This Star on Every Heel
Frank Butorac: guitars, vocals
Terry Lauber: guitars, pedal steel, vocals
Stacy Christenson: keyboards, vocals
Michael Kinder: drums, percussion
Gary Ruhl: bass
Congas on “Fly Away” and “Little Darling”: Mark Pennick
Side 1:
1. A Little Bit of Understanding ** (K . Edwards)
2. Round Round(Frank Butorac)
3. I Wish I Were A Star (Frank Butorac)
4. Rock and Roll Band (Stacy Christenson)
5. You Never Told Me You Loved Me (Frank Butorac)
6. Be My Woman (Frank Butorac)
Side 2:
1. Fly Away (Stacy Christenson)
2. Santa Cruz (Stacy Christenson)
3. I See You Hiding (Michael Kinder)
4. Loving You (Terry Lauber)
5. Idle Days (Terry Lauber & Gary Benny)
6. Little Darling (Frank Butorac)
Produced by Don McKinney
In association with Holden/Hamilton/Roberts
Engineered by Bob Holden and Larry Roberts
String and horn arrangements by Herb Hamilton Jr.
Special thanks to our friends David “Jet Jaws” Krause, Michael Alhadeff and Myron Speidel and to Chuck Larson and Arthur Treble for their generosity.
Recorded at Seattle Sound Studios
Seattle, Washington
**Recorded at Kaye/Smith Studios
Seattle, WA
All songs published by American Broadcasting Music, Inc. & Golden Gardens Music (ASCAP) except “A Little Bit of Understanding published by Purusha Music (BMI)
Design by Martin Donald
Art Direction by Tom Wilkes
©1975, ABC Records, Inc.
Sweet Release
Side One
1. Love Disguise (Frank Butorac)
2. Don’t Tell Me No (Frank Butorac)
3. It’s Gonna Be A Hard Night (Will Jennings/Barry Goldberg)
4. The Evening of My Years (Frank Butorac/Jeff Huffman)
5. In the Middle of the Night (Pat Flynn)
Side Two:
1. Sweet Release (Pat Flynn)
2. Chain Lightening (Bill Cuomo/Bob Siller)
3. Making Her Cry (Stacy Christenson)
4. Took the Love of a Woman (Terry Lauber)
5. Higher and Higher (Gary Jackson/Carl Smith/Raynard Miner)
Frank Butorac: guitars, vocals
Terry Lauber: guitars, pedal steel, vocals
Stacy Christenson: Fender piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, piano, Mellodion, Vocals
Michael Kinder: drums, percussion effects, vocals
Gary Ruhl: bass, vocals
Percussion “Making Her Cry”: Luis Peralta
Tablas on “Chain Lightening”: Chris Leighton
String arrangements on “Sweet Release”: Basil Poledouris
Electric Guitar on “It’s Gonna Be A Hard Night”: Pat Flynn
Equipment: Steve Myers
Produced by: Dallas Smith
Engineered by: Bruce Ellison
Recordist: Ron Gangnes
Recorded: Kay-Smith Recording Studios, Seattle, WA
Mixed: ABC Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Art Director: Frank Mulvey
Photography: Antonin Kratochvil
Illustration: Maxine Miller
Technical Assistance: Saulius Pempe
Hair and Make-Up: Arthur Treble and Lynn De Bon
Photo Model: Karen Davenport
©1976, ABC Records, Inc.
Gabriel
Frank Butorac: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Michael Kinder: drums, percussion, vocals
Terry Lauber: guitars, keyboards, pedal steel, vocals
Gary Ruhl: bass, vocals
Strings on “Martha” by Don Renaldo and the MFSB Orchestra recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Harmony Vocal on “Go Back Home” by Danny O’Keefe
Synthesizer on “Go Back Home,” “Maybe,” Since I Met You,” and “I Get High on You” by Tim Gorman
Vibes on “Maybe” by Bill McCarthy
Horns on “I Get High on You “by Kell Houston and Kim Eggers
Sax Solo on “”Ooo Wee Baby” and background vocals on “Take It Back” by Don McKinney
Equipment: Steven Myers
Side 1:
1. Since I Met You (Terry Lauber)
2. Take It Back (Frank Butorac)
3. Maybe (Terry Lauber)
4. OOO Wee Baby (Frank Butorac)
5. Right Track (Terry Lauber)
Side 2:
1. Martha (Your Lovers Come and Go) (Terry Lauber)
2. For Quite Awhile (Frank Butorac)
3. I Get High On You (Frank Butorac)
4. Go Back Home (Frank Butorac)
5. Didn’t I Love You? (Terry Lauber)
©1978, Epic Records/CBS, Inc.