1977 Terence Boylan – Terence Boylan
Terence Boylan is an American singer/songwriter.
Brought up in Buffalo, New York, Terry Boylan first appeared on local radio in the late 1950s performing a song he had written at the age of 11. While still in his mid teens, in the early 1960s, he performed in Greenwich Village and, following a chance meeting with Bob Dylan, was encouraged to pursue a solo music career in upstate New York. He attended Bard College in New York, and with his older brother John formed a band, the Ginger Men. By 1967, they had both signed with Verve Records, for whom they then recorded an experimental concept album, Playback, issued in the name of the Appletree Theatre.
After John Boylan moved to California, Terence stayed in New York, returned to college, and played with classmates Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. With them, he cut a solo LP, Alias Boona in 1969, the title referring to his nickname. He then moved to California, working again with his brother. After a few years he was signed to Asylum Records, and recorded his self-titled second album in 1977. Like his previous record, this was well received by critics but was never more than a cult success. However, Boylan did enjoy some success as a songwriter when Iain Matthews turned his song “Shake It” into a top five hit.
Following a third album, Suzy, Boylan has principally involved himself with songwriting and soundtrack work, and his own record label and publishing company, Spinnaker Records.
At the age of 9, Boylan sent a letter to the U.S. National Institutes of Health requesting a $10 “grant” to build a rocket ship. The peer review panel was so impressed with the young boy’s initiative that they each contributed money to total $10 to send to Boylan. He has since been a big supporter of science, science education, and medical research. He is executive director of the John Boylan Medical Research Foundation which supports research and international scientist exchange fellowships and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Desert Island Biological Lab. Boylan has also supported children’s educational programs at the Center for Scientific Review at the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
For more information about this excellent album, read my interview with Terence Boylan
Tracks
1 Don’t Hang Up Those Dancing Shoes (Terence Boylan) 3:30
2 Shake It (Terence Boylan) 3:43
3 Sundown Of Fools (Terence Boylan) 2:43
4 The War Was Over (Terence Boylan) 4:19
5 Shame (Terence Boylan) 4:39
6 Hey Papa (Terence Boylan) 3:58
7 Where Are You Hiding? (Terence Boylan) 4:04
8 Rain King (Terence Boylan) 3:37
9 Trains (Terence Boylan) 5:18
Musicians
1 Don’t Hang Up Those Dancing Shoes
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Terence Boylan |
Piano | Donald Fagen |
Percussion | Victor Feldman |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
2 Shake It
Bass | David Jackson |
Guitar | Ben Benay |
Guitar | Al Kooper |
Guitar | Don Evans |
Piano | Terence Boylan |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
3 Sundown Of Fools
Bass | David Jackson |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Guitar | Terence Boylan |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Piano | David Paich |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
4 The War Was Over
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | Terence Boylan |
Piano | Jai Winding |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
5 Shame
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Terence Boylan |
Fender Rhodes | Victor Feldman |
Piano | Donald Fagen |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
6 Hey Papa
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Piano | Jai Winding |
Sax | Gary Foster |
Percussion | Russ Kunkel |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
7 Where Are You Hiding?
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Drums | Terence Boylan |
Drums | Mickey McGee |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Ben Benay |
Guitar | Terence Boylan |
Background Vocals | Don Henley |
Background Vocals | Didie Petit |
8 Rain King
Bass | Max Bennet |
Drums | John Guerin |
Guitar | Ben Benay |
Guitar | Terence Boylan |
Fender Rhodes | Victor Feldman |
Sax | John Klemmer |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
9 Trains
Bass | David Jackson |
Drums | Jim Gordon |
Guitar | Terence Boylan |
Keyboards | David Paich |
Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
Liner Notes
Producer – Terence Boylan
Engineer – Deni King, Lloyd Clift, Paul Grupp, Steve Hodge
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Artwork (Cover Painting: Elegy To The Spanish Republic, 108) – Robert Motherwell
Design – Anne Garner
Photography – Henry Diltz, Lila Garnett
Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Mixed At Westlake Audio
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Amigo Studios
Recorded At Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Phonographic Copyright Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
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