1984 Jack Wagner – All I Need
All I Need is the debut studio album from General Hospital star Jack Wagner. Quincy Jones protegé Glen Ballard (who would go on to write with and produce Wilson Phillips six years later, and have massive success in the 1990s with Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill) and Clif Magness (who also worked in a musical context with Ballard on Wilson Phillips’ debut album) oversaw the project, co-writing some of the material as well as playing some instruments. Despite an ability to play guitar, and despite playing in several live shoots for the title track, Wagner himself only sang on the disc.
The album featured a huge hit in the title track, which climbed all the way to number two and stayed there for two weeks; it was also a number one AC hit for two weeks. Rare for the time it was released, “All I Need” was notable in that the song was able to climb the charts while not having the assistance of an accompanying music video. For the album’s second single, “Premonition”, a music video was made and it debuted on NBC’s Friday Night Videos in January, 1985. A third and final single, “Lady of My Heart”, was released in the spring of 1985 and reached #76 on the Billboard Hot 100[1]. “Lady of My Heart” is notable for being used on General Hospital as the love theme of Wagner’s character Frisco and Felicia (played by Kristina Malandro). Wagner would later marry Malandro and have two children together, Peter and Harrison.
Tracks
1 Premonition (Clif Magness; Mark Muller; Tom Keane) 03:16
2 What You Don’t Know (Mark Muller; Sam Bryant) 03:33
3 Whenever Hearts Collide (Ellen Schwartz; Matthew Garey; Roger Bruno) 03:38
4 Fighting The Nights (Clif Magness; Glen Ballard) 03:06
5 All I Need (Clif Magness; David Pack; Glen Ballard) 03:31
6 Make Me Believe It (Clif Magness; Mark Muller) 03:02
7 Sneak Attack (Hummie Mann; Peter Leinheiser; Roy Freeland) 03:15
8 After The Fact (Jerome Stocco) 04:05
9 Tell Him (That You Won’t Go) (Clif Magness; Ellen Schwartz; Roger Bruno) 02:43
10 Lady Of My Heart (David Foster; Glen Ballard; Jay Graydon) 04:02
Biography
Musicians
1 Premonition
Synthesizer | John van Tongeren |
Synthesizer | Tom Keane |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
2 What You Don’t Know
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Drums | Pat Mastelotto |
Guitar (solo) | Michael Thompson |
Guitar | Clif Magness |
Keyboards | John van Tongeren |
Keyboards | Sam Bryant |
Background Vocals | Edie Lehmann |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
3 Whenever Hearts Collide
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Drums | Pat Mastelotto |
Keyboards | Clif Magness |
Keyboards | Bill Elliot |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
4 Fighting The Nights
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Drums | Pat Mastelotto |
Guitar | Clif Magness |
Keyboards | Mark Vieha |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Edie Lehmann |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
5 All I Need
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Guitar | Clif Magness |
Piano | Bill Elliot |
Synthesizer | Bill Elliot |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Debbie Pearl |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
6 Make Me Believe It
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Guitar | Clif Magness |
Synthesizer | John van Tongeren |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
7 Sneak Attack
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Guitar | Clif Magness |
Synthesizer | John van Tongeren |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Rosemary Butler |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
8 After The Fact
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Drums | Pat Mastelotto |
Guitar | Clif Magness |
Keyboards | John van Tongeren |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
9 Tell Him (That You Won’t Go)
Guitar | Clif Magness |
Synthesizer | John van Tongeren |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
10 Lady Of My Heart
Bass | Davey Faragher |
Drums | Pat Mastelotto |
Keyboards | Bill Elliot |
Sax | Jerry Peterson |
Vocals | Jack Wagner |
Liner Notes
Producer – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard
Arranged By – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard
Mixed By – Francis Buckley (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10)
Mixed By – Ian Eales (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Ray Blair (Tracks 5 to 7, 9)
Recorded By – Francis Buckley (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10)
Recorded By – Ian Eales (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Ray Blair (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9)
Recording Supervisor (Technical Director) – Michael C Ross
Art Direction – Laura LiPuma
Photography – Penny Wolin
Mixed At Wilder Bros. Studios, LA
Mixed At Weddington Studios
Recorded At Wilder Bros Studios, LA
Recorded At Weddington Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc