''The Lace'' is the only solo studio album by American rock and roll singer Benjamin Orr, best known for his work with

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. It was released on October 6, 1986, by Elektra Records and features his only solo hit, the song, " Stay the Night", which reached the top 40 in 1987. A follow-up single "Too Hot to Stop" was also released but failed to chart.

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re-released the album on CD on August 15, 2006.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *Benjamin Orr – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, drum programming, production *Diane Grey Page – backing vocals * Michael Landau - guitars *

Elliot Easton Elliot Easton (born Elliot Steinberg, December 18, 1953) is an American guitarist. He played lead guitar and sang backing vocals for The Cars, and his guitar solos are an integral part of the band's music. Easton has also recorded music as a so ...

– guitars *

Larry Klein Larry Klein (born March 17, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is based in Los Angeles. He began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists Willie Bobo, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobb ...

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s, production Technical personnel * Mike Shipley - production, engineering and recording * Thom Moore - additional engineering and mixing (except "Stay The Night" and "Too Hot To Stop") * Mike Shipley - mixing on "Stay The Night" and "Too Hot To Stop" * Bob Ludwig - mastering at Master disk * All songs published by Orange Village Music ( ASCAP)

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lace, The 1986 debut albums Albums produced by Larry Klein Albums produced by Mike Shipley Benjamin Orr albums Elektra Records albums