''Nothing Lasts Forever'' is a 6-song mini-album by San Fernando Valley,

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. It is the second and final release with Dean Ortega (ex-Neverland) on lead vocals. After releasing their debut album ''Tribe Of Gypsies'' the previous year, JVC/

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was eager to issue a new product in anticipation of the band's 1997 tour of Japan with former

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vocalist Bruce Dickinson who also used ToG members

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, Eddie Casillas, and David Ingraham as backing musicians in his solo band. As a result, the band came up with this mini-album consisting of 4 original songs and covers of '' I'm A Man'', written by Steve Winwood and

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's 1967 album of the same name, and '' Oh Well'', written by Peter Green and first released on Fleetwood Mac's 1969 album ''

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''. Roy Z and percussionist Doug Van Booven also cut a vastly different arrangement of ''Oh Well'' with former David Lee Roth rhythm section, bassist

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and drummer Greg Bissonette, and keyboardist

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for the ''Rattlesnake Guitar - The Music of Peter Green'' tribute album, released on Viceroy Records in 1995. Musical guests on ''Nothing Lasts Forever'' include

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vocalist Rey Oropeza, former Santana member Richard Baker, and keyboardist Greg Shultz (Driver,

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Track listing

#Nothing Lasts Forever (4:29) #Gangland (4:24) #Turn Around (4:31) #I'm A Man (3:29) #Melena (3:57) #Oh Well (3:51)

Notes

Musicians *Roy Z : guitar, background vocals & percussion *Dean Ortega : lead vocals, acoustic guitars & percussion *Edward Casillas : bass guitar, vocals & percussion *Elvis Balladares : timbales & percussion *David Ingraham : drums & percussion Guest Musicians *Doug Van Booven : congas, percussion & vocals *Richard Baker & Greg Shultz : keyboards *Rey Oropeza : rap on ''Gangland'' *Mario Quiroga & Linda Bahia : vocals on ''Melena'' Production Credits Produced by Roy Z
Co-produced by Shay Baby & Tribe of Gypsies
Engineered by Joe Floyd, Shay Baby, Bill Cooper
Mixed by Joe Floyd & Roy Z
Recorded at Silver Cloud, Burbank, CA & American Recording, Woodland Hills, CA

Sources

TribeOfGypsies.com discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nothing Lasts Forever (Mini-Album) 1997 EPs Tribe of Gypsies albums Victor Entertainment EPs