Michael Bolton "Everybody's Crazy (2008 Reissue, Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded, UK, Rock Candy Records, CANDY033)"

Everybody's Crazy is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on March 15, 1985 by Columbia Records.

The lead guitarist on the album is Bruce Kulick, later of KISS fame. After Kulick left to join KISS in late 1984, Kevin Reye/Reyes (Black Sheep, Fortress, White Lie/TRIIX, Martial Law, Network, Power Squadron, Zodiac) replaced him on guitar for post album support and performed in the CBS/Columbia MTV video of the title track, produced and directed by Wayne Isham and Curt Marvis of the New Company. The title track was a minor hit on hard rock radio stations, and the MTV video of the title track was also featured in the 1986 Rodney Dangerfield movie Back to School. The album was reissued overseas in the mid-1990s with a then-current photo of Bolton on the cover. It was reissued again on CD in the UK on February 25, 2008 by Rock Candy Records with a 12-page full colour booklet with original and new artwork.

Given the contrast in musical style between this album and the majority of Bolton's later (and more successful) musical output, songs from the album rarely appear on Bolton compilations. However, the title track was included on Bolton's entry in the Playlist series of Greatest Hits compilations.

Producer Neil Kernon described how he became involved with the album: "Well, I got a call from Michael's manager asking me if I'd be interested. I'd heard 'Fools Game' [from his previous album, Michael Bolton] and liked that, so we met and hit it off straight away. Michael was one of the funniest people I've ever met." Kernon also said that later on, Bolton did not want to re-release Everybody's Crazy or his self titled 1983 album on CD for fear of confusing and alienating fans of his later adult contemporary music.

In their retrospective review, AllMusic criticized Everybody's Crazy for muting Bolton's distinctive vocals, remarking that "much of the time he seemed to be fighting to be heard, and when he was, all he had was a mouthful of cliches to offer."

The album has an average rating of 88/100 on the hard rock/AOR database Heavy Harmonies.

Track listing

1. "Save Our Love" Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold 4:05
2. "Everybody's Crazy" Bolton 4:42
3. "Can't Turn It Off" Bolton, Mangold 3:58
4. "Call My Name" Bolton, Mark Radice 4:14
5. "Everytime" Bolton, Mangold 3:45
6. "Desperate Heart" Bolton, Randy Goodrum 3:59
7. "Start Breaking My Heart" Bolton, Radice 4:34
8. "You Don't Want Me Bad Enough" Bolton 3:49
9. "Don't Tell Me It's Over" Bolton, Jan Mullaney 4:00

Total length: 37:12

Recording information:

Producers – Neil Kernon (tracks 1–5, 7, 8 & 9); Randy Goodrum (track 6)

Co-producer – Michael Bolton (tracks 1–5, 7, 8 & 9)

Executive producer – Louis Levin

Engineers – John Abbey, Bruce Buchalter, Bobby Cohen, John Davenport, Neil Kernon, Bruce Lampcov, Andrew Milano and Malcolm Pollack.

Additional engineer on track 6 – Larold Rebhun

Assistant engineers on track 6 – Michael Sommers-Abbott and Paul Ericksen.

Recorded at The Power Station, Electric Lady Studios and Delta Recording Studios (New York, NY).

Additional overdubs on track 6 engineered by Jay Graydon at Garden Rake Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA).

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 9 mixed by Neil Kernon.

Track 4 mixed by Bobby Cohen, Jan Mullaney and Michael Bolton at The Hit Factory (New York, NY).

Track 6 mixed by Elliot Scheiner at Soundcastle (Los Angeles, CA).

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).

Studio maintenance – Bruce Friedman

Direction – Louis Levin, in association with David Krebs and Steve Leber for Contemporary Communications Corporation

Photography – Randee St. Nicholas

Stylist – Fleur Thiemeyer

Mastedon "It's A Jungle Out There (USA, Regency Records, 790-082-1724)"

Mastedon is a Christian rock band formed by brothers Dino and John Elefante (former lead singer and songwriter of Kansas) in the mid-1980s. The band was formed mainly as a studio project and have released three full-length albums and two stand-alone songs on compilation albums.

It's a Jungle Out There is the first album by Mastedon, the studio project formed by brothers John & Dino Elefante. It was released in 1989 on Regency Records, while they were setting up their own label "Pakaderm Records". Long out-of-print, it was re-issued by Deep Music Distribution in 2006 in the form of digital downloads, available from iTunes and eMusic, and in 2022, a remastered CD-only release from Girder Music.

