Bob Dylan - At Budokan (1979)

“Bob Dylan at Budokan” is the third live album in a mere five years, by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on April 23, 1979 by Columbia Records. It was recorded during his 1978 world tour and is composed mostly of the artist's "greatest hits". The performances in the album are radically altered from the originals, using the same musicians that backed “Street-Legal”, but relying on a much larger band and stronger use of brass and backup singers. In some respects the arrangements are more conventional than the original arrangements and the album was criticized for being so. At the same time that it was criticized for being too polished, it was criticized for being too sloppy.
The audio recording is from two different shows on February 28 and March 1, 1978. Columbia Records released this double LP on August 21, 1978; the original issue was limited to the Japanese market. Later that year, it was released in Australia. On April 23, 1979, spurred by extensive importing and at least one counterfeit European edition, Columbia released the album to worldwide markets. The shows were the fourth and fifth in an eight-show appearance at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Tracklist

Side One
1. "Mr. Tambourine Man"  - 4:54
2. "Shelter from the Storm"  - 4:30
3. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit"  - 3:52
4. "Ballad of a Thin Man"  - 4:47
5. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"  - 4:55

Side Two
1. "Maggie's Farm"  - 5:06
2. "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)"  - 3:19
3. "Like a Rolling Stone"  - 6:31
4. "I Shall Be Released"  - 4:12
5. "Is Your Love in Vain?"  - 4:02
6. "Going, Going, Gone"   4:22

Side three
1. "Blowin' in the Wind"  - 4:25
2. "Just Like a Woman"  - 5:03
3. "Oh, Sister" (Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy) - 4:44
4. "Simple Twist of Fate"  - 4:15
5. "All Along the Watchtower"  - 3:20
6. "I Want You"  - 2:34

Side four
1. "All I Really Want to Do"  - 3:37
2. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"  - 4:00
3. "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"  - 6:04
4. "Forever Young"  - 5:38
5. "The Times They Are a-Changin'"  - 5:31

All songs written by Bob Dylan, except where noted

Credits
Bob Dylan – rhythm guitar, harmonica, vocals
Additional musiciansBilly Cross – lead guitar
Steve Douglas – saxophone, Flute, Recorder
Debi Dye – backing vocals
Bobbye Hall – percussion
Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals
David Mansfield – pedal steel, violin, mandolin, dobro, guitar
Alan Pasqua – keyboards
Ed Rash – tambourine
Steven Soles – acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Helena Springs – backing vocals
Rob Stoner – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ian Wallace – drums
Technical personnelTim Charles – monitor mixer
Don De Vito – production
Val Lane – sound technician

Notes
Released: April 23, 1979
Recorded: February 28 and March 1, 1978
Genre: Rock
Length: 99:41
Label: Columbia

John Miles - More Miles Per Hour (1979)

“More Miles Per Hour” was the fourth solo album released by John Miles in 1979. Just like
For this album, Miles reunited with producer Alan Parsons and orchestral arranger Andrew Powell with whom he also collaborated on “Rebel”.
This album contains John Miles's best ever crowning achievement, in the track 'fella in the cellar', a beautiful piano ballad, with a stupendous arrangement and lyrics that are deep and heart wrenching. The emotion that goes into the melody and the multi parts to this song is literally breath taking. I am amazed every time I listen to this track.
The other epic track 'We all fall down' is also fantastic. A beautiful melody and excellent guitar riff make this ballad wonderful. The guitar solo at the end is one of his best ever and has a gentle, ambient quality.
They range from gutsy rock and roll (“can't keep a good man down”) is a nice slice of rock, with some cowbell and nice piano, to other beautiful ballads, “It's not called angel”, which just wins out on the melody alone, and the gorgeous 'oh dear', which is a brilliant ballad almost personified. Nice build up, emotional, melodic and atmospheric.
For the cover Miles wanted a picture of him as a pilot in front of a Concorde, but British Airports in London denied permission so Miles had to fly to New York to do the shoot.

