This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(July 2015) |
Drastic Measures | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Studio | Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Bob Esty, Jim Vallance | |||
Lisa Dalbello chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [ [1] ] |
Drastic Measures is the third studio album by Lisa Dalbello. It includes songs written together with Bryan Adams and her mother Yolanda Dalbello. Musicians invited on the album include guitarist John Goodsall, who has played with Atomic Rooster, Brand X and Bill Bruford, Jeff Baxter who is known for his work with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, and drummer Ric Parnell who was also a member of Atomic Rooster. Ben Mink, who plays violin on one song, also played with the American band Heart, singer k.d. lang and collaborated with Rush frontman Geddy Lee on Lee's 2000 solo album.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Never Get to Heaven" | Lisa Dalbello, Yolanda Dalbello, Bryan Adams | 3:00 |
2. | "You Could Be Good for Me" | Lisa Dalbello, Bryan Adams | 3:21 |
3. | "Just Like You" | Lisa Dalbello, Tim Thorney | 3:22 |
4. | "Princess Telephone" | Lisa Dalbello, Yolanda Dalbello, Tim Thorney | 3:27 |
5. | "She Wants to Know" | Lisa Dalbello, Bryan Adams | 3:34 |
6. | "What Your Mama Don't Know" | Lisa Dalbello, Tim Thorney | 2:52 |
7. | "It's Over" | Lisa Dalbello, Tim Thorney | 3:25 |
8. | "Bad Timing" | Lisa Dalbello, Garry Nichol, Tim Thorney | 3:04 |
9. | "Dr. Noble" | Lisa Dalbello, Yolanda Dalbello, Tim Thorney | 3:33 |
10. | "Stereo Madness" | Lisa Dalbello, Garry Nichol, Tim Thorney | 4:39 |
Lisa Concetta Dal Bello, also known as Dalbello, is a Canadian musician. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984, she re-emerged as Dalbello, with an edgier brand of alternative rock.
Live and More is the first live album recorded by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, and it was her second double album, released on August 28, 1978 by Casablanca Records.
The Way I Am is the fourteenth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1981. The album was arranged by Bob Esty, David Blumberg, Arthur G. Wright, Marty Paich, Gene Page and Billy Preston.
John Goodsall was a British-American progressive rock and jazz fusion guitarist most noted for his work with Brand X, Atomic Rooster, and The Fire Merchants.
Lisa Dal Bello is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian singer Lisa Dalbello. The album was produced by David Foster and won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist.
Change of Season is the fourteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in October 1990, by Arista Records. The lead single "So Close" peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was their last Top 40 hit, while the second single "Don't Hold Back Your Love" just missed the Top 40 reaching #41. It was their second and final album for Arista.
It Begins Again is the tenth studio album recorded by Dusty Springfield and the ninth released. Recorded during the middle of 1977, It Begins Again was her first completed and released album since Cameo five years earlier. Two of the album's titles, "Turn Me Around" and "A Love Like Yours ", were tracks from the abandoned 1974 Longing sessions and Springfield decided to record new versions of both songs for It Begins Again, placing Chi Coltrane's "Turn Me Around" as the opening track.
Paul Delph was a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and studio musician whose catalog includes work with many well-known recording artists from the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. Delph died from complications of HIV/AIDS at his parents' home in Cincinnati, Ohio. His ashes are interred at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. A panel in Delph's name is part of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Made in England is the fourth album by British rock band Atomic Rooster. Although previously known for generally having a progressive rock style, this album saw the band moving in more of a funk/soul direction, largely influenced by new singer Chris Farlowe. Apart from founder member Vincent Crane, the album was recorded by an entirely different lineup to that of the band's prior effort, In Hearing of Atomic Rooster. Previous members John Du Cann and Paul Hammond had departed in protest at Crane's intended new musical direction.
Nice 'n' Greasy is the fifth studio album by British rock band Atomic Rooster. It is the only album to include John Goodsall on guitars after the departure of Steve Bolton the previous year. The album failed to chart and the band was dropped from Dawn Records which led to Vincent Crane eventually disbanding the band in 1975 after a tour. The band would enter a hiatus until reforming in 1980.
Atomic Rooster are a British rock band originally formed by members of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer. Their history is defined by two periods: the early-mid-1970s and the early 1980s. The band went through radical style changes, but they are best known for the hard, progressive rock sound of their hit singles, "Tomorrow Night" and "Devil's Answer", both in 1971.
3 Ships is the fourth solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released on Elektra Records in 1985. It includes versions of traditional Christmas carols as well as original material by Anderson. The album title references the song "I Saw Three Ships", which states, "I saw three ships come sailing in, on Christmas day in the morning". It was dedicated to the organisation Beyond War. Trevor Rabin plays guitar on the album.
Word of Mouth is the debut studio album by Toni Basil. It was first released in May 1981 in the United Kingdom and April 1982 in the United States. The album features the number-one worldwide hit "Mickey", as well as three covers of songs by Devo, who also performed on those three tracks. The U.S. version of the album added the songs "Rock On" and "Shoppin' from A to Z", deleting "Hanging Around". Word of Mouth was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Ric Parnell was an English rock drummer. Notable for his work in the band Atomic Rooster, he is probably best known for his role as the ill-fated drummer Mick Shrimpton in the film This Is Spinal Tap.
Eyes Don't Lie is Donny Osmond's eleventh solo studio album. Released on October 30, 1990, on the Capitol label, it peaked at 177 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Devil's Answer is a song by British rock band Atomic Rooster from their album, In Hearing of Atomic Rooster (1971). It is also a compilation of their live recordings, released in 1998 by Hux Records.
Masters from the Vaults is a 2002 DVD and Enhanced CD by the British rock band Atomic Rooster. It features a 28-minute, 1972 live studio performance for Belgian TV. The Enhanced CD features audio of the performance, with its corresponding video playable via a PC.
Paul Hammond (1952–1992) was an English rock drummer who was a member of the progressive rock band Atomic Rooster and the hard rock band Hard Stuff during the 1970s.
The discography of Canadian singer Lisa Dal Bello consists of one EP, six studio albums, one live album, multiple singles, as well as collaborations with other artists and various other solo songs. Although never commercially released, her first releases appear on broadcast recordings by CBC Radio. Her debut studio album Lisa Dal Bello, produced by David Foster and featuring musicians of the band Toto, was released in 1977 by MCA Records. Her second studio album, Pretty Girls, was released independently by Talisman Records. Capitol Records released three studio albums of hers, Drastic Measures (1981), whomanfoursays (1984) and she (1987), the latter two are released under the name Dalbello. whore, her most recent album, was released in 1996 by EMI Electrola. A live album, Live at Rockpalast, recorded in 1985, was released by Repertoire Records in 2015.