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Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Spark in the Dark is the second album by the rock band The Alpha Band, released in 1977. The core band members remained T-Bone Burnett, Steven Soles and David Mansfield. No less than five drummers were used on the recording, including guest Ringo Starr.[3]
Track listing
Side 1
- "East of East" (T-Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth, Steven Soles)
- "Born in Captivity" (Arthur Buster Stahr)
- "Blue Lonely Night" (Soles)
- "Silver Mantis" (Burnett, John Fleming)
- "Honey Run" (K. O. Thomas)
Side 2
- "Adrenalin" (Burnett, Soles, Jim Ganzer)
- "You Angel You" (Bob Dylan)
- "Not Everything Has a Price" (Burnett, Soles)
- "Love and Romance" (Soles)
- "Mystified" (Burnett)
- "Spark in the Dark (On the Moody Existentialist)" (Burnett)
- "Jazz Hymn" (W. M. Ham)
Personnel
- T-Bone Burnett – vocals, guitar, piano
- David Mansfield – guitar, mandolin, violin, dobro, pedal steel guitar, percussion, cello, viola, violin
- Steven Soles – vocals, guitar, piano
- David Miner – bass
- Matt Betton – drums
- Bill Maxwell – drums
- Joe Correro – drums
- Geoffrey Hales – drums
- Ringo Starr – drums ("Born in Captivity" and "You Angel You")[4]
- K.O. Thomas – keyboards
- Mike Utley – keyboards
- Osamu Kitajima – koto
- Cindy Bullens – background vocals
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ CG Book '70s: A
- ^ Allmusic entry for Spark in the Dark. Accessed May 21, 2009.
- ^ Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 8. ISBN 9780753508435.
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