1996 Joseph Williams – I Am Alive
I Am Alive is the second album of the singer Joseph Williams published in 1996.
The album was a mediocre commercial success, although today is the album by far best known of Joseph Williams, on the album there are many musicians in the American rock scene, among them also former band mates in Toto Steve Porcaro, Bobby Kimball, Mike Porcaro and Lenny Castro, among former comrades also included Jeff Porcaro of Toto, who had recorded the drum parts of the song I Am Alive, which was written and recorded a few years earlier, whereas the composition of the text dates back at the time when they were engaged in Toto the Seventh One World Tour. Among the other guests are Michael Landau, James Harrah, Joey Carbone, Mark Goldenberg, Michael Thompson, Bill Champlin, Danny Peck, Katy Segal, Paul Gordon and Jason Scheff. From the album it was extracted Heroes song. The song Cool Night is a piece of cover by Paul Davis Cool Night, that album can be found here.
Tracks
1 Perfectly Clear (Amye Williams; Joey Carbone; Joseph Williams) 04:54
2 Heroes (Amye Williams; Joey Carbone; Joseph Williams) 05:15
3 Cool Night (Paul Davis) 04:05
4 I Am Alive (Joseph Williams; Paul Gordon) 05:41
5 Babylon (Paul Gordon) 03:49
6 Dirty Little War (Jay Gruska; Paul Gordon) 03:39
7 Unarm Your Heart (Joseph Williams; Paul Gordon) 03:47
8 Out Of Arms Way (Joseph Williams; Paul Gordon) 04:02
9 I Believe In You (Amye Williams; Joseph Williams; Paul Gordon) 04:08
10 I’d Rather Dance By Myself (Joseph Williams; Paul Gordon) 05:05
Musicians
1 Perfectly Clear
| Drums (programming) | Joey Carbone |
| Drums (programming) | Joseph Williams |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Keyboards | Joey Carbone |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Background Vocals | Amye Williams |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Kimball |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
2 Heroes
| Drums (programming) | Joey Carbone |
| Drums (programming) | Joseph Williams |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Joey Carbone |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Background Vocals | Amye Williams |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
3 Cool Night
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums (programming) | Joseph Williams |
| Guitar (solo) | Jay Graydon |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
4 I Am Alive
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Kimball |
| Background Vocals | Danny Peck |
| Background Vocals | Jay Gruska |
| Background Vocals | Katy Segal |
| Background Vocals | Paul Gordon |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
5 Babylon
| Drums (programming) | Paul Gordon |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Paul Gordon |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
6 Dirty Little War
| Drums (programming) | Jay Gruska |
| Keyboards | Jay Gruska |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
7 Unarm Your Heart
| Drums (programming) | Joseph Williams |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
8 Out Of Arms Way
| Drums (programming) | Joseph Williams |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
9 I Believe In You
| Drums (programming) | Joey Carbone |
| Drums (programming) | Joseph Williams |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Joey Carbone |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Background Vocals | Amye Williams |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
10 I’d Rather Dance By Myself
| Drums (programming) | Joseph Williams |
| Guitar | James Harrah |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Joseph Williams |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
Liner Notes
Producer – Joey Carbone, Joseph Williams (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Jay Gruska (Track 6)
Producer (Executive) – Shigeyuki Kawashima, Mitsuo Takaku
Arranged By – Jay Gruska, Joey Carbone, Joseph Williams, Paul Gordon
Engineer – Frank Rosato, Greg D’Angelo, James Beaty, Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams, Michael Hutchinson, Paul Gordon
Mixed By – Brian Reeves
Artwork – Naoko Iwasaki, Mari Namikawa
Design – Youko Kobayashi
Photography – Michael O’Conner
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November 30, 2016 @ 15:59
Thanks to Lorenzo Settepanella for introducing me to Paul Davis and the original Cool Night song.