Crack the Sky is the debut album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1975 (see 1975 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS-6000).
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Track listing
All tracks written by John Palumbo.
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Personnel
The band
- John Palumbo -- Lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
- Rick Witkowski -- Lead guitar, percussion
- Joe Macre -- Bass guitar, back-up vocals
- Jim Griffiths -- Lead guitar, back-up vocals
- Joey D'Amico -- Drums, back-up vocals
Additional musicians
- Michael Brecker -- Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
- Randy Brecker -- Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
- David Sanborn -- Horns ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
- George Marge -- Woodwinds ("Robots for Ronnie", "Sleep", "A Sea Epic")
- Tom Jones -- Trombone ("Sleep")
Production
- Terence P. Minogue -- Producer
- Marty Nelson -- Producer
- William Kirkland -- Producer
- Donald Puluse -- Recording and mixing engineer
- Terry Cashman -- Executive producer
- Tommy West -- Executive producer
- Stan Kalina -- Mastering engineer
- Vinny Adinolfi -- 2002 CD producer
- Elliott Federman -- 2002 CD remastering
- Ted Brosman -- Tape master
Additional credits
- Recorded and mastered at CBS Studios, 52nd St., New York
- Recorded at Columbia Records Studio, 32nd St., New York (orchestra on "Ice")
- Recorded at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York ("Sleep")
- Susan Senk -- Cover coordination
- Mary Walsh -- Front cover photography
- Benno Friedman -- Back cover photography
- Bob Heimall -- Art direction and design
- Danny Palumbo -- Major domo
- Petillo Strings -- Acoustic guitar strings
- "Thank you orchestra and all of our Stainless Steel Groups of Chums"
- Amy Bennick -- Art direction, design (2002 CD)
- "Special thanks to Kevin Stander and Steve Smolen of Record & Tape Traders, Terence P. Minogue for taking the time to tell the story, and Mike Ragogna, as always for his guidance."
- Merri Kirkland -- Spanish translation ("I Don't Have a Tie")
- 2002 CD remastered at SAJE Sound, New York, New York
Alternate versions
In 1988, Lifesong released a CD pairing Crack the Sky with White Music on a single disc (LSCD-8801). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the song "Mind Baby" and two tracks from White Music were omitted. In 2002, a reinvented and mastered CD of Crack the Sky was released. It included four bonus tracks: demo versions of "Let Me Go Home (A Visit to the Projects)", "Eileen, I Lean on You", and "Hold On"; and "Dr. Octopus Part 2" from the Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero album. It is noted the song "Sleep" fades out more than a minute earlier than the original LP version. Liner notes include track-by-track comments by original producer and long-time CTS compatriot, Terence P. Minogue.
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