1980 Peter McIan – Playing Near The Edge
Peter McIan is a songwriter, musician, record producer, recording engineer, and A&R executive. He has produced acts such as Men At Work and Mr. Mister, and written songs for Pat Benatar and Barbra Streisand. He also recorded a solo album, Playing Near The Edge, and has written books on the subject of recording and audio engineering.
Tracks
1 Playin’ Near The Edge (Peter McIan) 4:41
2 Light In Your Eyes (Peter McIan) 3:56
3 With Every Beat Of My Heart (Peter McIan, Ann McIan) 3:25
4 It’s Only Love (Peter McIan) 5:12
5 Solitaire (Peter McIan, Ann McIan) 4:23
6 True Believer (Peter McIan) 3:19
7 Runnin’ (Peter McIan) 3:21
8 Listen To Your Heart (Peter McIan) 3:44
9 Clear Sailin’ (Peter McIan, Ann McIan) 3:45
Musicians
1 Playin’ Near The Edge
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Sax | Phil Kenzie |
| Piano | James Newton Howard |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
| Background Vocals | Max Gronenthal |
| Background Vocals | John Townsend |
2 Light In Your Eyes
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
3 With Every Beat Of My Heart
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
4 It’s Only Love
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Guitar | Earl Slick |
| Synthesizer | Scott Wilk |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
| Background Vocals | Frannie Golde |
| Background Vocals | Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
5 Solitaire
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Guitar | Les Dudek |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
| Sax | David Luell |
| Background Vocals | Frannie Golde |
| Background Vocals | Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
6 True Believer
| Bass | Eric Nelson |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Jon Lind |
| Background Vocals | Richard Hovey |
| Background Vocals | Peter McIan |
7 Runnin’
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
| Background Vocals | Chuck Ray |
| Background Vocals | Emmitt Siniard |
| Background Vocals | Steve Diamond |
| Background Vocals | Erik Scott |
8 Listen To Your Heart
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Drums | Craig Krampf |
| Guitar | Bill Steel |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
| Background Vocals | Max Gronenthal |
| Background Vocals | John Townsend |
| Background Vocals | Erik Scott |
| Background Vocals | Peter McIan |
9 Clear Sailin’
| Bass | Erik Scott |
| Keyboards | Peter McIan |
Strings
Cello – Julianna Buffum, Linda Sanfilippo
Viola – Barbara Thomason
Violin – Sidney Page, Carol Shive, Dan Neufeld, Gareth Nuttycombe, Jay Rosen, Kathleen Lustgarten, Peggy Wooten, Peter Kent, Polly Sweeney, Reginald Hill, Shari Zippert, Thomas Buffum
Liner Notes
Producer – Peter McIan
Co-producer – Erik Scott
Arranged By – Roy Phillippe (Track 9)
Concertmaster – Sidney Page
Engineer – Andy Johns, Joe Robb, Tom La Tondre
Remix, Engineer – Mick Guzauski
Strings – Roy Phillippe (Track 9)
Art Direction – Karen Limmeroth
Photography – Aaron Rapoport
Mixed At – Westlake Audio
Recorded At Cherokee Studios, CA
Recorded At Westlake Audio, CA
Recorded At Location Recording Service, CA
Phonographic Copyright American Recording Company
Copyright American Recording Company