- Black Cars
Infobox Album
Name = Black Cars
Type = Studio album
Artist =Gino Vannelli
Released = 1985
Recorded =Larkfield Recording Studio ,Westwind Studio
Genre = Rock
Length = 33:27
Label =Polydor Records
Producer = Gino Vannelli,Joe Vannelli ,Ross Vannelli
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:14rz286c05ja link]
Last album = "Nightwalker" (1981)
This album = "Black Cars" (1985)
Next album = "Big Dreamers Never Sleep " (1987)"Black Cars" is the eighth album by
Gino Vannelli released in 1985. Co-produced with his brothers Joe and Ross, the album has a distinctive 80s sound with heavy use of Yamaha keyboards and synthesizers. It produced two hit singles in the title track and "Hurts to be in Love".Gino was nominated for the 1986 Juno Award for "Male Vocalist of the Year" (an award he had previously won in 1979) for this album. Gino and Joe also won the 1986 Juno Award for "Recording Engineer of the Year" for the title track.
Track listing
#"Black Cars" (Gino Vannelli,
Roy Freeland ) - 3:07
#"The Other Man" (G. Vannelli, Freeland) - 3:37
#"It's Over" (G. Vannelli, R. Vannelli, Freeland) - 3:40
#"Here She Comes" (G. Vannelli) - 3:18
#"Hurts to Be in Love" (G. Vannelli) - 3:39
#"Total Stranger" (G. Vannelli, Freeland,Bill LaBounty ) - 4:53
#"Just a Motion Away" (G. Vannelli, R. Vannelli) - 4:18
#"Imagination" (G. Vannelli) - 3:04
#"How Much" (G. Vannelli) - 3:51ingles
The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.
Album credits
Personnel
*Gino Vannelli - vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
*Joe Vannelli - synthesizers, synth bass, electric and acoustic piano
*Mark Craney - drums
*Dave Garibaldi - drums
*Jimmy Haslip - bass guitar
*Mike Miller - guitar, acoustic guitar, solo guitar
*Ross Vannelli - percussion, bass guitar
*John Messerschmidt - background vocals
*Lori Leiberman - background vocals
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