Dangerous Moments

Dangerous Moments
Studio album by Martin Briley
Released	1985
Recorded	May–August 1984
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City) Clinton Recording (New York City)
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Mercury
Producer	Phil Ramone
Martin Briley chronology
One Night with a Stranger (1983) Dangerous Moments (1985) It Comes in Waves (2006)

Dangerous Moments is the third album by the English rock musician Martin Briley, released in 1985 by Mercury Records. ^{[1] [2]} The album art (an up-perspective shot of Briley juxtaposed against an inverted cityscape) was nominated for a Grammy Award. ^[3] The album was produced by Phil Ramone. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[6]

The Philadelphia Inquirer panned the "humorless rock songs", but wrote that "Briley's vocals are OK in a wimpy Phil Collins-ish sort of way". ^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Martin Briley, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Dangerous Moments" – 4:03
2. "Think of Me" (Briley, Nick Gilder) – 3:46
3. "Ghosts" – 4:26
4. "It Shouldn't Have to Hurt That Much" (Briley, Peter Wood) – 4:25
5. "Alone at Last" – 3:43

Side two

1. "Before the Party Ends" – 3:06
2. "If This Is What It Means" (Briley, Rob Fahey) – 3:20
3. "Dirty Windows" – 4:46
4. "School for Dogs" – 3:05
5. "Underwater" – 3:55

Personnel

Musicians

• Martin Briley – lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizers, percussion
• Steve Holley – drums
• Anton Fig – drums
• Frank Vilardi – drums
• Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
• G. E. Smith – guitars
• Dennis Herring – guitars
• Peter Wood – synthesizers, piano
• David Lebolt – synthesizers, piano
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Anthony MacDonald – percussion
• Eric Troyer – backing vocals
• Rory Dodd – backing vocals
• Ellen Foley – backing vocals
• David Lasley – backing vocals
• David Grahame – backing vocals

Technical

• Phil Ramone – producer
• Michael Barry – engineer
• Ed Rak – engineer
• Bobby Cohen – engineer
• Peter Hefter – assistant engineer
• Michael Allaire – assistant engineer
• Michael Abbott – assistant engineer
• Billy Straus – assistant engineer
• Jim Boyer – mixing
• Joseph D'Ambrosio – production coordinator
• Kathryn Radcliffe – production coordinator
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Murry Whiteman – art direction, cover concept
• Bill Lewy – art direction
• Stan Watts – art direction, cover concept, illustration
• Martin Briley – cover concept
• Lumel & Whiteman Studio – design
• Waring Abbott – photography

References

1. Benarde, Scott (8 February 1985). "Rock/Pop". Sun Sentinel . p. 33S.
2. "Martin Briley Biography by Tom Demalon". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 May 2023.
3. "Martin Briley: The Art". Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
4. "Phil Ramone: The Billboard Salute". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 19. 11 May 1996. p. PR40.
5. "Dangerous Moments Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
6. Rea, Steven (27 January 1985). "Martin Briley Dangerous Moments". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. J4.