Red 7 was a short-lived
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group, formed in 1984 in San Francisco, California. British musician
Mike Rutherford
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produced their first album, played bass on several songs and may have also sung in the choir on one song, "The Way". The three core members were Michael Becker, Gene Stashuk and Paul Revelli. Don Gehmann mixed the single "Relentless" from the first CD, David Tickle was the engineer.
History
Red 7 recorded two albums. Their self-titled debut ''Red 7'' was released in 1985 (MCA LP MCA-5508).
Two cuts from that album were used in popular movies: "Less Than Perfect" was featured in the
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's 1985 film, ''
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'' (''Explorers: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack'', MCA LP MCA-6148). Arguably their best-known song, "Heartbeat", was featured in
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's 1986 thriller ''
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The second album, ''When the Sun Goes Down'' (MCA LP MCA-5792) was released in 1987.
The band lost their contract to MCA soon after the second album.
After the demise of Red 7, the members scattered to various corners of the country. Gene Stashuk currently owns and operates Apostrophe Music Studios in Washington State, where he produces and engineers a wide variety of contemporary music, rock to classical. With his own group, euGENE WENDELL, he has produced three CDs (''euGENE WENDELL'', ''Islands in the Sun'' and ''euGENE WENDELL 3''). He is also a FOH mixer at many local music festivals and events.
Paul Revelli continues to produce music and play drums in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has appeared with a variety of artists including
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Chuck Prophet
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. He currently plays with the blues group Bey Paule Band.
Michael Becker returned to his home state of New Jersey.
Discography
Albums
;''Red 7''
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Track listing:
#"Relentless" – 3:58
#"Heartbeat" – 4:17
#"No Sorry" – 3:24
#"Less Than Perfect" – 4:12
#"The Way" – 5:09
#"This Dark Hour" – 4:37
#"Questions and Answers" – 4:09
#"Let Me Use You" – 3:35
#"Shades of Grey" – 4:12
#"Can't Much Anymore" – 5:02
;''When the Sun Goes Down''][
Track listing:
#"Big Boys (Talk Tuff)" – 3:31
#"Condition Red" – 4:36
#"When the Sun Goes Down" – 3:58
#"I'm on Your Side" – 3:39
#"Inspiration" – 3:51
#"Hearts in Flames" – 4:45
#"Say You Will" – 4:30
#"True Confessions" – 3:42
#"Rise and the Fall" – 4:13
#"Under the Water" – 5:10
]
Singles
*1985: "Less Than Perfect"
*1985: "Heartbeat"
*1985: "Relentless"
*1987: "I'm on Your Side"
Other links
"Red 7" on Amazon"Red 7" on iTunes
References
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Rock music groups from California
Musical groups from San Francisco
Genesis (band)
Musical groups established in 1984