Safety in Numbers is the third studio album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in October 1978 (see 1978 in music) by Lifesong Records (catalog #JZ 35041). It is the band's highest-charting release on the Billboard album chart, peaking at No. 126.
This album is markedly different from the previous two Crack The Sky releases, being largely written by Rick Witkowski with Joe Macre and Rob Stevens. Keyboardist/vocalist John Palumbo, who had previously composed all of Crack The Sky's material, departed the band early in the recording process for Safety in Numbers. Consequently, Palumbo is not credited as a band member on the finished album, though the re-organized group did end up using three of his songs (one a co-write with several other Crack The Sky members).
To replace Palumbo, the band recruited Gary Lee Chappell to sing, and producer Rob Stevens to play keyboards. However, only the original band members (Joey D'Amico, Joe Macre, Jim Griffiths, Rick Witkowski) are pictured on the back cover of the album, with Chappell and Stevens relegated to one small photo each on the inside sleeve. There was a tour in support of the album (documented on Live Sky and Alive and Kickin' Ass), after which the band folded.
In 1980, Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski started a new version of the band and released White Music. Crack The Sky has continued recording ever since; Safety in Numbers remains their only studio album that does not feature Palumbo as lead vocalist/chief songwriter.
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Nuclear Apathy"
John Palumbo
8:32
2.
"Long Nights"
Palumbo
3:59
3.
"Flashlight"
Palumbo, Joey D'Amico, Joe Macre, Jim Griffiths, Rick Witkowski
Bobby Baker – Personal management (for Cellar Door Management, Inc., Washington, D.C.)
Alan Hecht – Artist development
LSR Strings – Acoustic guitar strings
Vince DePaul – Keyboards (on tour)
Danny Palumbo – Road Manager / majordomo]
Alternate versions
In 1989, Lifesong released a CD pairing Safety in Numbers with Animal Notes on a single disc (LSCD-8803). To fit both albums on one CD, the song "Prelude to Safety in Numbers" was omitted.
Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia, in the early 1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone declared their first album the "debut album of the year", and in 1978, Rolling Stone Record Guide compared them to Steely Dan. Their first three albums charted on the Billboard 200. In 2015, their debut album was ranked number 47 in the Rolling Stone list of "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time ". The band continues to release albums and perform to a small but devoted fan base to this day.
Crack the Sky is the debut album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1975 by Lifesong Records.
Animal Notes is the second album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released in 1976.
Live on WBAB is the first live concert album by American rock band Crack the Sky. The album was released by Lifesong Records in 1976, but only to radio stations for promotional purposes. It came in a plain white sleeve with only a sticker identifying the record, and photocopied inserts about the band.
Live Sky is a live concert album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1978 by Lifesong Records. In 1988, four of these recordings were appended to the CD release of Live on WBAB. In 2006, six of these recordings were included on Alive and Kickin' Ass, a live CD compiled from the same 1978 shows as Live Sky. The version of "She's a Dancer" that appears on Live Sky was edited for length; the complete performance appears on Alive and Kickin' Ass.
Classic Crack is a compilation album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released in 1980.
White Music is the fourth studio album by American rock band Crack the Sky, released on LP in 1980 by Lifesong Records. It was the first release from the newly reformed Crack the Sky, whose lineup included only two members from the original band: singer/songwriter John Palumbo and guitarist Rick Witkowski.
Raw, is the seventh studio album by American band Crack the Sky. Other than Jamie LaRitz playing lead guitar, however, all of the musical parts were played by John Palumbo. 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.
From the Greenhouse is a studio album by the American band Crack the Sky, released in 1989. It saw the return of keyboardist Vince DePaul as well as founding members Rick Witkowski and drummer Joe D'Amico. A concept album about environmental degradation, it originated as a John Palumbo solo album.
Alive and Kickin' Ass is the fifth live album released by Crack the Sky. Recorded live at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Agora in Cleveland, Ohio in 1978—the same shows that were used for the Live Sky album. Four of these performances were previously unreleased and six were on Live Sky ; the tapes were Produced, remixed and remastered by bassist Joe Macre for this release.
Cut is the tenth studio album by Crack the Sky, released in 15 June 1998.
Ghost is an album by American progressive rock band Crack the Sky.
Photoflamingo is the fifth studio album by Crack the Sky. It was released on LP in 1981 by Lifesong Records.
Dog City is a studio album by the American band Crack the Sky, released in 1990.
Crack Attic is a compilation of songs from the first five studio albums by Crack the Sky. It draws most heavily from their 1975 debut and 1976 follow-up, with more than half of the tracks here taken from those two releases.
World in Motion 1 is the sixth studio album by Crack the Sky and the last to be released by the band's second incarnation. Three years later, a new configuration of Crack the Sky released Raw. The album was originally released on LP, and to date has not been released on CD. MP3s of it can be found on the internet, including at the band's official site.
Life Goes On EP is the third album by the B.E. Taylor Group. It was released by First String Records Inc. The album was produced by Rick Witkowski and Joe Macre and recorded at Beachwood Studios in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Sale is a concept album by the American Rock band Crack the Sky. The album was released on November 23, 2007 by Aluminum Cat Recordings and this is their thirteenth studio album.
Machine is an album by the American rock band Crack the Sky. The album was released on February 9, 2010. This is their fourteenth studio album.
Ostrich is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band Crack the Sky, released in 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
