Dennis Hardy Frederiksen (May 15, 1951 – January 18, 2014) was an American rock singer best known as the former lead singer of Trillion, Angel, LeRoux and Toto, as well as providing backing vocals for Survivor. He was occasionally credited as Fergie Frederiksen or just Fergie. He contributed to hit singles in three consecutive years, all with different bands: Survivor’s “American Heartbeat” in 1982, LeRoux’s “Carrie’s Gone” in 1983 and Toto’s “Stranger in Town” in 1984.
In the mid-1990s to reunite and collaborate with Ricky Phillips. Their Frederiksen/Phillips album was released in 1995, and featured Giuffria’s David Glen Eisley on background vocals. Phillips also assisted Frederiksen with his solo album Equilibrium in 1999, which also featured artists like Neal Schon, Steve Porcaro, Jason Scheff, Ron Wikso, Rocket Ritchotte, Dave Amato, Bruce Gowdy and many others. He later explained, “I tried to do without [music] but I was miserable.” The album was critically acclaimed in Europe and Japan. In 2002, he joined the band Mecca, where he reunited with Jim Peterik. Fergie has also done several collaborations with Tommy Denander since his return to music, and has also toured with the World Classic Rockers and the Voices of Classic Rock.
Tracks
1 | Blaze Of Love (Chris Thompson, Phil Galdston, John Van Tongeren) | 3:55 |
2 | Mata Hari (Susan Hamilton, David Buskin, Al Gorgoni) | 4:13 |
3 | Equilibrium (Fergie Frederiksen, Jim Peterik, Ricky Phillips) | 4:22 |
4 | All For Love (Martin Page, John Bettis) | 4:08 |
5 | Best I Can Be (Ricky Phillips, Bruce Gowdy, Fergie Frederiksen) | 4:04 |
6 | Crazy (Steve Kipner, Bobby Caldwell) | 4:16 |
7 | Tell Me Diana (Bobby Caldwell, Jeffrey Hull) | 3:33 |
8 | Falling Into Place (Richard Page) | 4:32 |
9 | Died In The Midst Of A Dream (Jon Lind, Brock Walsh, Nicky Brown) | 4:16 |
10 | The Truth Is Good Enough (Jim Peterik, Fergie Frederiksen) | 3:53 |
11 | Language Of Love (Ricky Phillips, Harry Parress) | 4:34 |
Musicians
1 Blaze Of Love
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
2 Mata Hari
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Ricky Phillips |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
3 Equilibrium
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Guitar (solo) | Rocket Ritchotte |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Slide Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
4 All For Love
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar (solo) | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
5 Best I Can Be
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
Background Vocals | Jeff Scott Soto |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
6 Crazy
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar (solo) | Tim Pierce |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Ricky Phillips |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
7 Tell Me Diana
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
8 Falling Into Place
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Slide Guitar | Michael Monarch |
Acoustic Guitar | Marcus Nand |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
9 Died In The Midst Of A Dream
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
10 The Truth Is Good Enough
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Acoustic Guitar | Ricky Phillips |
Acoustic Guitar | Denny Laine |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Piano | Bruce Gowdy |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
11 Language Of Love
Bass | Ricky Phillips |
Drums | Ron Wikso |
Guitar (solo) | Neal Schon |
Guitar | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Bruce Gowdy |
Keyboards | Ricky Phillips |
Background Vocals | Kelly Hansen |
Background Vocals | Ricky Phillips |
Background Vocals | Dave Amato |
Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
Liner Notes
Producer – Ricky Phillips
Arranged By (String Arrangement), Strings (String Performance) – Guy Allison
Mastered By – Christoph Tuschen
Mixed By – Bruce Growdy, Ricky Phillips
Artwork – Dtp Studio Winter
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Major MTM Music GmbH
Copyright (c) – Major MTM Music GmbH