Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson, 3 June 1939, Oswestry, Shropshire) is an English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer of the English rock band Mott the Hoople from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974 and he again fronted them at the time of their 2009 reunion. Hunter was a musician and songwriter before Mott The Hoople, and he continued in this vein after he left the band. As the leading figure in Mott The Hoople, but facing ill-health and disillusioned with commercial success, he embarked on a solo career, often in collaboration with Mott The Hoople's guitarist Mick Ronson, who was well-known as David Bowie's sideman and arranger from the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars period.
Mott The Hoople achieved a certain level of commercial success and a small but devoted fan base. As a solo artist Hunter at times made the charts while most consistently releasing lesser-known but more wide-ranging works outside the rock mainstream. Among his best-known solo records are "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (later covered by Great White) and "Cleveland Rocks," made famous from a cover version on the American TV series The Drew Carey Show.
1975 - Ian Hunter
1975 - Ian Hunter (30th Anniversary Edition, 2005)
1976 - All-American Alien Boy
1976 - All-American Alien Boy (30th Anniversary Edition, 2006)
1977 - Overnight Angels
1979 - Shades Of Ian Hunter, 2LP
1979 - You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic
1979 - You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic (30th Anniversary Edition, 2009), 2CD
1980 - Welcome To The Club, 2CD
1981 - Short Back N' Sides, 2CD
1983 - All Of The Good Ones Are Taken
1989 - Y U I Orta (with Mick Ronson)
1995 - BBC Live In Concert '89
1995 - Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry
1996 - The Artful Dodger
2000 - Missing In Action, 2CD
2000 - Once Bitten Twice Shy, 2CD
2001 - Rant (UK Version)
2001 - Rant (US Version)
2003 - Strings Attached, 2CD
2005 - The Truth The Whole Truth And Nuthin But The Truth, 2CD
2007 - Shrunken Heads
2009 - Man Overboard
2010 - Live In London