Tracklist

01. "Satisfied" - 3:59
02. "It's Not Called Angel" - 5:08
03. "Bad Blood" - 4:16
04. "Fella in the Cellar" - 6:43
05. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" - 3:48
06. "Oh Dear!" - 4:10
07. "C'est La Vie" - 4:27
08. "We All Fall Down" - 6:57

All Tracks written by Bob Marshall and John Miles

Credits
John Miles: Lead vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Bob Marshall: Bass
Barry Black: Drums
Brian Chatton: Keyboards
Andrew Powell: Orchestral arrangements
Producer - Alan Parsons

Notes
Recorded: November 1978 – January 1979
Genre: Rock
Length: 50:03
Label: Decca Records

Spooky & Sue - Spooky & Sue (1974)

Spooky & Sue zijn een Brits-Arubaans in Nederland wonend duo, met soulzangeres Sue Chaloner dat midden jaren zeventig een aantal grote hits scoort.
Rond 1970 richt Sue Chaloner een zangtrio op dat twee jaar lang als onderdeel van de Mounties-show door het land trekt. Dan wordt ze benaderd door Han Meijer en producer Jaap Eggermont voor het duo Spooky & Sue, waarvoor ook Ivan Groeneveld van The Swinging Soul Machine wordt gevraagd.
In september 1974 scoort het duo een enorme hit met “Swinging On A Star”, een dansbare versie van Bing Crosby's klassieke ballade. Het nummer is niet ingezongen door Iwan maar door John Russell die aanvankelijk als wederhelft van Sue was ingepland.
In maart 1975 wordt de tweede single, “You Talk Too Much”, een grote hit en ook de opvolger “I've Got The Need” bereikt in oktober de hoogste regionen van de hitlijsten. Tijdens optredens wordt het duo begeleid door de Amsterdamse groep Mayflower. In 1975 verschijnt hun eerste en enige album “Spooky & Sue”.
Omdat de succesformule na twee jaar lijkt uitgewerkt, starten Spooky & Sue in 1977 beiden een solo-carrière. Spooky's single “Music” flopt waarna de zanger zich aansluit bij de Surfers. Sue's single “Give Me Love” flopt eveneens maar de zangeres is redelijk succesvol met haar songmateriaal voor de jazz-rockgroep Spin en voor Ekseption, twee groepen waarvan haar echtgenoot Hans Jansen deel uitmaakt.  
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Tracklist

01.  "You Talk Too Much"   (Jones, Reginald Hall)  - 2:56
02.  "Catch A Falling Star"    (Packris, Vance)  - 2:15
03.  "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby"    (Hayes-Porter)  - 3:50
04.  "Ain't It Good"    (Russell, Meijer, Gimmik)  - 2:58
05.  "Romeo And Juliet"   (Gimmik, Reyem, Pavelski)  - 2:42
06.  "The Birds And The Bees"   (Stuart)  - 2:15
07.  "Swinging On A Star"   (van Heusen, Johnny Burke)  - 2:35 
08.  "Blue Moon"   (Rodgers-Hart)  - 2:45
09.  "Baby Don't You Let Me Loose This"   (Wright, Wonder)  - 3:19
10.  "Dancing Funky"   (Gimmik, Reyem, Pavelski)  - 2:40
11.  "Lady Stay"   (Gimmik, Reyem, Pavelski)  - 3:10
12.  "Spooky's Day Off By"   (Vink)  - 2:59

Credits
Arranged By – Hans Hollestelle
Management – Han Meyer
Photography By – Laurens van Houten
Producer – Jaap Eggermont

Notes
Genre: Funk, Soul, Disco
Label: Negram Record
Length: 34:26

Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978)

