1978 Marc Jordan – Mannequin
Marc Wallace Jordan (born 1948), is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, and actor. Covering a wide variety of genres, he has written songs for a number of well-known artists, including Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Cher, Bette Midler, and Josh Groban. Marc Jordan was named best producer with Steven MacKinnon at the Juno Awards in 1994 for “Waiting For A Miracle” from Reckless Valentine.
In 1977 Marc Jordan reached a U.S. deal with Warner Bros. Records.This period with Warner spawned the Canadian hit songs “Marina del Rey” and “Survival” from the record Mannequin
Tracks
1 Survival (Marc Jordan) 3:43
2 Jungle Choir (Marc Jordan) 3:03
3 Mystery Man (Marc Jordan) 4:11
4 Marina Del Rey (Marc Jordan) 3:14
5 Red Desert (Marc Jordan) 4:51
6 Street Life (Marc Jordan) 4:29
7 Dancing On The Boardwalk (Marc Jordan) 3:58
8 Only Fools (Marc Jordan) 3:53
9 One step Ahead Of The Blues (Marc Jordan) 2:59
10 Lost Because You Can’t Be Found (Marc Jordan) 2:41
Musicians
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Piano | Jai Winding |
Piano | Donald Fagen |
Piano | Paul Griffin |
Piano | David Foster |
Piano | David Paich |
Piano | James Newton-Howard |
Piano | John Capek |
Sax | Tom Scott |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Percussion | Robert Greenidge |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
Background Vocals | John David Souther |
Vocals | Marc Jordan |
Other Musicians
1 Survival
Sax | Ron Holloway |
9 On Step Ahead Of The Blues
Bass | Jim Hughart |
Liner Notes
Producer – Gary Katz
Engineer – Al Schmitt, Bob Schaper, Roger Nichols
Engineer (Assistant) – Lenise Bent, Linda Tyler
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Photography – Jayme Odgers
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At Warner Bros Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc