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Spark in the Dark

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Released
  
1977

Release date
  
1977

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

Artist
  
The Alpha Band

Label
  
Arista Records

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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.

Contents

Side 1

  1. "East of East" (T-Bone Burnett, Bob Neuwirth, Steven Soles)
  2. "Born in Captivity" (Arthur Buster Stahr)
  3. "Blue Lonely Night" (Soles)
  4. "Silver Mantis" (Burnett, John Fleming)
  5. "Honey Run" (K. O. Thomas)

Side 2

  1. "Adrenalin" (Burnett, Soles, Jim Ganzer)
  2. "You Angel You" (Bob Dylan)
  3. "Not Everything Has a Price" (Burnett, Soles)
  4. "Love and Romance" (Soles)
  5. "Mystified" (Burnett)
  6. "Spark in the Dark (On the Moody Existentialist)" (Burnett)
  7. "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")
  • K.O. Thomas – keyboards
  • Mike Utley – keyboards
  • Osamu Kitajima – koto
  • Cindy Bullens – background vocals

    • References

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