The album was re-issued by Italian label Frontiers Records on November 6, 2009, with three additional tracks: a Mastedon song from 1987's California Metal compilation, "Wasn't It Love", and two live songs from the Cornerstone Festival in 1991, "Islands in the Sky" and "Right Hand".

Tracklist:

1. It’s A Jungle Out There 3:54
2. Glory Bound 4:17
3. This Is The Day 4:14
4. Love Inhalation 4:39
5. Islands In The Sky 3:42
6. Get Up 4:00
7. Love That Will Survive 4:02
8. Innocent Girl 3:42
9. Shine On 4:24
10. Right Hand 6:05

Recording information:

David Malme – executive producer

John Moore – executive producer

John Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing

Dino Elefante – producer, engineer, mixing

Mike Mireau – engineer, mixing

Ben Rodgers – additional engineer

Jeff Simmons – assistant engineer

Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)

Robert Fischer – illustration

Scott Waters – design, layout

The vocals on this album were processed through the Eventide H-3000SE with special thanks to Gil Griffith

Perry Lee appears courtesy of Tracer Fox

This album is dedicated to the legend of "Uncle Pitts" Elefante who brought joy to all our lives.

The album is also dedicated to Amande Elefante who is recovering from a severe brain aneurysm, thanks to your prayers.

Loverboy "Heaven In Your Eyes (7'' Promo Vinyl Single & Video, USA, Columbia Records, 38-06178)"

"Heaven in Your Eyes" is a song recorded by Canadian rock band Loverboy for the soundtrack to the film Top Gun. It later appeared on Loverboy's 1989 hits compilation Big Ones. The power ballad reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US.

The song was originally written by Mae Moore and John Dexter, both Vancouver-area musicians. As recorded, it is credited to Moore, Dexter and Paul Dean and Mike Reno from Loverboy.

Cash Box called it a "powerful, emotional rock ballad." Billboard called it a "routine power ballad."

Noteworthy is the fact that Loverboy keyboardist Doug Johnson does not appear in the song's music video. His absence was intentional, as he felt that the Top Gun film over-glamorized war and military service.

Loverboy "Working For The Weekend (7'' Vinyl Single & Video, Netherlands, CBS Records, CBSA 1778)"

"Working for the Weekend" is a song by Canadian rock band Loverboy from their second studio album, Get Lucky (1981). It was written by guitarist Paul Dean, vocalist Mike Reno, and drummer Matt Frenette and produced by Bruce Fairbairn and Dean. The song was released as the lead single from the album in 1981 and reached number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as number two on Billboard's Rock Top Tracks chart in February 1982. "Working for the Weekend" was ranked at number 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s".

The song originated when guitarist Paul Dean was out walking one Wednesday afternoon, looking for inspiration in his songwriting. He noticed that much of the area was deserted, as most people were at work. "So I'm out on the beach and wondering, 'Where is everybody? Well, I guess they're all waiting for the weekend,'" he later said. Mike Reno, the band's vocalist, suggested they change the title to "Working for the Weekend". According to Dean, he first began writing the song in a hotel room following a Montreal concert. At the time, the band were still playing bars to little response from patrons. After completing the song, they used it to open one set, and Dean recalled that "the dance floor was packed".

The song was covered by former American Idol contestant and country music singer Josh Gracin on the 2005 soundtrack to the final installment of the Herbie franchise, Herbie: Fully Loaded, starring Lindsay Lohan and Justin Long in the scene where the team works to fix Herbie overnight in time for the final race.

American virtuoso guitarist Paul Gilbert included an instrumental cover of this song as the first track on his 2014 album Stone Pushing Uphill Man.

Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) performed a parody version of the song on Conan on November 20, 2013, suggesting he had been asked by Rob Ford to cover the song as Ford's campaign song for re-election as Mayor of Toronto, the lyrics parodying Ford's substance abuse scandal.

Working for the Weekend was used in the Saturday Night Live sketch Chippendales Audition featuring Chris Farley and guest host Patrick Swayze. The sketch aired on October 27, 1990.

Loverboy "Turn Me Loose (7'' Vinyl Single & Video, Netherlands, CBS Records, CBS 9557)"

"Turn Me Loose" is a hit song recorded by Canadian rock band Loverboy. It was released on their eponymous debut album in 1980, and as a single in 1981. With a strong rock synthesizer start to the song, followed by a steady build on the guitars, it peaked at #7 on the RPM singles chart in 1981 and #6 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in the US.

Record World attributed the song's success to "Mike Reno's vocal plea, a guitar grind, and marvelous production."