“Long Live Rock 'n' Roll” is the third studio album released by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1978.
“Long Live Rock 'n' Roll” may be singer Ronnie James Dio's last album with Rainbow, but at least he went out on a high note. While the material is not quite as strong as on the previous studio effort, Rising, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll maintains the momentum the band had built up. "Kill the King" had been previously heard on the live On Stage record, but here it sounds more fully realized. Also, the title track from the album stands as one of the best songs the band did, not to mention a noble sentiment. The chugging "L.A. Connection" is another highlight. As with all of their first four albums, this one was produced by Martin Birch (who produced everyone from Blue Öyster Cult to Wayne County), and he really knows how to get the best out of the band by this point. The result is that the songs couldn't sound any better, so even if some of the material isn't quite up to their best, the album is still very cohesive, steady, and, ultimately, satisfying. This would turn out to be the last great album Rainbow would ever make, although they did enjoy a great deal of chart success in the post-Dio era.

Tracklist

01. "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"  (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)  - 4:21
02. "Lady of the Lake"  (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)  - 3:39
03. "L.A. Connection"  (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)  - 5:02
04. "Gates of Babylon"  (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)  - 6:49
05. "Kill the King"   (Blackmore, Dio, Cozy Powell)  - 4:29
06. "The Shed (Subtle)"   (Blackmore, Dio, Powell)  - 4:47
07. "Sensitive to Light" (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)  - 3:07
08. "Rainbow Eyes"  (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)  - 7:11

Rainbow
Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars, bass (also bass on rough mix tracks 1–6, 2012 Deluxe Edition)
Cozy Powell – drums, percussion
Bob Daisley – bass on "Gates of Babylon", "Kill the King", and "Sensitive to Light"
David Stone – keyboards on "Gates of Babylon", "Kill the King", "The Shed". Piano outro on "L.A. Connection"
Tony Carey – keyboards on "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll", "Lady of the Lake", and "Rainbow Eyes" (2012 Deluxe Edition rough mix only)

Additional musicians
Bavarian String Ensemble conducted by Rainer Pietsch on "Gates of Babylon"
Ferenc Kiss, Nico Nicolic – violins on "Rainbow Eyes"
Ottmar Machan - viola on "Rainbow Eyes"
Karl Heinz Feit – cello on "Rainbow Eyes"
Rudi Risavy – flute on "Rainbow Eyes"

Notes
Released: 9 April 1978
Recorded at: The Strawberry Studio, Château d'Hérouville, France, May–July & December 1977
Genre: Heavy metal, Hard rock
Length: 39:27
Label: Polydor
Producer: Martin Birch

Soundtrack - All This And World War II (1976)

"All This and World War II" was, to put it mildly, an odd film. Cobbled together almost entirely from newsreel footage of World War II, all taken from the vaults of Movietone News, the film wasn't a documentary or an exercise in nostalgia, it was constructed as an anti-war film thanks to the presence of Beatles music which functioned as commentary on the events as they unfolded. Beatles music it may have been, but it wasn't performed by the Beatles: the Fab Four's classic tunes were covered by an all-star cast of pop and rock stars, assembled under the direction of record exec Russ Regan and produced by Lou Reizner. These artists were teamed up with a bunch of studio pros, highlighted by pianist Nicky Hopkins, along with the London Symphony Orchestra, who gave this music the bombastic pomp a project like this deserved. If the film itself was quite odd most notoriously, it featured Nazi soldiers being run in reverse as "Get Back" played on the soundtrack the soundtrack itself isn't particularly strange or compelling. This is a Brit-centric soundtrack it was a British production after all  so it shouldn't be a surprise that it's heavy on British prog rockers and pop songwriters with an arty bent: Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry, Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne, Elton John, David Essex and Leo Sayer are all here, as are Ambrosia who may not be British but fit in well with that contingent. Then, there are mainstream superstars and middle-of-the-road artists like the Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Helen Reddy, Frankie Laine, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (separately, mind you), the forgotten Lynsey de Paul, Henry Gross, with the Brothers Johnson and Tina Turner added for some diversity. But the fact of it is, it doesn't really matter who is singing here: it all sounds roughly the same thanks to the London Symphony Orchestra, who gives every song here altogether too much pomp and circumstance. That means that anybody enticed by the prospect of Peter Gabriel reinventing "Strawberry Fields Forever" or Roy Wood running wild on "Lovely Rita" will be disappointed by the perfectly fine versions here because they are, at the core, Reizner and the London Symphony Orchestra's interpretations of these songs; Gabriel and Wood are merely invited guests.

