Lucky (Marty Balin album)

Infobox Album
Name = Lucky
Type = studio
Artist = Marty Balin


Released = 1983
Recorded = August 16th, 1982 - December 3rd, 1982 at Record One, Los Angeles
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = EMI America Records
Producer = Val Garay
Reviews =
Last album = "Balin" (1981)
This album = Lucky (1983)
Next album = "There's No Shoulder" (1983)

"Lucky" is Marty Balin's 1983 album, and his second solo effort. The album did not fare as well as his previous one, and only rose to #156 on the Billboard charts. As a subtle tribute to his friend and former band mate Jack Casady, he recorded a cover of "Heart of Stone," an original written by Brian Marnell from Jack's new wave group SVT.

Track listing

ide One

#"Born to Be a Winner" (J. DeCaro, S. Head) – 4:22
#"What Do People Like?" (DeCaro) – 3:49
#"Just Like That" (S. Goldstein, R. Getter, G. Peritore) – 2:49
#"Do It For Love" (Jesse Barish) – 4:07
#"What Love Is" (G. Prestopino, B. Walsh) – 4:44

ide Two

#"Heart of Stone" (Brian Marnaell) – 3:13
#"Palm of Your Hand" (R. Marotta, D. Barsha, B. Alan) – 3:53
#"Will You Forever" (J. Farey, J. Whitney) – 3:20
#"All We Really Need" (M. Balin, F. Golde, S. Goldstein, P. Ivers) – 3:55
#"When Love Comes" (G. Heart, D. Evan) – 3:18

ingles

*"What Love Is" (1983) US #63
*"Do It For Love" (1983) US #102

Personnel

*Marty Balin - Vocals
*Steve Goldstein - Keyboards / Synthesizers
*Louis Biancaniello - Synthesizers
*Waddy Wachtel - Guitars
*Kevin McCormick - Bass
*Rick Marotta - Drums
*M. L. Benoit - Percussion

Additional Personnel

*Daniel Moore, Matthew Moore, Bill Champlin - Background Vocals
*William Bergman, Darrell Leonard, Jerry Paterson, Jim Price, Michael D. Slusher, Greg Smith, Lee Thronburg, Kenneth W. Tussing - Horn Players

Production

*A Great Pyramid Ltd. Production
*Val Garay – producer, recordist
*Niko Bolas – assistant producer
*Richard Bosworth – assistant to assistant producer
*Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood by Doug Sax
*Andy Engel – lettering
*Aaron Rapoport – photography
*Kosh and Ron Larson – design, art direction
*Jimmie Haskell – strings arrangement and conductor
*Sidney Sharp – concert master
*Lee Thronburg, Steve Goldstein – horn arrangement