Loverboy "Lovin' Every Minute Of It (Canada, Columbia Records Canada, CK-39953)"

Lovin' Every Minute of It is the fourth studio album, released in 1985 by the rock band Loverboy. The album became a hit thanks to the title track which reached #9 at US Billboard Hot 100, while "This Could Be the Night" peaked at #10, "Dangerous" #65 and "Lead a Double Life" #68. The album went double platinum, being the last of the band's to do so.

Due to scheduling conflicts this is the first album the band did not use Bruce Fairbairn as their producer. In October 1984, they did sessions with Mike Shipley producing at Le Studio in Morin Heights, but were dissatisfied with the results so the recordings were scrapped. Tom Allom was eventually hired as a replacement.

Cash Box said of the single "Lead a Double Life" that "Loverboy’s trademark straightforward pop/rock angle is given a slight 'new music,' Devo-ish bent here." Billboard said it borrowed "aggressive mannerisms from the new wave."

Track listing

1. "Lovin' Every Minute of it" Robert John "Mutt" Lange 3:30
2. "Steal the Thunder" Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Davitt Sigerson, Bill Wray 4:09
3. "Friday Night" Patrick Mahassen, Wray, Dean, Sigerson 3:33
4. "This Could Be the Night" Jonathan Cain, Dean, Reno, Wray 4:56
5. "Too Much Too Soon" Dean, Sigerson, Wray 4:07
6. "Lead a Double Life" Doug Johnson, Sigerson, Ted Johnson, Wray, Dean, Reno 4:20
7. "Dangerous" Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance 3:29
8. "Destination Heartbreak" Scott Smith, Wray, Reno, Dean 4:42
9. "Bullet in the Chamber" Dean, Sigerson, Wray, Reno 5:11

Recording information:

Tom Allom – producer

Mark Dodson – engineer

Bernie Grundman – mastering

James O'Mara – photography

Ron Obvious – assistant engineer

Holland MacDonald – art direction

Elizabeth Legge – artwork

Loverboy "Loverboy (Canada, CBS Records Canada, CK-36762)"

Loverboy is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Loverboy. It was released in August 1980.

AllMusic gave the album a rave retrospective review, making particular note of the hybridization of musical styles on most of the songs, and picking out "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" and "Turn Me Loose" as especially strong tracks.

Track listing

1. "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" Bernie Aubin, Paul Dean 4:24
2. "Turn Me Loose" Dean, Mike Reno 5:35
3. "Always On My Mind" Dean, Reno 3:31
4. "Lady of the 80's" Dean, Doug Johnson, Reno, Vernon Wills 5:05
5. "Little Girl" Dean 3:55
6. "Prissy Prissy" Dean, Matt Frenette 4:21
7. "Teenage Overdose" Dean, Johnson, Reno 4:14
8. "D.O.A." Dean, Johnson, Reno 3:38
9. "It Don't Matter" Dean, Reno 4:56

Total length: 39:39

Recording information:

Bruce Fairbairn – producer

Bob Rock – engineer

Mike Fraser – assistant engineer

Lou Gramm "Long Hard Look (2013 Reissue, Rock Candy Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded, UK, Rock Candy Records, CANDY225)

Long Hard Look is the second solo album from original Foreigner lead vocalist Lou Gramm, released in 1989.

Tracklist:

1. "Angel with a Dirty Face" (Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf) - 5:14
2. "Just Between You and Me" (Gramm, Holly Knight) - 4:56
3. "Broken Dreams" (Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf) - 5:54
4. "True Blue Love" (Gramm, Peter Wolf) - 4:58
5. "I'll Come Running" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon) - 4:06
6. "Hangin' on My Hip" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon) - 3:38
7. "Warmest Rising Sun" (Gramm) - 5:11
8. "Day One" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon, Peter Wolf) - 3:17
9. "I'll Know When It's Over" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon) - 4:35
10. "Tin Soldier" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) - 3:24

Recording information:

Arranged by Peter Wolf, Lou Gramm and Bruce Turgon.

Produced by Peter Wolf, except "Tin Soldier" (produced by Peter Wolf and Eric "E.T." Thorngren).

Recorded by Gonzalo Espinoza and Paul Ericksen, except bass on "Warmest Rising Sun" recorded bu Jules Bowen and Eric Thorngren.

Additional recording assistance by Carlos Gollisher, Chris Bubacz and Doug Oberkircher.

Mixed by Gonzalo Espinoza and Peter Wolf, except "I'll Know When It's Over" mixed by Paul Ericksen. Mixed at 418 Studios.

Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, CA).

Production Coordinator – Carlos Gollisher, assisted by Stephen Nider.

Art Direction and Design – Bob Defrin

Photography – Roy Volkmann