Alan Pasqua, Andrew Gold, Bill Schnee, Carlos Vega, Christopher Cross, Dann Huff, Ernie Watts, Glen Ballard, James Newton-Howard, Jay Gruska, Karen Blake, Larrie Londin, Lenny Castro, Mike Landau, Nathan East, Neil Stubenhaus, Pat Mastelotto, Peter Wolf, Robbie Buchanan, Shane Keister, Steve Lukather, The Waters
Karen Blake began her singing career while studying at the Athenian School in Northern California. Launched by the sudden and unexpected applause of her classmates while she was absent-mindedly singing along with a Joni Mitchell song on the radio, Karen progressed quickly to weekend gigs in Berkley CA playing guitar and singing with one of her schoolteachers. Moving back to her stomping grounds, Karen continued to sing all over LA with a trio called Souvenirs, creating tight three-part harmony to Andrews Sisters songs and other tunes from the 30’s and 40’s. During this time Karen began singing songwriting demos for publishing companies, becoming the singer of choice for many of LA’s top songwriters. (source:http://karenblakemusic.com/)
Tracks
1 I Want You Back (The Corporation) 03:27
2 I’m Only Here For You (Michael Clark; Dean Pitchford) 04:02
3 Anything At All (Dave Loggins) 03:46
4 Just One Heart (Paul Muggleton; Bob Noble) 04:03
5 Come Hell Or Waters High (Paul Muggleton) 03:03
6 Chain Reaction (Clif Magness; Glen Ballard) 04:07
7 I’m Not A Loser (Bob Noble; Paul Muggleton) 03:37
8 Someone To Love (Ken Hirsch; Mark Muller) 03:30
9 Time Heals The Wounds (Todd Rundgren) 03:22
10 I’ll Shine My Light On You (Jay Gruska; Marie Cain) 03:01
Musicians
1 I Want You Back
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Peter Wolf |
| Synthesizer | Alan Pasqua |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Christopher Cross |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
2 I’m Only Here For You
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Electric Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Synthesizer | Peter Wolf |
| Synthesizer | Kyle Lehning |
| Background Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
3 Anything At All
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Clavinet | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Synthesizer | Shane Keister |
| EVI | Mark Hatch |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
| Background Vocals | Wendy Waldman |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
4 Just One Heart
| Drums | Larrie Londin |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Synthesizer | Shane Keister |
| Flute | Billy Puett |
| Recorder | Billy Puett |
| Sax | Billy Puett |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
5 Come Hell Or Waters High
| Bass | Philip Giffin |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Electric Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Dave Loggins |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
6 Chain Reaction
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Electronic Drums | Pat Mastelotto |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Alan Pasqua |
| Synthesizer | Kyle Lehning |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Philip Giffin |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
7 I’m Not A Loser
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Alan Pasqua |
| Synthesizer | Peter Wolf |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
8 Someone To Love
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar (fade out solo) | Dann Huff |
| Electric Piano | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
9 Time Heals The Wounds
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Synthesizer | Peter Wolf |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Tom (Fills) | Peter Wolf |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
10 I’ll Shine My Light On You
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Electric Piano | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
Liner Notes
Producer – Kyle Lehning
Co-producer – Philip Griffin
Arranged By – Philip Griffin
Engineer – Kyle Lehning, Rick Ruggieri, Jack Joseph Puig
Engineer (Vocals, Additional Overdubs) – Kyle Lehning
Engineer (Second) – Dan Garcia, Kirt Odle, