PETER CRISS
RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 18, 1978
RECORDED AT SUNSET SOUND IN HOLLYWOOD, CA, AND AT SOUND LABS, INC., AND THE BURBANK STUDIOS IN CALIFORNIA FROM JUNE UNTIL JULY OF 1978
BASIC TRACKS FOR "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN", "ROCK ME, BABY", "KISS THE GIRL GOODBYE", AND "EASY THING" WERE RECORDED AT ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY WITH MIKE STONE AS ENGINEER
PRODUCED BY VINI PONCIA
"EASY THING", "ROCK ME, BABY", KISS THE GIRL GOODBYE", AND "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN" WERE CO-PRODUCED BY PETER CRISS
"KISS THE GIRL GOODBYE" WAS ALSO CO-PRODUCED BY SEAN DELANEY
ENGINEERED BY BOB SCHAPER
FEATURED PERFORMER: PETER CRISS
ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS: ALLAN SCHWARTZBERG-DRUMS ON "ROCK ME, BABY", "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN", AND "EASY THING", BILL BODINE- BASS ON "I'M GONNA LOVE YOU", "YOU MATTER TO ME", "TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'", "DON'T YOU LET ME DOWN", "THAT'S THE KIND OF SUGAR PAPA LIKES", AND "HOOKED ON ROCK 'N' ROLL", NEIL JASON- BASS ON "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN", "ROCK ME, BABY", AND "EASY THING", ELLIOT RANDALL- GUITAR ON "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN" AND "EASY THING", JOHN TROPEA- GUITAR ON "ROCK ME, BABY", "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN", AND "EASY THING", BRENDEN HARKIN- GUITAR ON "EASY THING", ART MUNSON- GUITAR ON "I'M GONNA LOVE YOU", "YOU MATTER TO ME", "TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'", "DON'T YOU LET ME DOWN", "THAT'S THE KIND OF SUGAR PAPA LIKES", "HOOKED ON ROCK 'N' ROLL", STAN PENRIDGE- GUITAR ON ALL TRACKS EXCEPT "EASY THING", "ROCK ME, BABY", AND "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN", RICHARD GERSTEIN- KEYBORDS ON "EASY THING", "ROCK ME, BABY", "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN", BILL CUOMO- KEYBOARDS ON "I'M GONNA LOVE YOU", "YOU MATTER TO ME", "TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'", "DON'T YOU LET ME DOWN", "THAT'S THE KIND OF SUGAR PAPA LIKES", AND "HOOKED ON ROCK 'N' ROLL", PETER CRISS, STAN PENRIDGE, VINI PONCIA, MAXINE DIXON, MAXINE WILLARD, JULIA TILLMAN, ANNIE SUTTON, GORDON GRODY, AND DAVEY, TOMMY, DANNY, AND JIMMY FARAGHER- BACKGROUND VOCALS, TOM SAVIANO- HORNS, LENNY CASTRO- ADDITIONAL PERCUSSION ON "TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'" AND "DON'T YOU LET ME DOWN", STEVE LUKATHER- GUITAR SOLO ON "THAT'S THE KIND OF SUGAR PAPA LIKES" AND "HOOKED ON ROCK 'N' ROLL", MICHAEL CARNAHAN- SAX SOLO ON "TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'", BILL CUOMO- STRING ARRANGEMENT ON "EASY THING" AND "I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN"
U.S. SALES: Platinum (1 million)
SONGS:
I'M GONNA LOVE YOU (CRISS/PENRIDGE)
YOU MATTER TO ME (VASTANO/MORGAN/PONCIA)
TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' (ADAMS/RENE)
DON'T YOU LET ME DOWN (CRISS/PENRIDGE)
THAT'S THE KIND OF SUGAR PAPA LIKES (CRISS/PENRIDGE)
EASY THING (CRISS/PENRIDGE)
ROCK ME, BABY (DELANEY)
KISS THE GIRL GOODBYE (CRISS/PENRIDGE)
HOOKED ON ROCK 'N' ROLL (CRISS/PENRIDGE/PONCIA)
I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN (DELANEY)
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