Tracklist

01.  "Ambrosia - Magical Mystery Tour"  - 3:52
02.  "Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - 6:15 (John Lennon,  on lead guitar & backing vocals)
03.  "Bee Gees - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight"  - 3:17
04.  "Leo Sayer - I Am the Walrus" - 3:49
05.  "Bryan Ferry - She's Leaving Home" - 3:07
06.  "Roy Wood - Lovely Rita" - 1:13
07.  "Keith Moon - When I'm Sixty-Four" - 2:36
08.  "Rod Stewart - Get Back" - 4:24
09.  "Leo Sayer - Let It Be"  - 3:43
10.  "David Essex - Yesterday"  - 2:44
11.  "Jeff Lynne - With a Little Help from My Friends/Nowhere Man" -  6:56
12.  "Lynsey De Paul - Because" - 3:24
13.  "Bee Gees - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" - 1:54
14.  "Richard Cocciante - Michelle" -  4:00
15.  "The Four Seasons - We Can Work It Out" - 2:39
16.  "Helen Reddy - The Fool On The Hill" –  3:37
17.  "Frankie Laine - Maxwell's Silver Hammer" - 3:27
18.  "The Brothers Johnson - Hey Jude" - 4:58
19.  "Roy Wood - Polythene Pam" - 1:30
20.  "Bee Gees - Sun King" - 2:03
21.  "Status Quo - Getting Better" - 2:19
22.  "Leo Sayer - The Long and Winding Road"  - 4:47
23.  "Henry Gross - Help!" - 3:07
24.  "Peter Gabriel - Strawberry Fields Forever"  - 2:30
25.  "Frankie Valli - A Day in the Life"  - 4:04
26.  "Tina Turner - Come Together"  - 4:08
27.  "Will Malone & Lou Reizner - You Never Give Me Your Money"  - 3:04
28.  "The London Symphony Orchestra - The End"  - 2:26

Personnel
Barry Gibb – vocals
Robin Gibb – vocals
Maurice Gibb – vocals
Nicky Hopkins – piano
Les Hurdle – bass
Barry Morgan – drums
Ronnie Verrell – drums
Wil Malone – orchestral arrangement
Harry Rabinowitz – conductor
David Measham - conductor   

Notes
Released:  November 5, 1976
Genre:  Rock
Length:  98:45
Label:  Riva/20th Century Records
Producer:  Lou Reizner
All songs by:  Lennon–McCartney

The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn (1972)

"Seventh Sojourn", released in 1972, is the seventh studio album by The Moody Blues in their "classic" lineup and their eighth album overall.
On this album, The Moody Blues used, besides the Mellotron, a similar keyboard called the Chamberlin; both were created by Harry Chamberlin. The newer device simulated orchestral sounds more realistically and easily than the Mellotron. Several songs contain overt political references. Mike Pinder's "Lost in a Lost World" laments the brutality of revolution ("Revolution never won / It's just another form of gun") and racial tension ("In their eyes it's nation against nation against nation / With racial pride"). "You and Me," like "Question" from two years earlier, alludes to ongoing wars and conflicts, including Vietnam ("There's a leafless tree in Asia"), Africa ("Under the sun there's a homeless man"), and the Arab-Israeli conflict ("There's a forest fire in the valley / Where the story all began"). "The Moody Blues: Legend of a Band," Bassist John Lodge described "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" as a response to fans who mistakenly read guru-like wisdom into the Moodies' often philosophical lyrics. The song makes a clear statement that the band is just as worried by the crises of the modern world and has just as few answers as everyone else. In contrast, "The Land of Make-Believe" describes a utopian world where "heartaches can turn into joy." This highly melodic track employs a complex and counterpoint-filled accompaniment in which contrasting lines are introduced in succession: First by the acoustic guitar (played by Hayward), then bells (Edge), then bass (Lodge), flute (Thomas), and finally electric guitar (Hayward again). Each part is unique, but ultimately blends well with the others, in keeping with the theme of the song's lyrics ("Only love will see us through / You know what love can do to you").
Two hit singles came from this album: "Isn't Life Strange" and "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)".

