
Alibi
Release Year: 1980
Label: Capitol
Country: USA
Produced by Matthew McCauley, Gerry Beckley
Musicians:
Gerry Beckley: Lead & Background Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Dewey Bunnell: Lead & Background Vocals, Guitars
Additional Musicians: Dean Parks, Waddy Wachtel, Fred Mollin, Steve Lukather: Guitars, Lee Sklar: Bass, James Newton Howard, Jay Winding: Keyboards, James Newton Howard, Matthew McCauley: Synthesizers, Michael Baird: Drums, Willie Leacox, Fred Mollin: Percussion, Norton Buffalo: Harmonica, Timothy B. Schmit, Tom Kelly, J.D. Souther, Fred Mollin, Matthew McCauley, Richard Page: Vocals;
CD Release: 1998; Label: One Way Records; Country: USA;
A very good album that went unnoticed when it was released. Only their second studio album after Dan Peek left, Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley make up for the loss of Peek by recording several songs they did not write. It works very well. While none of the songs became even minor hits in the US, several songs were hits in other countries like Survival and Right Back To Me. Best songs include Catch That Train, I Do Believe In You, and Valentine (which I think may be America's best rocker). One thing that may have hurt the album was the cover. While it is very colorful, it tends to turn many people off. They also changed their standard America logo.
excelent album!tres belles melodies et voix.mes 2 chansons preferees sont right back to me et could v been...la pochette est envoutante
Okay, “I Do Believe In You” was covered thousand times - B&B did their job excellent, with a little help of their friends. In this period of AOR the record companies pay for long studio stay – these times are past. B&B were at the peak. A stunning LP cover, isn’t it???
to my view this is the best record America has ever done. Dunno why this went truly unnoticed, but it's one of the best bunches of true AOR masterpieces ever put on one LP. Starting with the hammer tune "Survival", which ranks among my Top-5-Westcoast-tunes, they put a fresh rocking note on the songs. Waddy Wachtel has never sound better. You may have heard "Don't believe in miracles" by several artists, "You could've been the one" by Dan Seals or "I do believe in you" by Pages, but these are by far the best performances you get. Sharp as a knife and still smooth like a glass of Glenkinchie. A blessing!
This album sort of signalled a shift in the musical style of America. Whereas they were once known as folk artists before, with Alibi, America went west coast and a very successful foray it was into the new style. I love this album. Survival and I Don't Believe in Miracles are the two tracks most heard but along with those two, You Could've Been the One, Right Back to Me and Catch that Train are the best in this line up. I just can't get enough of You Could've Been the One. An excellent track that Should've Been the One...
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