Playing for Keeps (Eddie Money album)

Infobox Album | Name = Playing for Keeps
Type = studio
Artist = Eddie Money


Released = 1980
Recorded =
Genre = Rock / Pop
Length = 36:32
Label = Columbia
Producer = Ron Nevison
Reviews =
Last album = "Life for the Taking"
(1978)
This album = "Playing for Keeps"
(1980)
Next album = "No Control"
(1982)

"Playing for Keeps" is Eddie Money's third album, released in 1980. It continued the early phase sound that began in 1977 with Money's debut. Jimmy Lyon's guitar work is a key to standouts "Trinidad" and "Million Dollar Girl" the first and last tracks. Since this effort did not attain the radio airplay of the first album, it is not as well known to later fans, and is frequently harder to find.

Other notable album cuts include "Let's Be Lovers Again," a duet (with Valerie Carter), and "Get a Move On."

Track listing

# Trinidad (Turner-Douglas-Money) - 5:08
# Running Back (Bryan) - 4:01
# The Wish (Money-Lyon) - 3:58
# Get a Move On (Money-Collins-Chiate) - 3:47
# When You Took My Heart (Nichols-Verdusco-Marcellino-Sieff) - 3:36
# Satin Angel (Lewark-Money) - 4:04
# Let's Be Lovers Again (Money-Lyon) - 5:54
# Nobody Knows (Nichols-Money) - 3:54
# Million Dollar Girl (Money) - 4:30

ingles

*"Get A Move On" (1979) #46 US
*"Let's Be Lovers Again" (1980) #65 US
*"Running Back" (1980) #78 US

Musicians

* Eddie Money - vocals
* John Nelson- lead guitar
* Jimmy Lyon - guitars, solos on tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8
* David Lewark - guitars, solos on tracks 6 & 9
* John Nelson - slide guitar on track 4
* Greg Douglas - guitars on track 1
* Bob Glaub - bass on tracks 2, 5, 7, 8 & 9
* Kenny Lewis - bass on tracks 3, 4 & 6
* Lonnie Turner - bass on track 1
* Randy Nichols - keyboards
* Gary Mallaber - drums / percussion on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
* Carmine Appice - drums on tracks 3 & 4
* Emilio Castillo - horns on track 9
* Steve Kupka - horns on track 9
* Valerie Carter - vocal duet on "Let's Be Lovers Again"

References