1974 Genevieve Waite – Romance Is On The Rise

Romance Is On The Rise is an album released in July 1974 by Genevieve Waite. It was produced by her then husband, John Phillips. The album was fairly well received and in 1977 it made number No 98 on Paul Gambaccini’s list of the Top 200 Albums of All Time.

An electro-dub cover of the song “Biting My Nails”, released in 1987 by Renegade Soundwave, became an underground dance hit.

Tracks

1  Love Is Coming Back (John Phillips; Genevieve Waite) 02:29
2  Transient Friends (John Phillips) 02:48
3  Times Of Love (John Phillips) 02:28
4  Trashy Rumours (John Phillips) 02:10
5  Slumming On Park Avenue (Irving Berlin) 02:33
6  Biting My Nails (John Phillips; Genevieve Waite) 02:47
7  Danny (John Phillips; Genevieve Waite) 03:06
8  White Cadillac (John Phillips; Genevieve Waite) 03:01
9  American Man On The Moon (John Phillips) 02:29
10  Girls (John Phillips) 04:14

Musicians

BassAndy Muson
BassRussell George
DrumsRick Marotta
GuitarDavid Spinozza
GuitarJohn Tropea
Acoustic GuitarEric Hord
Acoustic GuitarJohn Phillips
PianoKen Ascher
VocalsGenevieve Waite

Liner Notes

Producer – John Phillips
Arranged By (Orchestra) – David Spinozza, John Phillips, Ken Ascher
Engineer – Harvey Goldberg
Engineer (Assistant) – Alec Head, Bob Clearmountain, Godfrey Diamond
Mastered By – Al Brown

Artwork – Bob Bishop
Design – Ruth Ansel

Mastered At A&R Studios
Recorded At Mediasound
Phonographic Copyright Paramour Record Corporation
Copyright Paramour Record Corporation