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Images - 1976 Blue Sky
Dan Hartman's first solo album.
Blue Sky BL 34322
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Hear My Song |
3.13 |
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High Sign |
3.17 |
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On The Telephone |
Bass |
4.18 |
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Thank You For The Good Times* |
3.03 |
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Lighthouse |
3.03 |
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My Love |
3.57 |
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Shake It Down |
3.53 |
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Love It Too Much |
Kalimba |
2.58 |
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If Only I Were Stronger |
4.30 |
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Can’t Stand In The Way Of Love |
3.44 |
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The Party’s In The Back Room |
3.12 |
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* Carl Hartman, (Dan’s dad) whistled on this track |
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All songs written by Dan Hartman, except Hear My Song - written by Hartman/Winter.
Dan Hartman:
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Percussion
Strings arranged and conducted by Dan Hartman
Produced by Dan Hartman
Sound by Dave Still
Organic adviser – Steve Paul
Recorded at the De Saint Phalle Estate, Sands Point, New York. Mixed at the Hit Factory, NYC by Dave Still and Dan Hartman.
Review from Rolling Stone, November 4th 1976:
Dan Hartman, who wrote Edgar Winter's hit "Free Ride", could give Eric Carmen a run for his money in the singles market, since almost everything on his debut album is reminiscent of one or more proven commercial formulas. A multi-instrumentalist, Hartman shows a knack not just for writing hooks, but for arranging, playing and producing them in a wide variety of AM radio styles. If his solo vocal tracks reveal a Burton Cummings sound alike, his multiple vocals skillfully imitate Orleans ("Hear My Song"). Wings ("High Sign" On The Telephone"), Chicago ("Lighthouse"), the Four Tops ("Cant Stand In The Way Of Love") and Hall and oats ("If Only I Were Stronger"). But where Carmen's eclecticism charms with aggressive opulence, Hartman's less pushy imitations align more candidly with rock's "bubblegum" tradition. The difference may be crucial to Hartman, since today's commercial rock scene is a horse race which demands that every new cat, in order even to place, must fight to outdo the competition, not merely keep up with it.
Stephen Holden
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