Safety in Numbers
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Safety in Numbers is the third studio album
by American
rock band Crack the Sky
, released on LP in 1978 (see 1978 in music
) by Lifesong Records (catalog #JZ 35041). Lead singer (and sole songwriter) John Palumbo departed the band during the recording; the band pitched in to write enough songs to round out the album, and they recruited Gary Lee Chappell to sing. Interestingly, only the original band members are pictured on the back cover of the album, with Chappell and Stevens relegated to one small photo each on the inside sleeve. There was a tour in support of the album (documented on Live Sky
and Alive and Kickin' Ass
), after which the band folded. In 1980, Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski started a new version of the band and released White Music
.
on a single disc (LSCD-8803). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the song "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" was omitted.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock band Crack the Sky
Crack the Sky
Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia in the early 1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone Magazine declared their first album "debut album of the year", and in 1978, Rolling Stone Record Guide compared them to Steely Dan; their first three albums charted on the...
, released on LP in 1978 (see 1978 in music
1978 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.-January–April:*January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom....
) by Lifesong Records (catalog #JZ 35041). Lead singer (and sole songwriter) John Palumbo departed the band during the recording; the band pitched in to write enough songs to round out the album, and they recruited Gary Lee Chappell to sing. Interestingly, only the original band members are pictured on the back cover of the album, with Chappell and Stevens relegated to one small photo each on the inside sleeve. There was a tour in support of the album (documented on Live Sky
Live Sky
Live Sky is a live concert album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1978 by Lifesong Records . In 1988, four of these recordings were appended to the CD release of Live on WBAB...
and Alive and Kickin' Ass
Alive and Kickin' Ass
Alive and Kickin' Ass is the fifth live album released by Crack the Sky. Recorded live at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Agora in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978—the same shows that were used for the Live Sky album...
), after which the band folded. In 1980, Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski started a new version of the band and released White Music
White Music (Crack the Sky album)
White Music is the fourth studio album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1980 by Lifesong Records...
.
Track listing
The band
- Joey D'Amico — PercussionDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, back-up vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, lead vocals ("Long Nights") - Jim Griffiths — ElectricElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
, back-up vocals - Joe Macre — Electric and synthesized bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, MoogMoog MusicMoog Music is an American company based in Asheville, North Carolina which manufactures electronic musical instruments. The current Moog Music is the second company to trade under that name.-R.A. Moog Co. and the original Moog Music:...
pedalsMoog TaurusThe Moog Taurus is a foot-operated analog synthesizer designed and manufactured by Moog Music from 1974 or 1975 to 1981. Commonly called the Taurus I, it has a 13-note organ-style pedal board similar to the pedal keyboard of a spinet organ.-History:...
, back-up vocals - Rick Witkowski — Electric and acoustic guitars, MellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
, back-up vocals - Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals, back-up vocals, acoustic guitar
- Rob Stevens — PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, MinimoogMinimoogThe Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. It was released in 1970 by R.A. Moog Inc. , and production was stopped in 1981. It was re-designed by Robert Moog in 2002 and released as Minimoog Voyager.The Minimoog was designed in response to the use of...
, OberheimOberheimOberheim Electronics is an American company, founded in 1969 by Tom Oberheim , which manufactured audio synthesizers and a variety of other electronic musical instruments.-Oberheim Electronics:...
synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
Production
- Producer — Rob Stevens
- Terry CashmanTerry CashmanTerry Cashman is a record producer and singer-songwriter, best known for his 1981 hit, "Talkin' Baseball." While the song is well recognized today, it was all but ignored by typical Top 40 radio during its chart life, making only the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.Cashman was the lead singer...
— Executive producer - Tommy West — Executive Producer
- Nick Blagona — Engineer
- Bernard Dubouc — Assistant engineer
- George Marino — Mastering
Additional credits
- Recorded and mixed at Le StudioLe StudioLe Studio was a recording studio located just south of the tourist town of Morin Heights, Quebec. It was the first ‘environmental’ recording studio outside a major urban center...
, Morin Heights, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
- Jay MaiselJay MaiselJay Maisel is an American color photographer. His awards include the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Media Photographers, and the Infinity Award of the International Center of Photography...
— Cover photo - Don Hunstein — Inner sleeve photo
- Tom Hill — Inner sleeve photo
- Sandy Speiser — Back cover photo
- Gerard Huerta — Hand lettering
- John Berg — Cover design
- Nancy Greenberg — Cover design
- Susan Senk — Production coordinator
- Bobby Baker — Personal management (for Cellar Door Management, Inc., Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
) - Alan Hecht — Artist development
- LSR Strings — Acoustic guitar strings
- Vince DePaul — Keyboards (on tour)
- Danny Palumbo - Road Manager / majordomo
- Special thanks to: Bob Sarlin; Diane Kessler; Paul "Banzini" Bilsky; Johnny "The J" Palumbo; Darryl Grysko; P.T. Virgin; Denise Skinner; Donny; Chic; The Resident; Brown; Dave; Bernard; Barbara; B.E.; Gus; Peter; T.C.; STV; Ram; Bubbles; Suzie; Alfie; Harry; Big Stuff; Happy; Ron; Kooks; Block; Auggie; MoeMoe HowardMoses Harry Horwitz , known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades...
; LarryLarry Fine (actor)Louis Feinberg , known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American comedian and actor, who is best known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges.-Early life:...
; CurlyCurly HowardJerome Lester "Jerry" Horwitz , better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian. He is best known as a member of the American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges, along with his older brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and actor Larry Fine...
; Bo; Karen; T.M.; Carmine; Star Sound; Ralph; Alice; Norton; TrixieThe HoneymoonersThe Honeymooners is an American situation comedy television show, based on a recurring 1951–'55 sketch of the same name. It originally aired on the DuMont network's Cavalcade of Stars and subsequently on the CBS network's The Jackie Gleason Show hosted by Jackie Gleason, and filmed before a live...
; Danny and Georgeann; Kirkie; Marty; The Rocket Man; Marla and Goon; Leslie and Vinnie; Richard; Adam; Miss Piggy; Susan; Wanda; Cox; Tucker; Soup; Fred; Kimmie and Stella; Lifesong; Epic and The Merge; our parents and families; the Ohio Valley air (for motivation); and for safety's sake, the entire EasternEastern HemisphereThe Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
and Western hemispheresWestern HemisphereThe Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
Alternate versions
In 1989, Lifesong released a CD pairing Safety in Numbers with Animal NotesAnimal Notes
-The band:*John Palumbo — Lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonies*Rick Witkowski — Electric guitar, harmonies*Joe Macre — Bass guitar, harmonies*Jim Griffiths — Electric guitar, harmonies*Joey D'Amico — Drums, harmonies-Additional musicians:...
on a single disc (LSCD-8803). In order to fit both albums on one CD, the song "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" was omitted.