''Big Towne, 2061'' is the second and final studio album by the

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group

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, who disbanded not long after its release. The album reached number 152 on the Billboard pop album chart. Allmusic rating & chart positionRetrieved 9 January 2009 Drummer Thom Mooney left the band shortly after recording the eponymous first album, so drums on this album were played by

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, who had previously been with

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's band

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. Guitarist/vocalist Bob Welch had written most of the songs for a projected third Paris album, when Sales fell ill, and the group disbanded before recording started. Welch used these songs on his solo album ''

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''.

Re-release

The album was re-released on CD, on the Zoom Club label, in 2001 and again in 2004. The CD re-release did not include any additional, re-mixed or other bonus tracks. In 2013, Capitol Records/USM Japan/Universal Music remastered and reissued a paper-sleeve album replica (Mini LP) SHM-CD version of Big Towne, 2061 (TYCP-80037).

Track listing

Personnel

;Paris * Bob Welch –

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–

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, keyboards *

– vocals, drums,

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;Additional personnel * Bob Hughes – production, engineering * Steve Pouliot and Meyrick Smith – assistant engineering

References

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