Hi guys, here is a RARE iten for your contributers/sponsors. The new Russian Bootleg CD version of LaMarcas 1985 album.
Abe LaMarca has a history steeped in funk, soul and blues, but the upshot is that he has a tremendous vocal range, equipped to do anything really. Previously a member of the band Rastus and unbeknown to many, Abe was signed to Scotti Bros/CBS who obviously knew a thing or two about talent. During 1985, Abe was able to assemble a talented and hi-tech crew of musicians to play on his solo album simply called ‘LaMarca’. Considering we were slap-dab in the middle of corporate over-produced studio engineered albums (think Genesis, A-ha, Go West and Mr Mister), Scotti Bros thought it was high-time to jump into the market with their own offering. Abe was it. Whether he was comfortable with it was another thing (considering this was light-years away from his soul upbringing). Scotti Bros had obviously seen people like Michael Sembello become successful and banked on Abe to do likewise with his obvious vocal skills.
TRACK LIST
01 Change My Rules
02 Dear Diane
03 Second Chance
04 You
05 Bystander
06 Burn The Bridge
07 Boys
08 When You Question Love
09 Touch And Go
10 It’s In The Eyes
11 Hold On Blue Eyes [Bonus – From OST “The Wraith”]
12 Bad In Blue [Bonus – From OST “Lady Beware”]
Lead Vocals – Abe Lamarca
Bass – Phil Chen (Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Brian May)
Drums – Carlos Vega, Takashi Numazawa, Danny Wynn
Guitar – Jeff Silverman, George Doering, Eric Williams
Keys – Jamie Sheriff (Eyes), Richard Gibbs, Mitchell Froom (Crowded House), Luis Cabaza
Saxophone – Joel Peskin
Backvocals – Tom Kelly (I-Ten, Van Stephenson), Lynda Lawley, Cassell Webb, Abe Lamarca, Larry Lee
Producers – Larry Lee (Richie Zito, Giorgio Moroder), Craig Leon, Joe Chiccarelli
Recording Engineer – Tony Papa
Mixing Engineers – Tony Papa, Steve Bates, Larry Lee
Mastering Engineer – Stephen Marcussen
Assistant Engineer – Jamey Dell
Recorded at Santa Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica CA
Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA
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