1980 Photoglo – Photoglo
Photoglo is the first album by Jim Photoglo, released in 1980.
James G. Photoglo is an American soft rock singer and songwriter from Inglewood, California. He released two charting albums in the early 1980s and had two hit singles, “We Were Meant to Be Lovers” (#31, 1980) and “Fool in Love with You” (#25, 1981). He has also performed simply as Photoglo.
Tracks
1 We Were Meant To Be Lovers (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 03:44
2 The Best That I Can Be (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 03:36
3 20th Century Fool (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 03:51
4 Steal Away (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 02:59
5 Beg, Borrow Or Steal (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 03:56
6 When Love Is Gone (Michael Morgan; Steve Nelson) 02:57
7 I Don’t Want To Be In This Movie (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 03:18
8 Faded Blue (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 03:22
9 Young Girl (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 04:04
10 Don’t Be Afraid To Love Somebody (Brian Neary; Jim Photoglo) 03:14
Musicians
1 We Were Meant To Be Lovers
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Willie Ornelas |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Electric Piano | Bill Cuomo |
Synthesizer | Brian Neary |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Background Vocals | Tony Dancy |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
2 The Best That I Can Be
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Electric Piano | Bill Meyers |
Piano | Bill Cuomo |
Piano | Brian Neary |
Synthesizer | Brian Neary |
Harp | Gayle Levant |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
3 20th Century Fool
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Mandolin | Fred Tackett |
Percussion | Dirk Dalton |
4 Steal Away
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Willie Ornelas |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Percussion | Brian Neary |
Percussion | Jim Photoglo |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
5 Beg, Borrow Or Steal
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Willie Ornelas |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Guitar | Joe Kelly |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Background Vocals | Jack Carrone |
Background Vocals | Joe Kelly |
Background Vocals | Maxayn Lewis |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
6 When Love Is Gone
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Background Vocals | Lisa Soble |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
7 I Don’t Want To Be In This Movie
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Willie Ornelas |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Guitar | Johnny Staccato |
Electric Piano | Bill Cuomo |
Synthesizer | Bill Cuomo |
Synthesizer | Dirk Dalton |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Background Vocals | Lisa Soble |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
8 Faded Blue
Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Acoustic Guitar | Jim Photoglo |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Background Vocals | Maxayn Lewis |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
9 Young Girl
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Keyboards | Dirk Dalton |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
10 Don’t Be Afraid To Love Somebody
Bass | Dennis Belfield |
Drums | Willie Ornelas |
Guitar | George Marinelli |
Clavinet | Jimmy Calire |
Electric Piano | Jimmy Calire |
Background Vocals | Brian Neary |
Background Vocals | Dennis Belfield |
Background Vocals | Maxayn Lewis |
Vocals | Jim Photoglo |
Liner Notes
Producer – Brian Neary
Arranged By – Bill Cuomo, Brian Neary, Dennis Belfield, George Marinelli, Jim Photoglo, Willie Ornellas
Engineer – Brian Neary, Dick Bogert, Dirk Dalton, Jim Isaacson, Mark Smith, Randy Cox
Mixed By – Brian Neary, Dirk Dalton, Jim Isaacson
Orchestrated By – Brian Neary (Track 1)
Orchestrated By – Gene Page (Tracks 2, 6)
Art Direction – Gribbitt!, Tim Bryant
Design – George Corsillo, Gribbitt!
Photography By – Ron Slenzak
Mixed AtSunset Sound
Mixed At Dirk Dalton Studios
Recorded At Producers Workshop
Recorded At Dirk Dalton Studios
Recorded At Quad Teck
Recorded At Western Recorders
Phonographic Copyright (p) – 20th Century-Fox Record Corporation