''Pablo Cruise'' is the debut album by the

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soft rock group

Pablo Cruise Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul (name), Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer *Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * ...

, released in 1975.

Track listing

Side One #"Island Woman" (

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, David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 5:02 #"Denny" (David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 3:01 #"Sleeping Dogs" (Bud Cockrell) - 3:52 #"What Does it Take" (David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 4:51 #"Rock 'N' Roller" (Bud Cockrell) - 5:21 Side Two #"Not Tonight" (

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) - 3:01 #"In My Own Quiet Way" (Bradford Craig, David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 4:15 #"Ocean Breeze" (David Jenkins, Cory Lerios) - 12:24

Personnel

;Pablo Cruise * David Jenkins -

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* Steve Price -

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* Bud Cockrell - bass, vocals *

Cory Lerios Cory Charles Lerios (born February 12, 1951) is an American pianist and vocalist. He is a founding member of the platinum-record-selling soft rock band Pablo Cruise, and since the mid-1980s he has scored music for film and television. History L ...

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, backing vocals Additional musicians *

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- additional percussion on "Island Woman" and "Denny"

Production

*Michael James Jackson - producer *Larry Forkner -

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*Norm Kinney - engineer,

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*Russ Landau - project coordinator *

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, conductor,

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, string arrangements

References

{{Authority control Pablo Cruise albums 1975 debut albums A&M Records albums Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders Albums recorded at A&M Studios