Raw (Crack the Sky album)

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Raw
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Studio album by
Released1986
StudioBeaTarama
Genre Rock
Length38:40
Label Grudge
Producer John Palumbo
Crack the Sky chronology
World in Motion 1
(1983)
Raw
(1986)
From the Greenhouse
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Raw is the seventh studio album by American band Crack the Sky. Other than Jamie LaRitz on lead guitar, however, John Palumbo played all of the musical parts. The next Crack the Sky album, 1989's From the Greenhouse , saw the return of a number of veteran CTS members, most importantly guitarist Rick Witkowski.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Palumbo

No.TitleLength
1."White Girl on Fire"5:46
2."Boilermaker"4:35
3."Song for Another Year"5:10
4."Elvis Was My Daddy!"3:53
5."Crime"6:32
6."Raw"4:13
7."(This Is) The Real Thing"4:23
8."The Samaritian" (Dedicated to Mitch Snyder)4:08

Personnel

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References

  1. "Crack the Sky Raw review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  2. Oliver, Derek (25 June 1987). "Crack the Sky 'Raw'". Kerrang! . Vol. 149. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 20.