| Photoflamingo | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Label | Lifesong | |||
| Producer | John Palumbo | |||
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Photoflamingo is the fifth studio album by Crack the Sky. It was released on LP in 1981 by Lifesong Records (catalog #LS-8133).
All tracks are written by John Palumbo.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flamingo Prelude/Too Nice for That" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "A Girl Like You" | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Last Time" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Hide Away" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Only Lonely" | 5:37 |
| 6. | "Is All We Know" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Good Child Gone Wild" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "The Other Guy" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "With the Morons" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Photoflamingo" | 3:29 |
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