''When Love Comes Down'' is the first solo studio album from the former Survivor lead singer

Jimi Jamison Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1989, performing the songs " Burn ...

(after the band decided to go on hiatus following lackluster sales of their 1988 ''

Too Hot to Sleep ''Too Hot to Sleep'' is the seventh studio album from rock band Survivor, released in 1988. It was a relative commercial disappointment, reaching only #187 on the Billboard album charts,Scotti Brothers Scotti Brothers Records (typically spelled Scotti Bros. Records) was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti in 1974. Their first success was releasing singles and albums from teen pop star Leif Garrett. They later helped ...

and Top Notch Records. It featured the singles "Taste of Love", "Rock Hard" and the album's title track. The album was anticipated to perform better than Survivor's ''Too Hot to Sleep'' but only managed marginal success, featuring a couple singles that appeared in movies and TV series soundtracks. The album was produced by

Shel Talmy Sheldon Talmy (born August 11, 1937) is an American record producer, songwriter and arranger, best known for his work in the UK in the 1960s with the Who, the Kinks and many others. Talmy arranged and produced hits such as "You Really Got Me" ...

, Kenny Mims and Jim Gaines, distributed by RMG and published by Mofo Music BMI. While Jamison was starting to work on his solo career, he was asked to joined

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at the moment (to replace their iconic frontman

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), but his managers and labels wanted him to concentrate his attention on his album and remain available for a possible Survivor reunion.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, arrangements *

Kim Bullard Kim Bullard is an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer, and film composer. He has been making music since the 1970s and has performed extensively as a keyboard player with musical acts such as Elton John and Crosby, Stills, & Nash. ...

– grand piano, keyboards, arrangements * Randy Cantor – keyboards, programming *

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– keyboards * Kenny Mims – keyboards, programming, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass, backing vocals, arrangements *

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– acoustic guitars, electric guitars *

Carl Dixon Carleton Anthony "Carl" Dixon is a Canadian rock singer, keyboard player and guitarist. He has been a member of the bands Coney Hatch, April Wine and The Guess Who. Early life and education Dixon was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and grew up ...

– guitars, backing vocals *

Kenny Greenberg Kenneth S. "Kenny" Greenberg is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and session musician. He is known for bringing a rock-and-roll sensibility to Nashville recording sessions. Biography Greenberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio but attend ...

– electric guitars *

Shawn Lane Shawn Lane (March 21, 1963 – September 26, 2003) was an American musician who released two studio albums and collaborated with a variety of musicians including Ringo Starr, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Reg ...

– guitars * Hal McCormack – electric guitars * John Roth – electric guitars, backing vocals * David Cochran – bass * James Hutchinson – bass *

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 * Steve Mergen – drums, percussion * Scott Trammell – drums, percussion * Tom Walsh – drums *

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–

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– tambourine, arrangements * Greg Smith – horns * John Berry – horns * Lee Thornburg – horns, horn arrangements * Tom Tinko – horns * Michael Black – backing vocals * Sam Bryant – backing vocals * Jimmy Davis – backing vocals * Bruce Hall – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Gary O'Connor – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals

Production

* Jim Zumwalt – executive producer * Kelly Morrison – executive production assistant * Lori Nafshun – A&R * Shel Talmy – producer (1-6, 8, 10) * Jim Gaines – producer (7-10), engineer, mixing * Kenny Mims – producer (7-10) * Tony Papa – engineer * Howard Lee Wolen – engineer * John Hampton – mixing, additional engineer * Doug Nightwine – additional engineer * Wolfgang Aichholz – assistant engineer * Tony Alvarez – assistant engineer * Michelle Bundy – assistant engineer * Skip Burzumato – assistant engineer * Greg Grill – assistant engineer * Mark Guilbeaulet – assistant engineer * James Jowers – assistant engineer * Evan Rush – assistant engineer * Larry Wood – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) * Lisa Rider – production coordinator * Doug Haverty – art direction * Luis M. Fernández – design * Jeff Katz – photography

Popular culture/covers/soundtracks

The album managed to have a couple of songs on some movies soundtracks and TV series: "Rock Hard" was featured in the ''Baywatch'' episodes, " Nightmare Bay: Part 2". "Taste of Love" appeared in the ''Baywatch'' episode "Lifeguards Can't Jump" as well as the 1992 romantic film '' Jersey Girl''. Jamison covers the song "If You Walk Away" written by Skip Adams & Todd Cerney. In 1989, Jamison contributed his own version of "

Ever Since the World Began "Ever Since the World Began" is a power ballad by American rock band Survivor, released in 1982 from the group's third album ''Eye of the Tiger'', featuring Dave Bickler as lead singer. Composed by the band's guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboa ...

," a song Survivor had initially recorded prior to his tenure in the band, to the film '' Lock Up''. He released the CD with a B-Side "Cry Alone" (song from this album) thanks to CBS label.

References

{{1990s-rock-album-stub 1991 debut albums Jimi Jamison albums Scotti Brothers Records albums