1996 Joseph Williams – I Am Alive

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williams-joseph-1996I 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
GuitarJames Harrah
KeyboardsJoey Carbone
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsAmye Williams
Background VocalsBobby Kimball
VocalsJoseph Williams


2 Heroes

Drums (programming)Joey Carbone
Drums (programming)Joseph Williams
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsJoey Carbone
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsAmye Williams
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Background VocalsJason Scheff
VocalsJoseph Williams


3 Cool Night

BassJason Scheff
Drums (programming)Joseph Williams
Guitar (solo)Jay Graydon
GuitarJames Harrah
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Background VocalsJason Scheff
VocalsJoseph Williams


4 I Am Alive

BassMike Porcaro
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
Guitar (solo)Mike Landau
GuitarJames Harrah
GuitarMark Goldenberg
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
PercussionLenny Castro
Background VocalsBobby Kimball
Background VocalsDanny Peck
Background VocalsJay Gruska
Background VocalsKaty Segal
Background VocalsPaul Gordon
VocalsJoseph Williams


5 Babylon

Drums (programming)Paul Gordon
GuitarJames Harrah
GuitarMark Goldenberg
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsPaul Gordon
PercussionLenny Castro
VocalsJoseph Williams


6 Dirty Little War

Drums (programming)Jay Gruska
KeyboardsJay Gruska
GuitarJames Harrah
GuitarMichael Thompson
VocalsJoseph Williams


7 Unarm Your Heart

Drums (programming)Joseph Williams
GuitarJames Harrah
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
KeyboardsSteve Porcaro
PercussionLenny Castro
Background VocalsBill Champlin
VocalsJoseph Williams


8 Out Of Arms Way

Drums (programming)Joseph Williams
GuitarJames Harrah
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
KeyboardsSteve Porcaro
PercussionLenny Castro


9 I Believe In You

Drums (programming)Joey Carbone
Drums (programming)Joseph Williams
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsJoey Carbone
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
Background VocalsAmye Williams
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Background VocalsJason Scheff
VocalsJoseph Williams


10 I’d Rather Dance By Myself

Drums (programming)Joseph Williams
GuitarJames Harrah
GuitarMichael Thompson
KeyboardsJoseph Williams
KeyboardsSteve Porcaro
VocalsJoseph 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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