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Released
  
1980

White Music (1980)
  
Photoflamingo (1981)

Release date
  
1980

Recorded
  
1980

Artist
  
Crack the Sky

Label
  
Lifesong Records

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Producer
  
Terence P. Minogue, Rick Witkowski

Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock

Similar
  
Safety in Numbers, From the Greenhouse, Live Sky, Photoflamingo, Dog City

Crack the sky white music


White Music is the fourth studio album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1980 (see 1980 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS 8028). It was the first release from the newly reformed Crack the Sky, whose lineup included only two members from the original band: singer/songwriter John Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski.

Contents

Crack the sky suspicion white music


Track listing

All tracks written by John Palumbo.

Bonus tracks on the 2001 CD version

  1. "Hot Razors" (f2) – 4:53
  • by Feed da Cat 2, John Palumbo (guitars, voice) and Ian Palumbo (drums), with Ronnie Zebron (lead guitar)
    1. "Poptown" (demo) – 1:37
    2. "A Girl Like Mom" – 4:06
    3. "She's So Clean" – 3:47

    note: on the 2001 CD, "Hot Razors" and "Poptown" are the first two tracks on the CD, and "A Girl Like Mom" and "She's So Clean" are the last two.

    The band

  • John Palumbo — Lead vocal, guitars, bass guitar, piano
  • Rick Witkowski — Guitars, drums, IBM Selectric II, back-up vocals
  • Vince DePaul — Synthesizer, electronic keyboards

    • Additional musicians

  • Deborah Kucan — Back-up vocals ("Techni Generation")
  • Richard Hunt — Back-up vocals ("Techni Generation")
  • Robin Denning — The orchestra, Crack Pack Horns

    • "Crack Pack Horns" -------

    Bill Warfield - trumpet Tom McCormick - tenor saxophone Ellery Eskellin - baritone saxophone

    Production

  • Terence P. Minogue — Producer
  • Rick Witkowski — Producer
  • Jeffrey Sharp — Executive producer
  • Victor Giordano — Engineer
  • Ted Jensen — Mastering
  • Elliott Federman — Remastering (2001 CD)

    • Additional credits

  • Jeffery Sharp — Protection
  • Terence P. Minogue — String arrangement
  • Recorded at Flite III Recorders, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City
  • LSR Strings — Acoustic guitar strings
  • John Palumbo — Album concept
  • Consuelo Y. Regan — Album design
  • Special thanks: Richard Klotzman, J. DeCesare, Gordon Miller Music, Belli Music, Inc., The Bel Loc (Bill Doxanas), Frank Ayd III and all at Flite III, Cindy Markus, Darrell Grysko for the demo recordings at the Attic, Mary, Kook's, Julie, Jane and Our Families
  • Recorded ZenLabs, New Jersey, 2001 ("Hot Razors" (f2))
  • Amy Bennick — Art direction (2001 CD)
  • Rick Sapphire — Photography (2001 CD
  • Remastered at SAJE Sound, New York City

    • Alternate versions

    In 1988, Lifesong released a CD pairing White Music with Crack the Sky on a single disc (LSCD-8801). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the songs "The Radio Cries" and "Flying" (and one track from Crack the Sky) were omitted. In 2001, a remastered CD of White Music was released (Lifesong LSCD-7001). It included four bonus tracks: a 2001 re-recording of "Hot Razors in My Heart" by Palumbo and his son Ian, a demo version of "Poptown", and two outtakes—"A Girl Like Mom" and "She's So Clean".

    Songs

    1Poptown3:48
    2Living With the Lights On2:55
    3The Radio Cries (It's Singles Time)3:11

    References

    White Music (Crack the Sky album) Wikipedia
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