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''Spark in the Dark'' is the second album by the
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, released in 1977. The core band members remained
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Steven Soles Steven Soles is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. Known also as J. Steven Soles, he was asked by Bob Dylan to join the band for his 1975–1976 "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour, he appeared on Dylan's album "Desire" and h ...
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. No less than five drummers were used on the recording, including guest
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. Allmusic entry for ''Spark in the Dark''.Accessed May 21, 2009.


Track listing


Side 1

# "East of East" (
T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter. He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film ...
,
Bob Neuwirth Robert John Neuwirth (June 20, 1939May 18, 2022) was an American folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and visual artist. He was noted for being the road manager and associate of Bob Dylan, as well as the co-writer of Janis Joplin's hit so ...
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Steven Soles Steven Soles is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. Known also as J. Steven Soles, he was asked by Bob Dylan to join the band for his 1975–1976 "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour, he appeared on Dylan's album "Desire" and h ...
) # "Born in Captivity" (Arthur Buster Stahr) # "Blue Lonely Night" (Soles) # "Silver Mantis" (Burnett, John Fleming) # "Honey Run" (K. O. Thomas)


Side 2

# "Adrenalin" (Burnett, Soles, Jim Ganzer) # "You Angel You" (
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
) # "Not Everything Has a Price" (Burnett, Soles) # "Love and Romance" (Soles) # "Mystified" (Burnett) # "Spark in the Dark (On the Moody Existentialist)" (Burnett) # "Jazz Hymn" (W. M. Ham)


Personnel

*
T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter. He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film ...
– vocals, guitar, piano *
David Mansfield David Mansfield (born September 13, 1956) is an American musician and composer. Mansfield was raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His father, Newton Mansfield was a first violinist in the New York Philharmonic. David played guitar, pedal steel guitar ...
– guitar, mandolin, violin, dobro, pedal steel guitar, percussion, cello, viola, violin *
Steven Soles Steven Soles is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. Known also as J. Steven Soles, he was asked by Bob Dylan to join the band for his 1975–1976 "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour, he appeared on Dylan's album "Desire" and h ...
– vocals, guitar, piano * David Miner – bass *Matt Betton – drums *Bill Maxwell – drums *Joe Correro – drums *Geoffrey Hales – drums *
Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
– drums ("Born in Captivity" and "You Angel You") *K.O. Thomas – keyboards *
Mike Utley Michael Gerard Utley (born December 20, 1965) is a former American football player. He played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1989 through 1991, when he was paralyzed during a game. Early life and college career A gra ...
– keyboards *Osamu Kitajima – koto *Cindy Bullens – background vocals


References

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