''Late Nite'' is the first solo album by

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released in 1989. Bob Marlette played keyboards and produced the album. Several of the musicians were former

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members

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, and

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as well as future Journey members

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and

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Critical reception

In review of 24 June 1989 David Spodek of ''

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'', admitted that album showcases Schon's talent but the overall effect could be mixed. He wrote: "This sounds like nothing more than another Journey record, and may end up fading away fast with only die-hard Journey fans providing it with any support at retail."

Track listing

# "Le Dome" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette) - 1:07 # "Late Nite" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 6:37 # "Softly" (Schon, Marlette, Rolie, Burtnick) - 5:19 # "The Theme" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette) - 9:41 # "I'll Be Waiting" (instrumental*) (Schon, Marlette, Rolie) - 5:05 # "I'll Cover You" (Schon, Burtnick, Marlette) - 5:56 # "Rain's Comin' Down" (Schon, Cain, Marlette) - 7:06 # "Smoke of the Revolution" (Schon, Cain, Spiro) - 4:45 # "Inner Circles" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 4:38 # "Steps" (instrumental) (Schon, Marlette) - 5:32 # "Blackened Bacon" (Schon, Marlette, Newman) - 2:28 ^*except for background vocals.

Personnel

– guitars, arrangements (1-7, 9, 10, 11), lead vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 11),

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(11) *

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– keyboards (1-7, 9, 10, 11), arrangements (1-7, 9, 10, 11),

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(11) *

– keyboards (8), arrangements (8) *

– bass guitar, backing vocals (8) *

– drums (2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11) *

– drums (3, 4, 5), percussion (7, 11) *

– drums (8) * Pastiche – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6, 7) * Lynn Mabry – scat (7) * Margaret Taylor – scat (7) *

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– backing vocals (8), vocal scats (8) *

Mark Spiro Mark Spiro (born March 28, 1957) is an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist. Represented on millions of records sold worldwide, Spiro has delivered songs to artists such as Julian Lennon, Cheap Trick, John Waite, Heart, Laura B ...

– backing vocals (8), arrangements (8) Production * Bob Marlette – producer, recording (1-7, 9, 10, 11), mixing (1, 2, 5, 11) * Gary Wagner – mixing (1, 2, 5, 8, 11), recording (8), assistant engineer * Kevin Elson – mixing (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) * Bryan Arnett – assistant engineer * Chris Becker – assistant engineer * Richard McKernon – assistant engineer * Mark Newman – assistant engineer * Marnie Riley – assistant engineer * Tom Size – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at

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(New York, NY) * David Coleman – art direction * Nancy Donald – art direction * Randee St. Nicholas – photography * Carolina Bagnarol – management * John Griswold – guitar technician, studio crew * Richard Bandoni – studio crew * Laura Salazar – studio crew

References

Sources

* Liner notes from the album. {{Authority control 1989 debut albums Neal Schon albums Jazz fusion albums by American artists Columbia Records albums