Heredity (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Heredity


Type = Album
Artist = Rational Youth
Released = March, 1985
Recorded = 1984
Genre = Pop
Length = ?? min ?? sec
Label = Capitol
Producer = Tracy Howe and Dee Long
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:e9txlfwehcqu link]
Last album "Rational Youth"
(1983)
This album = "Heredity"
(1985)
Next album = "No More And No Less"
(1985)

"Heredity" is a 1985 album by Rational Youth, now down to singer Tracy Howe with numerous studio musicians. In retrospect, Howe was less than happy with the album, especially with the fact that it looked like he was using the Rational Youth name as a flag of convenience for a solo album. To date, the album has never seen a CD release.

"Heredity" was produced by Howe together with former Klaatu member Dee Long.

Track listing

#"Heredity" (Tracy Howe, Peter McGee) - 4:15
#"No More And No Less" (Howe) - 4:05
#"Call Me" (Howe) - 2:58
#"In Your Eyes" (Howe, Kevin Komoda) - 3:10
#"I've Got A Sister In The Navy" (Howe) - 3:42
#"Bang On" (John Jones) - 4:10
#"Freeze" (Howe, McGee) - 5:01
#"Burn The Night Away" (Howe) - 3:20
#"Holiday In Bangkok" (Howe) - 5:20
#"Sorry" (Howe) - 4:48

Tracks 4 and 9 have previously appeared on the "Rational Youth" EP. "Holiday in Bangkok" is basically the same version with overdubs, while "In Your Eyes" is a re-recording.

Personnel

* Tracy Howe - vocals, keyboards, guitars
* Dee Long - guitars, keyboards, Fairlight CMI programming
* Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve - bass guitar
* David Quinton - drums and percussion
* Peter McGee - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
* Gary Boigon - alto and tenor saxophones
* Ben Mink - violin, mandolin
* Joel Zifkin - violin
* Karen Hendrix - backing vocals
* David Roberts - backing vocals
* John Jones - backing vocals, additional keyboards, Fairlight CMI programming
* Gordon Adamson - backing vocals
* Steve Jensen - additional guitars
* Carl Harvey - additional guitars, synth guitar
* Roman Martyn - additional guitars
* Paul "Slowhand" Northfield - additional keyboards
* Bill Vorn - additional keyboards
* Kevin Komoda - additional keyboards
* Daniel Lussier - additional keyboards
* Rick Joudrey - bass
* Recorded & Mixed at ESP Studios, Buttonville, Ontario & AIR Studio, London, UK