Greatest Hints Credits

ALBUM:	1979	 ARISTA AB 4236			UPC # None on the album

	1979	ARISTA AB 4236	Terre Haute Pressing

	1979	ARISTA AB 4236	Santa Maria Pressing

	1979	ARISTA AB 4236	RCA Music Service

CASSETTE: 1992	Razor & Tie REC 2001

CD: 	1992	Razor & Tie CD# RE 2001		UPC# 0 - 7989 - 23937 - 2 - 9

	2014	Line Level Music LL108		UPC # 6 - 17723 - 99884 - 4



01. Last Night  (KR & MS)

02. Don't Lead With Your Love  (MS)

03. Promises  (KR)

04. Down To The Wire  (MS)

05. No Turning Back  (KR)

06. Back In My Arms Again (Cover)

07. Beautiful Lies  (MS & BP)

08. Lights Out  (MS & BP)

09. Hold Your Fire  (KR)

10. We're Not Strangers Anymore  (MS & BP)




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Welcome to the land of re-issues...

After recording Cabin Fever in England and Wales, we switched gears com-
pletely and headed to the City of Angels to record the follow up abum for Arista
Greatest Hints (a snappy ironic title we thought although not too many seemed
to get the joke). .. at the helm was producer Harry Maslin who had just finished
some real nice work on David Bowie's Young Americans LP... because Cabin
Fever had been a very keyboard oriented album (for us), upon touring we had
added a second keyboardist and vocalist, Kevin Raleigh. .. Kevin, a veteran of
the Cleveland music scene arrived behind the recommendation of our drum-
mer Tommy Dobeck and, besides being a fine singer and player, turned out to
be a very talented songwriter as well. . Greatest Hints marks his first offerings
in that department and his contributions as another lead singer in the band would
surface on the next album Heartland...

This was also the first album our new bassist Michael Gismondi (a Youngstown
native) was in on. .. Giz's musicianship pushed the band to another level and Giz
was such a genuinely nice person that next to him, Tommy looked like Attila The
Hun (not an easy thing to do) . .. Bob has called Greatest Hints the "Bells From
Hell" album and it's Phil Spector-ish drift can only be blamed on me (although
I still really like it)... if it rattled or clanged, it's on here...it was recorded at
Golden Sound Studios on Santa Monica Blvd. which used to be the old Radio
Recorders, where Elvis recorded "Jailhouse Rock" and Sinatra did much of his
seminal work...needless to say, the place had a vibe... the studio was located
in front of Orson Welles' offices and one of my fondest memories of the sessions
is Citizen Kane himself dropping by to ask us to turn it down just a bit. ..is that
cool or what? Special thanks to producer Harry Maslin for his talent and friend-
ship and believe me Harry, we didn't know what was in the cup! Turn this one
up loud and I hope you enjoy it!


					Cleveland, Spring 92

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Produced Engineered and Mixed by Harry Maslin for HRM Productions

Recorded at Golden Sound Studios, Hollywood, California
(February - March, 1979, Special thanks to Paul, Rick, Laura, Norm and Norma
Arranged by MSB and Harry Maslin

MSB is:
Michael Stanley: Lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, percussion;
Tommy Dobeck: Drums, percussion, EPR, and accidental vocals;
Bob Pelander: Vocals, grand piano, clavinet, synthesizer, orchestra bells;
Gary Markasky: Vocals, lead electric guitar, acoustic guitar;
Kevin Raleigh: Vocals, organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, chimes;
Michael "Gizzy" Gismondi: Bass, saxophones, percussion

MSB Road Crew:
Jim Softos (Road Manager)
Dan Montecalvo (Concert Sound)
Patrick "Mel" Scardina (Monitors)
Cyril Turek (Lights)

Strings Arranged and Conducted by Barry Fasman
Mastered at Allen Zentz', Hollywood, California

Violin on "Down To The Wire" by David Mansfield
"Back In My Arms Again" wrtten by Holland - Dozer - Holland

Special Thanks to Clive Davis and everyone at Arista,  Mike Bellin and everyone at Belkin
Productions, Barry Sinnett and The Music Connection, and to out families and friends
who helped make this album possible.


							M.S.B.