Blue Desert

~ Release by Marc Jordan (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Generalities
programming:
Michael Omartian
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Ray Parker Jr. and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Michael Omartian
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Generalities
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:23
2I’m a Camera
programming:
Michael Omartian
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Ray Parker Jr.
keyboard:
Michael Omartian
synthesizer:
Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Vennette Gloud
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’m a Camera
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:46
3Twilight
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
guitar [lead guitar] and synthesizer:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard:
Michael Omartian
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Vennette Gloud and Marcy Levy
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Twilight
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:41
4From Nowhere to This Town
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
Michael Omartian
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Bobby Kimball and Tim Kelly (songwriter)
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
From Nowhere to This Town
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:33
5Beautiful People
programming:
Steve Porcaro
synthesizer [string synthesizer] programming:
The Rake
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
guitar:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Michael Omartian
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
synthesizer [string synthesizer]:
Buzz Ramar & The Swinging Strings
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Vennette Gloud and Carmen Twillie
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:27
6Lost in the Hurrah
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
flugelhorn:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard:
Michael Omartian
synthesizer:
Jay Graydon and Michael Omartian
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Vennette Gloud and Carmen Twillie
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lost in the Hurrah
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
5:21
7Release Yourself
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jay Graydon
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jake the Rake
piano and synthesizer:
Michael Omartian
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Vennette Gloud and Marcy Levy
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Release Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:14
8Tattooed Lady
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
electric piano:
David McMorrow
guitar [rhythm guitar] and solo guitar:
Jay Graydon
piano:
Michael Omartian
saxophone:
Pete Christlieb
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Vennette Gloud and Carmen Twillie
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Tattooed Lady
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:44
9Exile
assistant engineer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Debbie Thompson (engineer)
engineer:
Joe Bogan (Recording- and mixing engineer) and Jay Graydon
producer:
Jay Graydon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jay Graydon
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
harp:
Ben Beney
keyboard:
Michael Omartian
organ:
Greg Mathieson
background vocals:
Bill Champlin, Vennette Gloud and Carmen Twillie
lead vocals:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
conductor:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
arranger:
Jay Graydon, Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter) and Michael “Shorty Pederstein” Omartian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Exile
lyricist and composer:
Marc Jordan (US–born Canadian singer–songwriter)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Mortgage Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:30

Credits

Release

photography and design:Jayme Odgers
rights society:JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, Japan rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by and distributed by:Warner Music Japan Inc. (holding company - file no releases here!)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1979)
part of:Forever Music (order: 6)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2985308 [info]
ASIN:JP: B00005HGRF [info]