"The Artful Dodger" was the ninth solo album by "Mott The Hoople" Mastermind Ian Hunter. Impressed with the former production on "Dirty Laundry" in 1995, Hunter collaborated again with Björn Nessjö on this album. Ian has described this album as being his most focused. Although it needs a couple of listens to get used to, "The Artful Dodger" is a very strong album. It contains the song "Michael Picasso," a tribute to his mate Mick Ronson with whom Ian used to work together until his death in 1993. This album was originally only released in Norway, later in Germany and in the UK. We have proudly added the rare Single-B-Side title "All F%&k Up" as a bonus track.