Life on the Line

Life on the Line is the second studio album by English rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods. The album was mixed by Ed Hollis and Steve Nicol, produced by Ed Hollis, and engineered by Steve Lillywhite. This release is considered a step in the Punk direction for The Rods sound. Life on the Line reached number 27 on the UK Albums Chart. The album featured three singles: "Do Anything You Wanna Do", which peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, "Life on the Line", and "Quit This Town", which reached number 36. The song "Do Anything You Wanna Do" was covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band for their Criminal Tango album (1986). Track listing "Do Anything You Wanna Do" (music: Graeme Douglas; lyrics: Ed Hollis) – 4:19 "Quit This Town" (music: Graeme; lyrics: Hollis, Douglas) – 2:27 "Telephone Girl" (music: Paul Gray, Steve Nicol; lyrics: Barry Masters) – 2:28 "What's Really Going On" (music & lyrics: Gray) – 2:17 "Ignore Them (Still Life)" (music: Douglas; lyrics: Hollis) – 4:43 "Life on the Line" (music: Douglas, Gray; lyrics: Hollis) – 4:04 "(And) Don't Believe Your Eyes" (music: Douglas; lyrics: Hollis) – 3:35 "We Sing... The Cross" (music: Douglas, Gray, Nicol) – 2:48 "Beginning of the End" (music & lyrics: Dave Higgs) – 8:17