1997 Mark Craney & Friends – Something With A Pulse
Mark Craney was a well-known recording and touring rock and jazz drummer who worked with many artists such as Tower Of Power, Gino Vannelli, Jeff Beck, Tommy Bolin, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jethro Tull… Though his resume was impressive, Craney’s greatest success must be drumming for Gino Vanelli’s hit “I Just Want To Stop”.
His kidneys failed in 1986 and therefore he received a kidney transplant in March 1988. Mark rehabilitated himself and began playing the drums again in 1989. From 1993 to October of 1996, Mark traveled around the world with the Eric Burdon Band in spite that his transplanted kidney failed. He was obliged to leave the road because of exhaustion. He awaited a double kidney and pancreas transplant. This compilation CD was compiled and released for the purpose of assisting in Mark’s recovery by his friends in 1997. On 26 November, 2005 Mark Craney died of complications from diabetes and pneumonia in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 53. RIP….
Tracks
1 Jethro Tull – Black Sunday (Live) (Ian Anderson) 7:05
2 Eric Burdon – I’m Your Man (Leonard Cohen) 4:05
3 Tower Of Power – What Is Hip (Live) (Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi) 5:19
4 The Marks Brothers – Listen To Your Heart (Richard Baker, Mark Craney, Alex Ligertwood) 4:27
5 Gino Vannelli – Brother To Brother (Live) (Gino Vannelli) 8:06
6 Talking Drums – Guaramina (Excerpt) (David Garibaldi, Michael Spiro, Jesus Diaz) 3:27
7 Fairport Convention – Slipjigs And Reels (Steve Tilston) 4:52 (*)
8 Mike Keneally – Craney (Mike Keneally) 2:35
9 Miller/Craney/Miller – Blockhead (Live) (Mike Miller) 5:08
10 Terry Bozzio – Klangfarben Melodie (Terry Bozzio) 4:37 (*)
11 The Marks Brothers – They Don’t Make’Em Like They Used To (Bill Champlin, Andreas Carlson) 4:36
12 Thread – Hands Of Kindness (Excerpt) (Vince DiCola, Doane Perry) 4:55 (*)
13 Ian Anderson – Song For Jeffrey (Ian Anderson) 3:50
14 James Taylor – New Hymn (Live) (James Taylor) 2:52 (*)
(*) previously released
Musicians
1 Jethro Tull – Black Sunday
| Bass | Dave Pegg |
| Drums | Mark Craney |
| Guitar | Martin Barre |
| Keyboards | Eddie Jobson |
| Flute | Ian Anderson |
| Violin | Eddie Jobson |
| Vocals | Ian Anderson |
2 Eric Burdon – I’m Your Man
| All Instruments | Andrew Giddlings |
| Vocals | Eric Burdon |
3 Tower Of Power – What Is Hip (Live)
| Bass | Rocco Prestia |
| Drums | Mark Craney |
| Guitar | Willie James Fulton |
| Keyboards | Ellis Hall |
| Sax (Baritone) | Stephen Kupka |
| Sax (Tenor) | Emilio Castillo |
| Sax (Tenor) | Richard Elliott |
| Trumpet | Greg Adams |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Vocals | Ellis Hall |
4 The Marks Brothers – Listen To Your Heart
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Mark Craney |
| Guitar | Mike Miller |
| Hammond Organ | Bill Champlin |
| Keyboards | Richard Baker |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Vocals | Alex Ligertwood |
5 Gino Vannelli – Brother To Brother (Live)
| Bass | Dave Marotta |
| Drums | Mark Craney |
| Guitar | Daryl Stuermer |
| Keyboards | Brad Cole |
| Keyboards | Bill Meyers |
| Keyboards | Joe Vannelli |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Background Vocals | Alfie Silas |
| Background Vocals | Sandra Kirkwood |
| Background Vocals | Voncielle Faggett |
| Vocals | Gino Vannelli |
6 Talking Drums – Guaramina (Excerpt)
| Drums | David Garibaldi |
| Bells | Michael Spiro |
| Congas | Michael Spiro |
| Congas | Jesus Diaz |
| Shekere | Michael Spiro |
| Timbales | Michael Spiro |
8 Mike Keneally – Craney
| All Instruments | Mike Keneally |
9 Miller/Craney/Miller – Blockhead (Live)
| Bass | Terry Miller |
| Drums | Mark Craney |
| Guitar | Mike Miller |
11 The Marks Brothers – They Don’t Make’Em Like They Used To
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Mark Craney |
| Guitar | Mike Miller |
| 12 String Guitar | Alex Ligertwood |
| Hammond Organ | Bill Champlin |
| Keyboards | Richard Baker |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Background Vocals | Alex Ligertwood |
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
13 Ian Anderson – Song For Jeffrey
| Bass (Synthesizer) | Andrew Giddlings |
| Drums (Programming) | Andrew Giddlings |
| Guitar | Martin Barre |
| Keyboards | Andrew Giddlings |
| Harmonica | Ian Anderson |
| Flute | Ian Anderson |
| Vocals | Ian Anderson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Mark Craney, Bill Forth, Doane Perry
Producer – Andrew Giddlings (Track 2)
Producer – Mike Keneally (Track 8)
Producer – Ian Anderson (Track 13)
Engineer – John Lowry (Track 4)
Engineer – Ross Vannelli (Live), Norm Kinney (Studio) (Track 5)
Engineer – Jeff Forrest (Track 8)
Mastered By – Hank Waring, Jeff Kirk
Mixed By – John Lowry (Track 4)
Mixed By – Jeff Forrest, Mike Keneally (Track 8)
Art Direction – Keith Chambers
Photography – Axel Böhler, Rob Silverman
Mastered At Quad Teck Digital, LA
Mixed At Smokestree Ranch, Chatsworth, CA
Recorded At The Sports Arena, November, 1980
Recorded At Cotati, Calfornia, June, 1986
Recorded At Artisan Record Studios, March 1997
Recorded At Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, April 1979
Recorded At Double Time, San Diego
Recorded At Sioux Falls Brewing Company, August, 1995
Copyright Laughing Gull Records