Untouched Takeaway

Untouched Takeaway is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe.^[3][4] A live recording produced by Lowe and Neil Brockbank, it was released in 2004 by Yep Roc Records. The name is from the song "Lately I've Let Things Slide" from Lowe's album The Convincer:

"That untouched takeaway

I brought home the other day

Has quite a lot to say

The evidence is clear

On every side

Piled high and wide

About how lately I've let things slide"

Untouched Takeaway
Live album by Nick Lowe
Released	2004
Recorded	March 1995 and autumn 2001
Genre	Rock
Length	56:56
Label	Yep Roc[1]
Producer	Nick Lowe, Neil Brockbank
Nick Lowe chronology
The Convincer (2001) Untouched Takeaway (2004) At My Age (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Lowe except where noted.

1. "What's Shaking on the Hill" – 3:30
2. "Faithless Lover" – 3:14
3. "I Live on a Battlefield" (Paul Carrack, Lowe) – 3:36
4. "You Inspire Me" – 3:27
5. "Cruel to Be Kind" (Ian Gomm, Lowe) – 3:22
6. "Indian Queens" – 3:52
7. "Let's Stay In and Make Love" – 4:03
8. "Shting Shtang" – 3:26
9. "The Beast in Me" – 2:40
10. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" – 4:03
11. "12-Step Program (To Quit You Babe)"* – 3:17
12. "Dream Girl"* (Jan Crutchfield, Jerry Crutchfield) – 2:40
13. "Without Love"* – 2:23
14. "14 Days"* – 3:18
15. "Tombstone Every Mile"** (Dan Fulkerson) – 3:46
16. "Shelley My Love"* – 3:40
17. "I'll Be There"* (Rusty Gabbard, Ray Price) – 2:39

Tracks 1-10 The Convincers - Selections from the Autumn 2001 European Tour
Tracks 11-17 The Impossible Birds - Live at Gino's, Stockholm, March 1995

Personnel

• Nick Lowe – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Geraint Watkins– keyboard, vocals
• Steve Donnelly – lead guitar
• Robert Trehern – drums, vocals
• Bill Kirchen – lead guitar and vocals on *, lead vocals on **
• Paul Riley – bass guitar and vocals on *

References

1. Birch, Will (20 August 2019). Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306921971 – via Google Books.
2. "Untouched Takeaway – Nick Lowe | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
3. "TrouserPress.com :: Nick Lowe". www.trouserpress.com.
4. Mehr, Bob. "Nick Lowe, Geraint Watkins". Chicago Reader.