''Giuffria'' is the self-titled debut album from American rock band
Giuffria
Giuffria was an American rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1981 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel.
History
Giuffria was formed as Gregg Giuffria's side project in 1981 after his departure from Angel. At the o ...
(led by keyboard player Gregg Giuffria), released on
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 w ...
in 1984, and co-produced by
Andy Johns
Jeremy Andrew "Andy" Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, including the Rolling Stones' '' Exile on Main St.'' (1972), Television's '' Marquee Moon'' ...
. The album peaked at #26 on the
Billboard album charts
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on March 2, 1985. It was the most successful album from the five released by
Giuffria
Giuffria was an American rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1981 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel.
History
Giuffria was formed as Gregg Giuffria's side project in 1981 after his departure from Angel. At the o ...
, then
House of Lords
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, from 1984 to 1992. The debut single from the album, "Call to the Heart" reached the top 15 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Track listing
*All songs written by David Glen Eisley and Gregg Giuffria, except where noted.
# "Do Me Right" 4:12
# "Call to the Heart" 4:37
# "Don't Tear Me Down" (Eisley, Giuffria, Goldy) 4:54
# "Dance" (Eisley, Giuffria, Goldy) 4:08
# "Lonely in Love" 4:53
# "Trouble Again" 5:24
# "Turn Me On" (Eisley, Giuffria, Goldy) 4:25
# "Line of Fire" 4:56
# "The Awakening" 2:34
# "Out of the Blue" 5:32
Personnel
Giuffria
*
David Glen Eisley
David Glen Eisley (born September 5, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor.
Personal life
Eisley was born in Los Angeles, California and is the son of actor Anthony Eisley and Judith Tubbs Eisley. While in high school, he pl ...
– lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
*
Craig Goldy
Thomas "Craig" Goldy (born November 6, 1961) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Dio and Giuffria.
Early musical life
Goldy was born in San Diego, California. Before Dio, he played in the bands Vengeance, R ...
– guitars
*
Gregg Giuffria
Gregg Giuffria (born July 28, 1951) is an American rock musician and businessman. He was the keyboardist for AOR bands Angel, House of Lords, and Giuffria.
Career
Giuffria is originally from Gulfport, Mississippi, graduating from high scho ...
– keyboards, backing vocals
*
Chuck Wright – bass,
backing vocals
*Alan Krigger – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
*Rick Bozzo (Former bassist for Sabu)
*Jim Cypherd -
Fairlight CMI
The Fairlight CMI (short for Computer Musical Instrument) is a digital synthesizer, sampler, and digital audio workstation introduced in 1979 by Fairlight.
— with links to some Fairlight history and photos
It was based on a commercial lic ...
programming
*Phil Jost - programming
Production
*Produced By Andy Johns & Gregg Giuffria
*Associate Producer: Lee DiCarlo
*Engineers: Lee DiCarlo, Andy Jones
*Assistant Engineer: Jim Scott
*Mixing: Andy Johns, Jim Scott
*Mastering: Brian Gardner
Chart performance
The album spent 29 weeks on the U.S.
''Billboard'' album charts and reached its peak position of #26 in early March 1985.
References
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Giuffria albums
Albums produced by Andy Johns
MCA Records albums
1984 debut albums