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Released
  
1975

Length
  
35:41

Release date
  
1975

Recorded
  
1974–1975

Artist
  
Crack the Sky

Label
  
Lifesong Records

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Producer
  
Terence P. Minogue, Marty Nelson, William Kirkland

Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock

Similar
  
Crack the Sky albums, Progressive rock albums

Crack the sky hold on early version


Crack the Sky is the debut album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1975 (see 1975 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS-6000).

Contents

Crack the sky surf city


Track listing

All tracks written by John Palumbo.

The band

  • John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Rick Witkowski — Lead guitar, percussion
  • Joe Macre — Bass guitar, back-up vocals
  • Jim Griffiths — Lead guitar, back-up vocals
  • Joey D'Amico — Drums, back-up vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Michael Brecker — Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
  • Randy Brecker — Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
  • David Sanborn — Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
  • George Marge — Woodwinds ("Robots for Ronnie", "Sleep", "A Sea Epic")
  • Tom Jones — Trombone ("Sleep")

    • Production

  • Terence P. Minogue — Producer
  • Marty Nelson — Producer
  • William Kirkland — Producer
  • Donald Puluse — Recording and mixing engineer
  • Terry Cashman — Executive producer
  • Tommy West — Executive producer
  • Stan Kalina — Mastering engineer
  • Vinny Adinolfi — 2002 CD producer
  • Elliott Federman — 2002 CD remastering
  • Ted Brosman — Tape master

    • Additional credits

  • Recorded and mastered at CBS Studios, 52nd St., New York
  • Recorded at Columbia Records Studio, 32nd St., New York (orchestra on "Ice")
  • Recorded at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York ("Sleep")
  • Susan Senk — Cover coordination
  • Mary Walsh — Front cover photography
  • Benno Friedman — Back cover photography
  • Bob Heimall — Art direction and design
  • Danny Palumbo — Major domo
  • Petillo Strings — Acoustic guitar strings
  • "Thank you orchestra and all of our Stainless Steel Groups of Chums"
  • Amy Bennick — Art direction, design (2002 CD)
  • "Special thanks to Kevin Stander and Steve Smolen of Record & Tape Traders, Terence P. Minogue for taking the time to tell the story, and Mike Ragogna, as always for his guidance."
  • Merri Kirkland — Spanish translation ("I Don't Have a Tie")
  • 2002 CD remastered at SAJE Sound, New York, New York

    • Alternate versions

    In 1988, Lifesong released a CD pairing Crack the Sky with White Music on a single disc (LSCD-8801). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the song "Mind Baby" and two tracks from White Music were omitted. In 2002, a reinvented and mastered CD of Crack the Sky was released. It included four bonus tracks: demo versions of "Let Me Go Home (A Visit to the Projects)", "Eileen, I Lean on You", and "Hold On"; and "Dr. Octopus Part 2" from the Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero album. It is noted the song "Sleep" fades out more than a minute earlier than the original LP version. Liner notes include track-by-track comments by original producer and long-time CTS compatriot, Terence P. Minogue.

    Songs

    1Hold On3:00
    2Surf City3:54
    3A Sea Epic6:33

    References

    Crack the Sky (Crack the Sky album) Wikipedia
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