Tracklist
01.  "Lost in a Lost World"  (Mike Pinder)  - 4:42
02.  "New Horizons"  (Justin Hayward)  - 5:11
03.  "For My Lady"  (Ray Thomas)  - 3:58
04.  "Isn't Life Strange"  (John Lodge)  - 6:09
05.  "You and Me"  (Hayward, Graeme Edge)   - 4:21
06.  "The Land of Make-Believe"  (Hayward)  - 4:52
07.  "When You're a Free Man"  (Pinder)  - 6:06
08.  "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"  (Lodge)  - 4:18

Personnel
Justin Hayward - vocals, guitar
John Lodge - vocals, bass
Ray Thomas - vocals, flute, tambourine
Graeme Edge - drums, percussion, vocals
Mike Pinder - vocals, chamberlin, mellotron

Notes
Released:  17 October 1972
Recorded at:  Decca Tollington Park Studios, London
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Length:  39:29
Label:  Threshold Records
Producer:  Tony Clarke

The Pousette-Dart Band - The Pousette-Dart Band (1976)

The Pousette-Dart Band (also known as PDB) was an American soft rock group active in the 1970s and early 1980s. Originally conceived in 1973 as a string band from Cambridge, Massachusetts, PDB comprised Jon Pousette-Dart, John Troy and John Curtis. With a shift to a more commercially oriented sound and a steady succession of additional personnel, the group went on to record a series of albums for their label Capitol Records. Much of this self-titled debut album is in a countrified folk-pop style reminiscent of the Eagles, with nods to Jackson Browne, Gordon Lightfoot, and similar acts. Introspective acoustic guitar textures predominate ("Dancer" and "Woman in My Dreams" being two examples), but a few stylistic digressions can be found here as well. "Smile on Me" is a bouncy tune with bluegrass banjo/mandolin and an amusing stumbling chorus. "What You Need" has a halting reggae-tinged beat and punctuating brass. "Halo" is a bubbly toe-tapper with a Caribbean-flavored vocal. Perhaps the best song on the album is "All Your Lonely Hours," an edgy, haunting number with searingly bitter lyrics about a bad relationship ("You want everything for nothing/I don't think you'll ever die"). By and large, this is a fine effort worth hearing.

Tracklist

01.  "What Can I Say"  - 3:02  
02.  "Dancer"  - 2:31  
03.  "Freezing Hot"  - 3:41  
04.  "There's Been A Mistake"  - 2:54  
05.  "Harder"  - 3:19  
06.  "Woman In My Dreams"  - 4:00  
07.  "All Your Lonely Hours"  - 4:04  
08.  "What You Need"  - 3:00  
09.  "Halo"  - 3:00  
10.  "Smile On Me"  - 2:45 

Personnel
Jon Pousette-Dart - Guitar [Acoustic, Electric & Slide], Vocals
John G. Curtis - Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar [Acoustic & Electric], Vocals
John Folsom Troy - Bass, Vocals 
Allison Leroy Cook - Drums, Percussion
Kenneth Buttrey  - Drums, Percussion
Phil Baugh - Guitar [Pedal]
David Paul Briggs - Keyboards
Billy Puett - Reeds, Flute  
Shane Keister  - Synthesizer [Moog]
Dennis Good  - Trombone
George Tidwell - Trumpet

Notes
Released:  1976
Label:  Capitol Records
Genre:  Soft Rock
Length:  31:56
Producer:  Norbert Putnam

