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in 1986. It was produced by Pat Glasser, who was at the time also the producer of

's MCA labelmates

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song that went to No. 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The record's peak position on

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was No. 60 on June 21, 1986.

Track listing

All tracks by Gregg Giuffria and David Glen Eisley, except where indicated # "No Escape" - 5:29 # "Love You Forever" - 4:00 # "I Must Be Dreaming" (Willy DeVille) - 4:24 (

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cover) # "Girl" - 4:29 # "Change of Heart" - 3:35 # "Radio" (Giuffria, Eisley, Cordola) - 4:27 # "Heartache" - 3:48 # "Lethal Lover" (Giuffria, Eisley, Cordola) - 4:21 # "Tell It Like It Is" - 4:06 # "Dirty Secrets" - 4:41

2000 remastered edition bonus track

"Say It Ain't True" - 3:45 (from the soundtrack of the movie '' Gotcha!'')

Personnel

David Glen Eisley David Glen Eisley (born September 5, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. Personal life Eisley was born in Los Angeles, California and is the son of actor Anthony Eisley and Judith Tubbs Eisley. While in high school, he pl ...

- lead and backing vocals, harmonica, producer on track 7, mixing *

Lanny Cordola Lanny Cordola (born 1961) is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He has been a member of bands such as Giuffria, House of Lords and Magdallan (also known as Magdalen after Ken Tamplin's departure). Before joining Giuffria, Cordola w ...

- guitar, backing vocals *

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- keyboards, backing vocals, vocoder, producer on track 7, mixing * David Sikes - bass, backing vocals * Alan Krigger - drums

Production

* Pat Glasser - producer * Rick DeLena - additional recordings, engineer, mixing * Bill Freesh, John Van Nest - engineers * Steve Hirsch - additional recordings, assistant engineer *

Stephen Marcussen Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at ...

- mastering

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Giuffria albums MCA Records albums