Pablo Cruise (album)

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Pablo Cruise
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ReleasedMay 1975
Studio
Genre Pop rock
Length43:26
Label A&M
Producer Michael James Jackson
Pablo Cruise chronology
Pablo Cruise
(1975)
Lifeline
(1976)

Pablo Cruise is the debut album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise, released in 1975.

Contents

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Island Woman" (David Batteau, David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 5:02
  2. "Denny" (David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 3:01
  3. "Sleeping Dogs" (Bud Cockrell) - 3:52
  4. "What Does it Take" (David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 4:51
  5. "Rock 'N' Roller" (Bud Cockrell) - 5:21

Side Two

  1. "Not Tonight" (Ron Nagle) - 3:01
  2. "In My Own Quiet Way" (Bradford Craig, David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 4:15
  3. "Ocean Breeze" (David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 12:24

Personnel

Pablo Cruise

Additional musicians

Production

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