Quarterflash - Back Into Blue (1985) (vinyl Lp) - €10,00

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Back into Blue is the third studio album by American pop rock band Quarterflash, released in 1985. 

It peaked at No. 150 on the U.S. charts. Two commercial singles were released from the album, "Talk to Me" and "Walking on Ice".

Back into Blue has Quarterflash sounding less like a rock band and more like a synth-driven dance club quartet, which makes only a couple of the tracks hook-worthy before the rest of the album comes off as predictable and tiresome. 

"Walking on Ice" is a charged little number with a hard thrust, making smart use of the keyboards, while "Back into Blue" is a friendly sounding love song that highlights Rindy Ross' seductive vocals. 

Even "Caught in the Rain" displays an attempt at tightening up the songwriting after the unsuccessful release of 1983's Take Another Picture. 

But after these three tracks, the album ceases to rise out of the conventional pop doldrums, with Ross and her husband sounding like they want to stay young forever. 

Thinly played out efforts like "Talk to Me," "Love Without a Net," and "Welcome to the City" center the band in pop limbo, without any of the riffs or spirited saxophone rides that made their first release a success. 

Not knowing whether to take the '80s pop route or the more mature-sounding adult contemporary path, Back into Blue ends up foreshadowing the fact that this would be their last album and that a breakup was pending. 

Side one

1.  Walking On Ice - 3:46

2.  Caught In The Rain - 4:54

3.  Back Into Blue - 4:26

4.  Talk To Me - 4:58

5.  I Want To Believe It’s You - 3:49

Side two

1.  Love Without A Net (You Keep Falling) - 4:07

2.  Come To Me - 3:21

3.  Grace Under Fire - 5:28

4.  Just For You - 4:57

5.  Welcome To The City - 4:12

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – Do Not Erase Productions Ltd.
• Recorded At – Studio Miraval
• Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Distributed By – CBS Records
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The David Geffen Company

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Gabrielle Raumberger
• Backing Vocals – Colin Campsi, Derek Green, Yvonne Bentley
• Bass Guitar, Keyboards [Bass] – Rich Gooch
• Cover [Wardrobe] – Margi Kent
• Drum, Drum Programming, Keyboards – Brian David Willis
• Engineer – Gordon Milne
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jacques Hermet
• Engineer [Studio Director] – Patrice Quef
• Guitar, Keyboards – Marv Ross
• Keyboards, Guitar [Mystery Guitar] – Daniel Brandt
• Keyboards, Programmed By [Yamaha QX-1] – Julian Lindsay
• Lyricon, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals – Rindy Ross
• Management – J. Isaac Personal Management
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Photography By [Cover] – Paolo Roversi
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Guido Harari
• Producer – Steve Levine
• Programmed By [Fairlight Programming] – Steve Levine

Notes

Release:  1985

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Pop Rock

Label:  Geffen Records ‎

Catalog#  GEF 26650

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00