blue Spark" – 2:06
"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (Al Dubin, Joe Burke) – 2:20
"Real Child of Hell" – 2:59
"How I (Learned My Lesson)" – 2:12
"The Have Nots" – 4:44
Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)
"Riding with Mary" (Single Version) – 3:12
"X Rewrites 'El Paso'" (Rehearsal)/"Because I Do" (TV Mix/Instrumental) (Marty Robbins, Cervenka, Doe) – 2:56
"Universal Corner" (Live) – 4:08
"Breathless" (Single Mix) (Otis Blackwell) – 2:20
"How I (Learned My Lesson)" (Live) – 2:20
X Band Members / Musicians
John Doe – bass, vocals
Exene Cervenka – vocals
Billy Zoom – guitar, saxophone, clarinet
D.J. Bonebrake – drums, marimba vibes, percussion
Ray Manzarek – keyboards on "Riding with Mary" (Single version)
Under the Big Black Sun is the 3rd studio album by American rock band X, and their major-label debut. It was released on Elektra Records in July 1982 and reissued on Rhino Records in 2001 with bonus tracks. It was re-released in its original format by Fat Possum Records in 2018.
The cover art illustration was drawn by Alfred Harris.
