Simple Mission
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Simple Mission is the third album by Canadian band Glass Tiger
. It was released by Capitol Records
and is the band's only studio album without drummer Michael Hanson who left the group after the Diamond Sun
album.
The single "My Town" features Rod Stewart
on lead vocals
alongside Alan Frew, and reached #33 in the UK, marking the band's second highest position in that country. The album also went certified Platinum in Canada.
except:
Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1983, in Newmarket, Ontario.-Biography:Originally named 'Tokyo', the band produced several hit singles in Canada and placed two songs on Billboard magazine's top 10: "Don't Forget Me " and "Someday," both of which came from their debut album, The Thin...
. It was released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
and is the band's only studio album without drummer Michael Hanson who left the group after the Diamond Sun
Diamond Sun (album)
Diamond Sun is the second album by Canadian band Glass Tiger. It was released by Capitol Records . It went certified Double Platinum in Canada.- Track listing :# "Diamond Sun" – 5:22...
album.
The single "My Town" features Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
on lead vocals
Human voice
The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...
alongside Alan Frew, and reached #33 in the UK, marking the band's second highest position in that country. The album also went certified Platinum in Canada.
Track listing
Produced by Tom WermanTom Werman
Tom Werman was an A&R man and record producer for Epic Records from 1970 into 1982. He has produced albums by acts including Mother's Finest, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Blue Öyster Cult, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Stryper, Kix, LA Guns, and Poison. While in A&R at Epic Records, he...
except:
- track 5, produced by Tom Werman and Jim CreganJim CreganJim Cregan, born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset, England is an English rock guitarist and bassist who best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer...
- track 7, produced by Sam Reid
- track 11, produced by Tom Werman and Jim VallanceJim VallanceJames Douglas "Jim" Vallance, OC is a retired Canadian musician, songwriter, arranger and producer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as the former songwriting partner of Canadian international recording artist Bryan Adams...
Glass Tiger
- Al ConnellyAl ConnellyAl Connelly to Edward and Dorothy Connelly. Al is the founding guitarist with the Canadian rock band, Glass Tiger. He and his band were honoured with five Canadian Music Industry Juno Awards, multiple Canadian SOCAN Classic Awards and were nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy Award...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Wayne Parker - electric bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Sam Reid - keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
- Alan FrewAlan FrewAlan Frew is the lead singer for the Canadian band, Glass Tiger, and has also released two solo albums...
- vocals
Additional musicians
- Drums: Tony ThompsonTony ThompsonAnthony T. "Tony" Thompson was a session drummer best known as a member of Chic. He was raised in the middle-class community of Springfield Gardens, in Queens, NY.-Chic:...
(except tracks 4 and 6) - Drums: John Keane (tracks 4 and 6)
- Backing vocals: Tom Kelly, Tommy FunderburkTommy FunderburkTommy Funderburk is an American rock and roll singer. He has recorded with artists such as Jon Anderson, Laura Branigan, Coverdale-Page, Melissa Manchester, Magnum, Mötley Crüe, Steve Lukather, Richard Marx, Rick Springfield, Starship, REO Speedwagon, Whitesnake, Yes and many others.Funderburk was...
, Rique Franks, Jeff Scott SotoJeff Scott SotoJeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...
, Mark FreeMarcie FreeMarcie Free is a vocalist, who has been lead singer of rock bands King Kobra, Signal, and Unruly Child. Marcie started singing professionally at the age of 19 while living in Flint, Michigan...
, Paul Rafferty - Spanish voice: Maria Del Rey
- Vocals on "My Town": Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
- Acoustic guitar on "My Town": Jim CreganJim CreganJim Cregan, born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset, England is an English rock guitarist and bassist who best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer...
- Additional guitars: Tim Pierce
- Additional keyboards on "One to One": Jim VallanceJim VallanceJames Douglas "Jim" Vallance, OC is a retired Canadian musician, songwriter, arranger and producer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as the former songwriting partner of Canadian international recording artist Bryan Adams...
- Saxophone solo on "Where Did Our Love Go": Gary Herbig
- Extra percussion: Alex AcũnaAlex AcuñaAlejandro Neciosup Acuña aka Alex Acuña is a Peruvian drummer and percussionist, in the Afro-Cuban jazz style.Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands from the age of ten, and moved to Lima as a teenager. At the age of eighteen he joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1967 he moved...
- String Arrangement on "Where Did Our Love Go": James Newton HowardJames Newton HowardJames Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
Production
- Associate Producer: Sam Reid
- Engineering: Eddie DeLena
- Mixing: Eddie DeLena and David Thoener
- Assistance: Neal Avron, Ed Goodreau, Greg Goldman, and Efren Herrera
- Additional Engineering: Neal Avron
- Recording: Jim Vallance
- Mastering: Stephen MarcussenStephen MarcussenStephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer of Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California. Marcussen is one of the most sought-after mastering engineers in the music industry and his expertise has been coveted by a wide range of artists over the years...
(Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles) - Management: Management West Int. (Toronto) and Stiefel Phillips (Los Angeles)
- Guitar Technician: Jerry Snyder
- Tour Manager: Joe Bamford
- Tour Sound: Tracy Silverstone
- Tour Lighting: Steve Baird
- Photography: Randee St. Nicholas
- Design: Ralph Alfonso
- Tiger Design: Mason-Walden Computer Graphics