Alive Alone

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Alive Alone
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 1981
Genre Rock
Label Elektra Asylum Records
Producer Bill Szymczyk
Allan Blazek
Mickey Thomas chronology
As Long as You Love Me
(1976)
Alive Alone
(1981)
Over the Edge
(2004)

Alive Alone is Mickey Thomas's 1981 album. After joining Jefferson Starship, Thomas was still under contract to record a second solo album. [1] Alive Alone was released shortly after the Jefferson Starship album Modern Times , and Grace Slick's album Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! , but the Thomas album did not enter the Billboard chart.

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "She's Got You Running" (Andy Goldmark, Jim Ryan) – 4:35
  2. "Alive Alone" (Jules Shear) – 3:19
  3. "Maybe Tomorrow" (Robbie Patton, Jonathan Cain) – 3:35
  4. "Following Every Finger" (Shear) – 3:37
  5. "This Time They Told the Truth" (Frederick Knight) – 4:44

Side B

  1. "Survivor" (Cindy Bullens) – 4:08
  2. "You're Good With Your Love" (Eddie Schwartz) – 3:48
  3. "I Don't Wanna Talk About It" (Bret Bloomfield) – 3:59
  4. "Too Much Drama" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 3:33
  5. "Badge" (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) – 4:16

Personnel

[2]

She's Got You Running

Alive Alone

Maybe Tomorrow

Following Every Finger

This Time They Told the Truth

Survivor

You're Good With Your Love

I Don't Wanna Talk About It

Too Much Drama

Badge

Production

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References

  1. Tamarakin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   0-671-03403-0.
  2. Alive Alone (Vinyl cover). Mickey Thomas. New York City: Elektra Records. 1981. 530.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)