Danger Money

Danger Money is the second and final studio album by the progressive rock supergroup U.K., featuring John Wetton , Eddie Jobson and Terry Bozzio. It was released by E.G. Records / Polydor in March 1979. Early versions of "The Only Thing She Needs", "Caesar's Palace Blues" and "Carrying No Cross" (which had the opening chords to "Danger Money" in its intro)[2] had been performed on tour throughout 1978 by the band's original line-up with Bill Bruford and Allan Holdsworth. "Rendezvous 6:02" and "Nothing to Lose" were both edited for single release.

Danger Money
Studio album by U.K.
Released	March 1979
Recorded	November 1978 - January 1979
Studio	AIR Studios, London, UK
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	42:04
Label	E.G./Polydor Records
Producer	Eddie Jobson, John Wetton
U.K. chronology
U.K. (1978) Danger Money (1979) Night After Night (1979)
Singles from Danger Money
"Nothing to Lose" Released: 1979 "Rendezvous 6:02" Released: 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was remastered in 2016 and included as part of the box-set "Ultimate Collector's Edition".[3]

Writing

John Wetton recalled of "Nothing to Lose" that "I [came] in with the bulk of it, [Eddie Jobson] rearranged two verses, and then I wrote the lyrics."[4]

Recording

According to Eddie Jobson, the CS80 solo on "Rendezvous 6:02" was played with all 16 of the instrument's oscillators in monophonic unison.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eddie Jobson and John Wetton.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Danger Money"	8:12
2.	"Rendezvous 6:02"	5:00
3.	"The Only Thing She Needs"	7:53

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Caesar's Palace Blues"	4:42
2.	"Nothing to Lose"	3:57
3.	"Carrying No Cross"	12:20

Personnel

• Eddie Jobson – keyboards, electric violin
• John Wetton – bass, lead and backing vocals
• Terry Bozzio – drums, percussion

Singles

• "Rendezvous 6:02" /"In the Dead of Night" (released in Europe) (NL #30)
• "Nothing to Lose"/ "In the Dead of Night" (Re-recorded version) (UK #67)

Charts

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1979	"Nothing to Lose"	UK Singles Charts	67[6]

References

1. "allmusic ((( Danger Money > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfK_DjyE4xg&t=1141s
3. Kelman, John (25 September 2016). "U.K.: Ultimate Collectors' Edition". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
4. Curtiss, Ron; Weiner, Aaron (June 3, 2016). "John Wetton (King Crimson, U.K., Asia): The Complete Boffomundo Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 3 March 2019. Event occurs at 8:02-8:30.
5. Kovarsky, Jerry (November 17, 2016). "Interview: Eddie Jobson". Keyboard Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
6. "The Official Charts Company - UK - Nothing To Lose". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-11-27.