Face to Face (Trevor Rabin album)

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Face to Face
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Released1979
StudioRPM Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa and AIR Studios, London
Genre Rock, Pop
Length36:35
Label Chrysalis
Producer Trevor Rabin
Trevor Rabin chronology
Trevor Rabin
(1978)
Face to Face
(1979)
Wolf
(1981)
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Face to Face is the second studio album by Trevor Rabin released in 1979. [2] Rabin composed the songs except for two written by his manager, Pete Smith.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Trevor Rabin; except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Take the Weight" 3:57
2."Don't You Ever Lose" 4:02
3."I'm Old Enough (To Make You a Woman)" 4:14
4."The Wanderer"Pete Smith3:47
5."You" 2:39
6."Now" 4:51
7."The Ripper"Smith3:49
8."Candy's Bar" 4:05
9."Always the Last One" 5:07
Total length:36:35

Personnel

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References

  1. Hill, Gary. "Face to Face - Trevor Rabin". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "Face to Face". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.