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debut album from the late-1970s funk rock band

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(formed by Jerry Martini from

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and featuring future

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members

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on bass and

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on guitars). Released on 20th Century Fox in 1978, it featured the band's one and only hit single (leading them to be categorized as a one-hit wonder), the Max Haskett-penned "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything" (highest '' Billboard'' peak: 28 in 1978). In 2009, it was reissued as part of a combo pack with their next (and final) album, ''America Dreams'' by Renaissance Records.

Track listing

*All songs arranged by Rubicon & published by Fox Fanfare Music, Inc./Nocibur Music- BMI. #"And the Moon's Out Tonight" (Gerald Martini) 3:28 #"Far Away" (Max Haskett) 4:59 #"Closely" (Dennis Marcellino) 5:30 #"Vanilla Gorilla" (Martini, Haskett) 5:06 #"I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything" (Haskett) 3:38 #"I Want to Love You" (Jack Blades) 3:11 #"Cheatin'" (Gregory Eckler, James Pugh) 3:46 #"It's All for the Show" (Eckler) 3:50 #"That's the Way Things Are" (Martini, Lynn Medeiros) 5:41

Personnel

*Max Haskett - lead vocals, trumpet *

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, lead vocal, acoustic guitar *

Jerry Martini Gerald L. Martini (born October 1, 1942) is an American musician, best known for being the saxophonist for Sly and the Family Stone. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of Sly and the Family Stone. Early lif ...

- saxophone *Brad Gillis -

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, rhythm guitar *Jim Pugh - keyboards *Jack Blades - bass *Gregory Eckler - drums, percussion, lead vocals

Production

*Produced by Richard Polodor *Recorded, engineered & mixed by Bill Cooper

External links

* "Rubicon/American (sic) Dreams" at allmusicRetrieved September 24, 2010.
"Rubicon" at discogs
Retrieved September 24, 2010. {{Authority control 1978 debut albums Albums produced by Richard Podolor Funk rock albums by American artists 20th Century Fox Records albums