1980 Tony Sciuto – Island Nights

Bill Cuomo, Chuck Findley, Ed Greene, Jim Horn, Mike Porcaro, Plas Johnson, Ron Tutt, Steve Lukather, Steve Madaio, Tom Scott, Tony Sciuto

Island Nights is the debut solo album by Tony Sciuto, released in 1980 on Epic. It was re-released in 1999 with 4 bonus tracks and re-released in 2011 with 6 more bonus tracks.

Tracks

1 Island Nights Theme (Tony Sciuto) 0:42
2 Island Nights (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 4:01
3 Hold Back The Night (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 4:19
4 You’ve Got A License (To Drive Me Crazy) (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 3:56
5 Cafe L.A. (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 5:03
6 Trapeze (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 3:34
7 Angel (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 4:12
8 Captain Wonderful (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 4:40
9 Street Dancer (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto, Steve Warehime) 4:12
10 Butterfly (Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto) 3:13

Biography

Tony Sciuto

Musicians

2 Island Nights

Bass	Michael Sciuto
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Ben Benay
Guitar	Thom Rotella
Keyboards	Tony Sciuto
Keyboards	Bill Cuomo
Percussion	Steve Warehime
Percussion	John Raines
Background Vocals	Ginger Blake
Background Vocals	Venetta Fields
Background Vocals	Sherlie Matthews
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

3 Hold Back The Night

Bass	Mike Porcaro
Drums	Ron Tutt
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Ben Benay
Guitar	Thom Rotella
Keyboards	Gary Griffin
Keyboards	Bill Cuomo
Percussion	Steve Warehime
Percussion	John Raines
Background Vocals	Joe Chemay
Background Vocals	Curt Betcher
Background Vocals	Peter Noone
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

4 You’ve Got A License (To Drive Me Crazy)

Bass	Michael Sciuto
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Guitar	Thom Rotella
Keyboards	Tony Sciuto
Keyboards	Bill Cuomo
Percussion	Steve Warehime
Percussion	John Raines
Background Vocals	Michael Sciuto
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

5 Cafe L.A.

Bass	Michael Sciuto
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Larry Herbstritt
Percussion	Steve Warehime
Percussion	John Raines
Sax	Tom Scott
Horn	Chuck Findley
Background Vocals	Michael Sciuto
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

6 Trapeze

Bass	Scott Edwards
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Larry Herbstritt
Guitar	Thom Rotella
Keyboards	Bill Cuomo
Background Vocals	Larry Herbstritt
Background Vocals	Michael Sciuto
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

7 Angel

Bass	Michael Sciuto
Drums	Ron Tutt
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Larry Herbstritt
Guitar	Thom Rotella
Percussion	Steve Warehime
Percussion	John Raines
Background Vocals	Ginger Blake
Background Vocals	Venetta Fields
Musician	Sherlie Matthews
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

8 Captain Wonderful

Bass	Michael Sciuto
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Ben Benay
Guitar	Thom Rotella
Steel Guitar	Jay Dee Manes
Keyboards	Bill Cuomo
Synthesizer	Steve Dorff
Sax	Tom Scott
Sax	Jim Horn
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

9 Street Dancer

Bass	Michael Sciuto
Drums	Ed Greene
Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Keyboards	Tony Sciuto
Percussion	Steve Warehime
Percussion	John Raines
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

10 Butterfly

Guitar	Tony Sciuto
Guitar	Larry Herbstritt
Percussion	Steve Warehime
Percussion	John Raines
Lyricon	Tom Scott
Vocals	Tony Sciuto

Other Musicians

Horns	Chuck Findley
Horns	Dick Hyde
Horns	Jim Horn
Horns	Plas Johnson
Horns	Steve Madaio

Liner Notes

Producer – Steve Dorff
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Steve Dorff
Conductor – Steve Dorff
Engineer – Lenny Roberts
Engineer (Mixing) – Hank Neuberger
Engineer (Second) – Michael Mancini, Russell Bracher
Mastered By – Jo Hansch
Mixed By – Frank Rand

Photography – Tom Gregory

Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Mixed At Devonshire Studios
Recorded At Britannia Studios
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