Westcoast & AOR
Joseph Williams

Cover: I Am Alive

Release Date: 1996
Label: Kitty Enterprise
Country: Japan
Produced by Joey Carbone, Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams

Musicians:
Jay Graydon, James Harrah, Michael Landau, Mark Goldenberg, Michael Thompson: Guitars
Jason Scheff, Mike Porcaro: Bass
Joey Carbone, Steve Porcaro, Jay Gruska: Keyboards
Jeff Porcaro: Drums
Lenny Castro: Percussion
Amye Williams, Bobby Kimball, Bill Champlin, Jason Scheff, Jay Gruska, Danny Peck, Paul Gordon, Katy Segal: Background Vocals

German Release: 1997; Label: Intercord Service;

Tracklist:
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Your comments about this record:

The former Toto vocalist has lain fairly low since he parted company with Lukather and co back in 1989. For some reason I didn't expect this album to have too much depth, but it has depth in abundance and that, seemingly, eternal classy AOR sound that only LA's best can produce! Opener "Perfectly Clear" sets the tone perfectly (sic) with its classy hard edged westcoast sound and great hook which makes it sound rather like "IV" period Toto. "Heroes" is more like the best bits of Peter Cetera, and suits Joseph's wimpy vocal delivery just perfectly, though the music itself is not particularly soft, just adroit and involving. There's tingles of Toto on many tracks particularly on the title track and "Unarm your Heart". "Out of Harms Way" is the most guitar-orientated of all but is still nicely tempered and a sparkling bit of AOR. "Dirty Little War" is unmistakably a Jay Gruska song - poppy, but excellent - it's a shame Gruska's output these days is so spasmodic. One thing that particularly stuck me from this album is that Joseph is a much more versatile singer than he often appeared in Toto, where at times he would sound very like George Michael, at least to me anyway. Overall a very high quality release which I am pleased to recommend without hesitation.


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