''Change Will Come'' was recorded at
Record Plant
The Record Plant is a recording studio established in New York City in 1968 and currently operating in Los Angeles, California. Known for innovations in the recording artists' workspace, it has produced highly influential albums, including Blon ...
Studio in NYC where
Elliott Murphy
Elliott James Murphy (born March 16, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, record producer and journalist living in Paris.
Biography
Elliott Murphy was born in Rockville Centre, New York, grew up in Garden City, Long Island a ...
had recorded his first album
Aquashow
''Aquashow'' was the 1973 debut album by singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy. It was reviewed by Paul Nelson in Rolling Stone'' along with Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and ...
. Murphy worked with producer James A. Ball and featured special guest vocalist
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. While Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades, she is best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song "Sunny Came Home".
Early ...
and
Jim Babjak
Jim Babjak (born November 17, 1957) is an American guitarist and ex-banker. He is the lead guitar player and co-founder of The Smithereens. Babjak has written and sung several songs for the band. He also is the leader of the band ''Buzzed Meg''.
...
of
The Smithereens
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & ...
on 12 String Guitar.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Elliott Murphy
#"Change Will Come"
#"Many Can Read (Few Can Reason)"
#"Chain of Pain"
#"The Eyes of the Children of Maria"
#"Something Ain't Right"
#"And That's Called Insanity"
#"Theme Song"
#"Acting So Friendly"
#"Feel That Way"
#"The Goodbye Song"
#"Time Flies"
Personnel
*Elliott Murphy - vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
*
Tommy Mandel
Tommy Mandel (born June 2, 1949) is a keyboardist most notable for playing with Bryan Adams from 1981 to 1998, starting with the album ''You Want It You Got It''.
Life and career
Prior to joining Bryan Adams' band, Mandel released a self-titled ...
- piano, keyboards
*
Lewis King - drums
*Ernie Brooks - bass
*
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. While Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades, she is best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song "Sunny Came Home".
Early ...
- vocals
*
Jim Babjak
Jim Babjak (born November 17, 1957) is an American guitarist and ex-banker. He is the lead guitar player and co-founder of The Smithereens. Babjak has written and sung several songs for the band. He also is the leader of the band ''Buzzed Meg''.
...
- 12-string guitar
*Paul Prestopino - mandolin
References
1987 albums
Elliott Murphy albums
Albums recorded at Record Plant (New York City)
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