The Jacksons - The Jacksons (1976)

Released in 1976 for Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records as a joint venture. The album was the band's first for CBS, following their seven-year tenure on Motown as "The Jackson 5". Jackson 5 member Jermaine Jackson stayed with Motown when his brothers broke their contracts and defected to CBS; he was replaced by youngest Jackson brother Randy. Philadelphia International heads Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff produced and executive produced the album, including their first top ten hit in two years "Enjoy Yourself", but had a difficult time focusing on a sound for the now-grown-up boy band. However, the group was able for the first time to write their own material, something that had been denied to them at Motown. The Jacksons composed "Style of Life" and "Blues Away" on their own. "Blues Away" was the first published song written by lead singer Michael Jackson, who began to take a more percussive vocal approach beginning with this album. This album also spawned the second R&B single "Show You the Way to Go". The album itself placed #36 and #6 on the pop and R&B album charts respectively.

Tracklist

01. "Enjoy Yourself"  (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)  - 3:00
02. "Think Happy"  (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)  - 3:07
03. "Good Times"  (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)  - 4:57
04. "Keep on Dancing"  (Dexter Wansel)  - 4:31
05. "Blues Away"  (Michael Jackson)  - 3:12
06. "Show You the Way to Go"  (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)  - 5:30
07. "Living Together"  (Dexter Wansel)  - 4:26
08. "Strength of One Man"  (Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen)  - 3:56
09. "Dreamer"  (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)  - 3:05
10. "Style of Life"  (Tito Jackson, Michael Jackson)  - 3:19

The Jacksons:
Michael
Tito
Jackie
Marlon
Randy

Notes
Released:  November 27, 1976
Recorded at:  Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre:  Funk, Philadelphia Soul
Length:  39:27
Label:  Epic Records
Producer:  Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff, McFadden & Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen, Dexter Wansel, The Jacksons

Bruce Johnston - Going Public (1977)

"Going Public" is Beach Boys member Bruce Johnston's third and final solo album, and the only one recorded after becoming a member of the band. It was released in 1977 under Columbia Records. "I Write the Songs" was covered by the Captain & Tennille both in English and Spanish, by David Cassidy, and, of course, hit big for Barry Manilow two years before the release of this solo disc by one of the Beach Boys. With Elton John alum Caleb Quaye on electric guitar, along with Richie Zito, Kathy Dragon on flute, the California Boys Choir, and a song each co-written with Brian Wilson and Rocket Records recording artist the Hudson Brothers, this outing does not have the star power of David Cassidy's The Higher They Climb, The Harder They Fall album from 1975, which was co-produced by Johnston; however, Johnston does much more with less. "I Write the Songs" is nice, but Manilow's voice and overproduction is what the song needed, and got. That said, having the songwriter's emotions on record is important, and the hit presence of the song doesn't disturb the seamless presentation here. Johnston, like Randy Edelman, Tim Moore, and other quality songwriters from the era, has a pleasant voice, which is very effective on "Disney Girls." "Rock and Roll Survivors," with references to being a "dried out troubadour," is more like "C&W Survivor"  it sounds like a rocker in his sixties lamenting his former profession. Had Johnston made this a tip of the hat to Ricky Nelson, it might've worked, but as it stands, it's a pleasant country tune that sounds misrepresented in this pop setting.
The Brian Wilson co-write "Deirdre" is sweet, and Beach Boys sounds do invade side one to good effect. "Don't Be Scared," on the other hand, is Johnston keeping within his vocal range and not taking many chances. Burton Cummings' "I'm Scared" was a little more effective with this theme, but the production is lush, and the tune does not offend. "Rendezvous" is very interesting. Co-written by the Hudson Brothers, one cannot ignore the fact that Brian Wilson producer Andy Paley co-wrote a song with the same title released on RCA's the Sidewinders' album five years prior. Paley would not produce Wilson until the '80s, but he's well-known within the Beach Boys/girl group/Phil Spector circles. "Pipeline" is a real strange one. Imagine Gamble & Huff re-working the Chantays' early-'60s hit. This sounds more like TSOP than "The Sound of Beach Boys," and is an interesting inside joke to end the album with.

