''Kimball Jamison'' is a duo album from the American rock singers

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( Survivor) and Bobby Kimball ( Toto), released on October 14, 2011 by Frontiers Records. The album was produced by German bassist, singer and music producer

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from Primal Fear. Alexander Beyrodt was the guitarist for the album. Jamison and Kimball finished the lead vocal recordings in

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while the instrumental part was recorded in

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. The songs on the album were written by several songwriters, including: *

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( Mr Mister) *

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(Toto,

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) * Robert Sall (Work of Art) *

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* Jim Peterik among others.

Track listing

Personnel

* Bobby Kimball - lead vocals, backing vocals * Jimi Jamison - lead vocals, backing vocals * Alex Beyrodt - guitars, lead guitar *

- bass * Jimmy Kresic - keyboards * Martin Schmidt - drums and percussion.

Facts

Jimi Jamison and Bobby Kimball were long-time friends by the release of the album. The album has been described by

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as "meshing their two great voices in a traditional Melodic Rock sound that each portrayed so famously with their perspective bands, Toto and Survivor." The song "Chasing Euphoria" was written by 17 different songwriters collaborating. The bonus DVD shows the making of the album.

References

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