1984 Jay Gruska – Which One Of Us Is Me

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Which One Of Us Is Me is the second solo album by Jay Gruska, released in 1984

Jay Gruska (born April 23, 1952) is an American songwriter and composer best known for both his film and television scoring as well as songwriter of multiple hits for a variety of artists. He has composed the musical score for dozens of one hour TV dramas with over 500 hours of shows played internationally. He is the recipient of 3 EMMY Award nominations, one GENIE Award nomination (Canadian Oscar), and 9 ASCAP awards. Some of Gruska’s best known scores are Lois & CLark:The New Adventures of Superman (main title theme and all episodes), Charmed (all 8 seasons) and Supernatural  (10+ seasons/100+ episodes).

Tracks

1  Desperate Eyes (Brock Walsh, Jay Gruska) 4:35
2  Atlanta Calling (Jay Gruska, Mike Landau, Roy Freeland) 3:26
3  Tattoo (Jay Gruska, Tony Berg) 4:18
4  The Motion (Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon) 4:26
5  Cancun (Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon) 3:45
6  Which One Of Us Is Me (Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon) 3:27
7  Take A Number (Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams) 3:19
8  Famous (Jay Gruska, Randy Kerber) 4:02
9  Circus (Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon) 3:38
10  Baby Theme (Jay Gruska) 2:56

Media

Musicians

1 Desperate Eyes

BassNathan East
DrumsJR Robinson
GuitarMike Landau
SynthesizerJay Gruska
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
Background VocalsBrock Walsh
Background VocalsJermaine Jackson


2 Atlanta Calling

BassMike Porcaro
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarMike Landau
SynthesizerRandy Kerber
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
SynthesizerJay Gruska
Background VocalsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsNick Uhrig


3 Tattoo

BassMike Porcaro
Drums (programming)Jay Gruska
GuitarTony Berg
SynthesizerJay Gruska
SynthesizerRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsNick Uhrig


4 The Motion

Drums (programming)Jay Gruska
SynthesizerJay Gruska
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
Background VocalsDebbie Shapiro
Background VocalsMichele Gruska
Background VocalsPaul Gordon


5 Cancun

BassAbe Laboriel
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarMike Landau
Fender RhodesRandy Kerber
SynthesizerJay Gruska
SynthesizerRandy Kerber
PercussionMark Fisher
Background VocalsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsMichele Gruska
Background VocalsNick Uhrig


6 Which One Of Us Is Me

Drums (programming)Jay Gruska
Drums (programming)John Gilston
GuitarSteve Lukather
GuitarMike Landau
SynthesizerJay Gruska
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
PercussionMike Fisher


7 Take A Number

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarSteve Lukather
GuitarMike Landau
SynthesizerRandy Kerber
SynthesizerJay Gruska
Background VocalsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsNick Uhrig


8 Famous

BassJohn Pierce
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarMike Landau
PianoRandy Kerber
SynthesizerRandy Kerber
SynthesizerJay Gruska


9 Circus

BassMike Porcaro
DrumsDoane Perry
GuitarMike Landau
SynthesizerRandy Kerber
SynthesizerJay Gruska
PercussionMike Fisher
Background VocalsBill Mumy
Background VocalsDebbie Shapiro
Background VocalsMichele Gruska
Background VocalsPaul Gordon
Background VocalsBarbara Gruska
Background VocalsJenny Gruska


10 Baby Theme

PianoJay Gruska
SynthesizerJay Gruska

Liner Notes

Producer – Jay Gruska
Producer – Michael Omartian (Track 1)
Co-producer (Associate Producer) – Frank Wolf, Nat Jeffrey
Executive-Producer – Michael Omartian, Michael Ostin
Arranged By – Jay Gruska (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Arranged By – Michael Omartian (Track 4)
Arranged By – Randy Kerber (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Jay Gruska
Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 10)
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci (Track 10)
Contractor (Strings) – Jules Chaikin (Track 10)
Coordinator (Associate Production) – Donald Sylvester Sr
Coordinator (Production) – JoAnn Tominaga, Yvonne Garcia
Copyist – Orion Crawford
Engineer (Additional) – Joel Soyffer
Engineer (Second) – John Hanlon, Larry Ferguson
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Jeremy Smith (Track 1)
Mixed By – Ken Caillat (Tracks 3, 7)
Recorded By – Jeremy Smith (Track 1)
Recorded By – Frank Wolf (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Recorded At – One On One Studios
Recorded At – Rhema Studios
Mixed At – Lion Share Recording Studios
Mastered At – Future Disc
Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured By – Warner-Pioneer Corporation