Tracklist

01.  "I Write the Songs"  (Bruce Johnston)  - 4:05
02.  "Deirdre"  (Johnston, Brian Wilson)  - 4:10
03.  "Thank You Baby"  (Johnston)  - 4:23
04.  "Rendezvous"  (Johnston, Bill Hudson, Brett Hudson, Mark Hudson)  - 2:27
05.  "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"  (Lynsey De Paul)  - 4:01
06.  "Disney Girls"  (Johnston)  - 5:09
07.  "Rock and Roll Survivor"  (Johnston)  - 2:54
08.  "Don't Be Scared"  (Johnston)  - 3:08
09.  "Pipeline"  (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)  - 4:36

Personnel
Bruce Johnston - Piano, Background Vocals
John Hobbs - Electric Piano
Chad Stewart, Ed Carter, Michael Anthony - Acoustic Guitar
Brent Nelson, California Boys' Choir, The, Cindy Bullens, Curt Becher, Diana Lee, Gary Puckett, Jim Haas, Joe Chemay, Jon Joyce  - Backing Vocals
Joe Chemay - Bass
Igor Horoshevsky - Cello
Gary Mallaber - Drums
Caleb Quaye, Richie Zito - Electric Guitar
Kathy Dragon - Flute

Notes
Released:  1977
Genre:  Pop, Rock
Label:  Columbia
Length:  34:53
Producer:  Gary Usher

1994: - 1994 (1978)

Karen Lawrence is an American singer and songwriter who has worked with The LA Jets, 1994:, Karen Lawrence and the Pinz and Blue by Nature. She sang backup vocals on "Get it up" from Draw the Line by Aerosmith. Karen Lawrence, is a dynamic singer and prolific songwriter. A charismatic performer with a spirited stage presence, Lawrence has enjoyed a challenging and diverse career. A stage performer continually since the age of 9, she fronted her first band, a blues outfit, at the age of 13. As front woman for the A&M band 1994: (produced by Jack Douglas ), Lawrence’s distinctive and emotive vocal stylings frequently put her on international critics’ "Best Female Singer" lists. Wrote Kerrang!... "it was 1994:’s Karen Lawrence who gave the others the choice of being second best or giving up". Lawrence composed "Prisoner (Love Theme From the 'Eyes of Laura Mars')," immortalized by Barbra Streisand. Lawrence also backed Aerosmith on Draw the Line. Guitarist Brad Whitford tagged along for 1994's self-titled inaugural, helping out on one track, "Heleana." Acclaimed Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas was also in tow. He helmed the entire debut, as well as the 1979 follow-up, "Please Stand By". Lawrence went on to dabble in new wave as Karen Lawrence and the Pinz, and then backed Graham Parker. Douglas also produced Lawrence's '90s band, Blue By Nature, which included Rick DuFray, another (albeit momentarily) Aerosmith axeman. At the turn of the century, Lawrence lent her powerful pipes to Slash's Snakepit on Ain't Life Grand, yet another Douglas production.

Tracklist

01.  Once Again  - 5:47
02.  Shoot To Kill  - 3:54
03.  Sing To Me (Backing Vocals: Eric Troyer) - 4:47
04.  Heleana  - 4:46
05.  Bring It Home  - 4:45
06.  Radio Zone  - 3:32
07.  Hit The Hard Way  - 4:15
08.  Read Up  - 3:18
09.  Anastasia  - 3:19 

Personnel
Karen Lawrence - Vocals
Bill Rhodes - Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals
John Desautels - Drums
Mondo Rickets - Guitar
Steve Schiff - Guitar [Lead] 

Notes
Release:  1978
Label:  A&M Records
Genre:  Rock / Length:  38:33
Producer:  Jack Douglas
Arranged By: 1994: