Silver Condor was an Album Oriented Rock (
AOR) and soft rock band from the early 1980s. They released two albums, ''Silver Condor'' (1981) and ''Trouble at Home'' (1983). They made their only
''Billboard'' Hot 100 appearance with a song off of their first album, "
You Could Take My Heart Away," which reached #32
in 1981.
History
The band's line-up shifted considerably between their first and second albums, with
lead singer
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Joe Cerisano
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being the only constant member. The first incarnation of the band also featured the renowned
guitarist
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Earl Slick
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. The second album featured well-known
bassist
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Kenny Aaronson
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as well as future
Autograph
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frontman
Steve Plunkett
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on
rhythm guitar
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.
Line-ups
Personnel for debut album
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Joe Cerisano
Joe Cerisano is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and President of Outta' the Woods Records. He experienced his first taste of mainstream success as the frontman for the chart-making early 1980s rock band, Silver Condor and has go ...
: Lead Vocals
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Earl Slick
Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni in Brooklyn, New York, October 1, 1952) is a guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Robert Smith. He has also worked with other artists including John Waite, Tim ...
: Lead Guitar
*
John Corey: Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar
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Jay Davis
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He played seven seasons as an outfielder with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization. Davis had the longest career of a foreign playe ...
: Bass
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Claude Pepper
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: Drums
Personnel for ''Trouble at Home''
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Joe Cerisano
Joe Cerisano is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and President of Outta' the Woods Records. He experienced his first taste of mainstream success as the frontman for the chart-making early 1980s rock band, Silver Condor and has go ...
: Lead Vocals
*
Kenny Aaronson
Kenny Aaronson (born April 14, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American bass guitar player. He has recorded or performed with several notable artists such as Bob Dylan, Rick Derringer, Billy Idol, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Foghat, Sammy ...
: Bass
*Nick Brown: Guitar
*Steve Plunkett: Vocals, Guitar
*Steve Goldstein: Keyboards
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Craig Krampf
Craig Krampf (born October 22, 1954) is an American drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer and songwriter.
The majority of his notable credits are as a studio drummer. Since the 1970s, he has played on albums by other artists ranging f ...
: Drums
*
Waddy Wachtel
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy N ...
: Guitar
Also features several guest appearances
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Clarence Clemons
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Clemons released several s ...
: Tenor Sax
*
Rick Derringer
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: Guitar
*
Neal Schon
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: Guitar
References
External links
Review of their self-titled debut album
American rock music groups
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