I didn’t listen to this album back in the 90’s so when I saw them referred to as a rock band I was interested to hear it. Are they a rock band? Well they have some rock oriented tracks but I would be very hesitant to call them a rock band. Often these female “rock” bands are tossed together by record companies but not in this case. I wouldn’t say they were an organic band but they were a true girl band. The band came to be when bass player Jennifer York moved to California with the intent of forming a girl band. She found all the members except a drummer and produced a demo and started the “looking for a label” process. Billy Smiley heard the demo and worked with the band to get this first album out. At this point they found their drummer and the album was cut. As I said the album was marketed as a rock album and yes there are a few rock tracks but much of it is rather typical of female vocalists of the era. This is not however a real criticism because I thin it’s a pretty good album but I would have liked to have heard a little more edge. My suspicion is that the record company had them turn it down a couple notches. I did see a live clip from them in 1994 and it was definitely turned up a couple notches and had a real Heart feel. Anyway the album has a fun cover of “Carry On Wayward Son”, which also has a music video and I kind of like it. The rest of the album is hit and miss but I really liked “David’s Dance” also.
Tracklist
1 – There Ain’t Enough Love – 3:54
2 – Carry On Wayward Son – 4:41
3 – Outside Looking In – 3:31
4 – In The River – 5:15
5 – Something Of You – 4:32
6 – The Way To My Heart – 4:18
7 – Long Lost Love – 4:45
8 – I Will Stand By You – 4:45
9 – David’s Dance (The Shim Sham) – 3:46
10 – Papa Can You Hear Me? – 5:16
11 – Rain On Me – 5:40
Credits
Art Direction – Amy Linde, Bill Brunt
Bass – Jennifer York
Drums, Percussion – Jenny Sparks
Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Brynn Beltran
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Heli Sterner
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Cheryl Jewel
Design – Bill Brunt Designs
Edited By [Editing By] – Carlos Grier
Engineer [2nd Engineer, Bennett House] – Shawn McLean
Engineer [2nd Engineer, Mama Jo’s] – Chris Morris
Executive-Producer – Lynn Keesecker
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Mixed By – Jeff Balding, Lee Groitzsch
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Producer [Produced By], Arranged By – Billy Smiley
Recorded By [Overdubs Recorded By] – Lee Groitzsch
Recorded By [Tracks Recorded By] – Ronnie Brookshire
Synthesizer [Fairlight Keyboard Sequencing] – Carl Marsh
Technician [Drum Tech] – Chris McHugh
Technician [Guitar Tech] – Brian Wooten
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Word, Inc.
Copyright © – Word, Inc.
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Recorded At – The Bennett House
Overdubbed At – Midtown Tone & Volume
Mixed At – Mama Jo’s
Mixed At – OmniSound Studios
Mastered At – Georgetown Masters
Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
Published By – Beings From The Sky Music Inc.
Published By – Otherwise Publishing
Published By – Almo Music Corp.
Published By – Word Music (2)
Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By – Don Kirshner Music, Inc.
Published By – Britt-N-Brenn Music
Published By – Little Dude Music
Published By – Keeling & Co.
Published By – Lorimar Music Bee Corp.
Published By – Crazy Eights
Published By – Tall Hair Music
Pressed By – Denon Digital Industries
