''Goodnight L.A.'' is the eighth

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by the English rock band Magnum, released in 1990 by

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. Most of the material was already written and arranged, at least in demo form, and was taken to Los Angeles and Vancouver to find an American producer.

Keith Olsen Keith Alan Olsen (May 12, 1945 – March 9, 2020) was an American record producer and sound engineer, who worked with Magnum, Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy Osbourne, the Grateful Dead, Whitesnake, Pat Benatar, Heart, Santana, Saga, ...

was suggested because of the success of his work on

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's ''

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''.Goodnight L.A. Tour Programme

Tony Clarkin Tony Clarkin (born Anthony Michael Clarkin, 24 November 1946) is an English musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum. He has been the sole songwriter throughout Magnum's history, writing all of the mat ...

, the band's guitarist and usually the sole songwriter, then invited co-writers such as

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and David Cassidy's wife

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to collaborate on songwriting. Other songs called "The Rock" and "On That Day" were retitled or dropped. "Come Back Running" was recorded as a demo version, but it was never released.Fehler 404
/ref> An additional title, written by Ballard and Clarkin, was published around this time called "Dancing With The Devil"; if this song was recorded, it has yet to be released. The rest of the band flew to Los Angeles in 1990 to record "Goodnight L.A." at Olsen's studios. The album was originally titled ''Born to Be King'' but was eventually named after the studio. Three singles were planned. "Rockin’ Chair" was released first, followed by "Heartbroke and Busted"; the third single, "No Way Out", was cancelled because Polydor was disappointed with the chart ranking of "Heartbroke and Busted". While Polydor's plan for a Magnum breakthrough in America failed (the album was not released there), ''Goodnight L.A.'' was a commercial success at home, charting 9 in the United Kingdom (a position surpassed only by

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Track listing

Singles

Rockin' Chair 7" (1990) #"Rockin' Chair"

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(Tony Clarkin and Russ Ballard) — 4:10 #"Mama"

— 4:34 Rockin' Chair 12" (1990) #"Rockin' Chair"

(Tony Clarkin and Russ Ballard) — 4:10 #"Mama"

— 4:34 #"Where Do You Run To" -side— 3:44 Rockin' Chair CD (1990) #"Rockin' Chair"

(Tony Clarkin and Russ Ballard) — 4:10 #"Mama"

— 4:34 #"Where Do You Run To" -side— 3:44

Heartbroke and Busted "Heartbroke" is a song written by Guy Clark, and originally recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1980 album ''But What Will the Neighbors Think''. It was later recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in July 1982 as t ...

7" (1990) #"Heartbroke and Busted"

— 3:37 #"Hanging Tree" -side— 0:00 Heartbroke and Busted 12" (1990) #"Heartbroke and Busted"

— 3:37 #"Hanging Tree" -side— 0:00 #"Cry for You"

(Tony Clarkin and Sue Shiffron) — 0:00 Heartbroke and Busted EP (1990) #"Heartbroke and Busted"

— 3:37 #"Les Mort Dansant" coustic— 3:37 #"Hanging Tree" -side— 0:00 #"Cry for You"

(Tony Clarkin and Sue Shiffron) — 0:00 Heartbroke and Busted CD (1990) #"Heartbroke and Busted"

— 3:30 #"Hanging Tree" -side— 3:37 #"Cry for You"

(Tony Clarkin and Sue Shiffron) — 3:52

Personnel

*Bob Catley — vocals *Tony Clarkin — guitar *Wally Lowe — bass guitar *Mark Stanway — keyboards *Mickey Barker — drums Additional musicians *

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— backing vocals * Michael Sadler — backing vocals * Paulinho da Costa — percussion *Deric Dyer — saxophone

References

External links

www.magnumonline.co.uk
— Official Magnum site {{Authority control 1990 albums Magnum (band) albums Albums produced by Keith Olsen Polydor Records albums