Album track from Blackjack’s 1979 debut album. Personally, I think this song should have been released as the second single after “Love Me Tonight.” While the weak production (courtesy of, surprisingly, Tom Dowd) hinders the sound of the album overall, this track seems to have the most going for it. Bolotin’s growl is used to very good effect, and the main riff is catchy. The song is available on the Blackjack: Anthology CD worldwide, so if you like it, buy it.
Oh, and sorry that the photo is from their second album, Worlds Apart. It’s getting hard to find different Blackjack photos!
Vocals & Guitar: Michael Bolotin
Lead Guitar: Bruce Kulick
Bass: Jimmy Haslip
Drums: Sandy Gennaro
Keyboards: Jan Mullaney
Backing Vocals: Chuck Kirkpatrick, Tonny Battaglia
Duration : 0:3:55
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July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
wow seen this band …
wow seen this band many years ago and Michael made a comment he never played with this band but I knew he was lying I have these albums to prove him wrong…and seen him live with them.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
its funny how this …
its funny how this turned into a TOM DOWD page, i am still amazed at how much he did, and never put his name on stuff….i just found out today he produced this album. i love this album man, just to late, or to early…bad timing, but i still have the original album that u open like a deck of cards.Tom was a nuclear phisesit(spelling?) Manhattan project, without him, we would still be twisting huge pots, not pushing/pulling faders! well of knowledge!
thanx 4 posting! 1 of those whoa days!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Anyone knows where …
Anyone knows where i can buy this track?
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Tom Dowd was …
Tom Dowd was AWESOME to work with. Mkae no mistake. He was open to suggestios. MB’s problems had nothing to do with “the sound”. It was something else which I won’t get into here. Sandy
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
kulick, nice …
kulick, nice stash
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
great track!!!
great track!!!
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
You’re not the …
You’re not the first one to say that, actually. Others I’ve spoken to found him a little “strange” in those days. Your name is Chuck…are you who I think you are?
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Believe me, Tom …
Believe me, Tom Dowd never tried to make any artist or group into something other than what they were. The material BlackJack recorded would not have been as well served by a Bad Company ’sound’. And frankly, I found Bolotin a little strange to be around – probably his own insecurities at that early point in his career.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
That’s an …
That’s an interesting testimony. Bolotin/Bolton said in 1986 that he felt really intimidated by Tom Dowd and that he never felt comfortable with him. I completely agree that Dowd was a magical producer, but I’ve heard from both Bolton and Bruce Kulick that he turned their desired sound inside out–they were going for a heavier Bad Company sounds and ended up with more of an R&B tone. Great producer, though. I would never knock him.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Tom Dowd sometimes …
Tom Dowd sometimes had difficulty producing bands…simply because the bandmembers wouldn’t listen to good advice, and Tom would never try to force anything on anybody. You either ‘got it’ or you did not when working with Tom. Dowd always seemed to do best working with singers, and I personally witnessed his magic; his ability to pull things out of singers that even they didn’t know they had in them.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:19 am
I love this song …
I love this song since I was a teenager and it is very difficult to find it to download it.
Thanks for putting it in you tube.
Greetings from Puerto Rico!