''Chris Isaak'' is the second album by

Chris Isaak Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. He is widely known for his breakthrough hit and signature song " Wicked Game", as well as other songs such as "Blue Hotel", " Baby ...

, released in 1987. After the poor commercial success of his debut, Isaak honed his style to a sophisticated R&B for his follow-up. It was the first album to feature his entire backing band, composed of guitarist

James Calvin Wilsey James Calvin Wilsey (July 12, 1957 – December 24, 2018) was an American musician. He played bass with San Francisco punk band the Avengers, but became better known as the lead guitarist for Chris Isaak's band Silvertone. He featured on Isaak's ...

, bassist

Rowland Salley Rowland Salley (born November 2, 1949) is an American musician, sometimes called Roly Salley. He is a bass guitarist and vocalist for Chris Isaak's band Silvertone. His best-known tune is "Killing the Blues", which has been covered by John Prin ...

and drummer Kenny Dale Johnson. The song "Blue Hotel" was a hit in France, and in the U.K. after being re-released in 1991 making the Top 20.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Isaak; except where indicated # "You Owe Me Some Kind of Love" – 3:51 # "

Heart Full of Soul "Heart Full of Soul" is a song recorded by English rock group the Yardbirds in 1965. Written by Graham Gouldman, it was the Yardbirds' first single after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton as lead guitarist. Released only three months after "F ...

" (

Graham Gouldman Graham Keith Gouldman (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the co-lead singer and bassist of the art rock band 10cc. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation in 1972. Before 10cc ...

) – 3:20 # "Blue Hotel" – 3:10 # "Lie to Me" – 4:12 # "Fade Away" – 4:15 # "Wild Love" – 2:57 # "This Love Will Last" – 2:45 # "You Took My Heart" – 2:31 # "Cryin'" – 2:30 # "Lovers Game" – 2:55 # "Waiting for the Rain to Fall" – 3:39

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes *

- guitar, vocals *

- lead guitar *Kenney Dale Johnson - drums, vocals *

- bass *

Prairie Prince Charles Lempriere "Prairie" Prince (born May 7, 1950) is an American drummer and graphic artist. He came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the San Francisco–based rock group The Tubes, was a member of Jefferson Starship from 1992 to 2 ...

- drums *Chris Solberg - bass * John Robinson - drums *Pat Craig - keyboards ;Technical *Dave Carlson - recording engineer *Kim Champagne - art direction, design *Pamela Gentile - photography *Aaron Gregory - crew *Jeri McManus Heiden - art direction, design *Lee Herschberg - mixing *

Erik Jacobsen Erik Jacobsen (born May 19, 1940) is an American record producer, song publisher and artist manager. He is best known for his work in the 1960s with Tim Hardin, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Charlatans, and Sopwith Camel, and later with Norman Greenba ...

- producer *Tom Mallon - recording engineer *Tim Ryan - crew tour manager * Bruce Weber - front cover photography * Mike Zagaris - photography

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

1986 albums Chris Isaak albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Erik Jacobsen {{1980s-rock-album-stub