''Loud and Clear'' is the third studio album by American

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band

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, released in 1987. It would be the final album to feature original material by all five original members. The band would not issue another release until 1997. Two of the tracks featured on this album, "Dance all Night" and "She Never Looked that Good For Me" appeared (alongside with the band members themselves) in the 1987

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film '' Like Father Like Son'', released the same year. The original album issue, by

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is out of print. The album was reissued on CD in 2006 by Rock Candy Records. ''Loud and Clear'' ultimately proved unsuccessful, with the album (or any other releases) not proving to be as commercially successful their 1984 debut the album failed in sales and subsequently the band went on a long hiatus. The title track "Loud and Clear" has a music video with

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and

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as extras.

Track listing

Personnel

Autograph

*Steve Plunkett - vocals, rhythm guitar * Steve Lynch - guitar, backing vocals *Randy Rand - bass, backing vocals *Steven Isham - keyboards, backing vocals *Keni Richards - drums

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Autograph (American band) albums Albums produced by Andy Johns RCA Records albums