When I’m President

As leader of 70s British rock legends Mott the Hoople and as a hugely influential solo artist, Ian Hunter is widely revered as one of rock n roll s most compelling performers and one of its most articulate songwriters. This is Ian s 20th album of original songs, and the latest highlight in a storied career that s produced immortal anthems like "All The Young Dudes," "All the Way From Memphis," "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Cleveland Rocks." The 2012 album's 11 Hunter originals include such infectious, personally charged numbers as the wry, socially conscious title track, the gently introspective "Fatally Flawed," the bittersweet ballad "Black Tears," the chugging rocker "Wild Bunch," the swaggering "I Don't Know What You Want" (which features a guest vocal by Hunter's son Jesse) and the vivid, haunting "Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse)" all of which showcase the jagged immediacy of Hunter's one-of-a-kind voice and the punchy authority of his longstanding all-star backup combo the Rant Band.