''Syntonic'' is the second album by Canadian

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group

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, released in 1990 by

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. ''Syntonic'' was the first Kon Kan album to solely feature Barry Harris; Kevin Wynne had departed the previous year. Two singles were released from the album: "Liberty!" and "(Could've Said) I Told You So", the latter featuring a recreation of Jimmy Soul's 1963 number one hit, "If You Wanna Be Happy". "Time" features a recreation of Canadian band Trooper's "We're Here For A Good Time (Not A Long Time)". Four songs were co-written with Bob Mitchell, who had also co-written

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's 1988 number one hit, " The Flame", and songs on Kon Kan's previous album. Four tracks were produced or co-produced by renowned disco producer John Luongo, who had also worked with

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in the early 1980s. Two tracks were co-produced by

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, a member of Minnesota band

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. "Victim" was originally a 1978

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single. The Kon Kan version was originally conceived as a duet featuring

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and Carole Pope.

Track listing

#"Liberty!" – 4:59 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell) #"(Could've Said) I Told You So" – 4:07 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell) #"Victorious" – 4:59 (Barry Harris, Chrissie Lomax, R. Bertola) #"Time" – 5:19 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell) #"Heaven Knows (I'm Missing You)" – 4:57 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell) #"Victim" – 6:48 (Dave Crawford) #"I'll Find Another Love" – 3:55 (Barry Harris, C. Dixon) #"My Camera (Oh How I Wish)" – 4:42 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell) #"Can't Stop The Fire" – 4:40 (Barry Harris, Chrissie Lomax, Scott Humphrey) #"Better Day" – 4:11 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell)

Personnel

*Barry Harris – lead and backing vocals, keyboards and programming *

– keyboards and programming *Gregge Tupper – keyboards and programming *Martyn Phillips – keyboards and programming *Joy Winter – lead vocals *Carole Pope – lead vocals *India – lead vocals *MC Protege – rap *Debbe Cole – backing vocals *Harriet Harrison – backing vocals *Gordon Grody – backing vocals *Julia Waters – backing vocals *Maxine Waters – backing vocals *Jon Lind – backing vocals *Chrissie Lomax – backing vocals *

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– guitar *A.K. Eye – drums *Al S. Ess – drums and percussion *Danny Wilensky – saxophone

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Kon Kan albums Atlantic Records albums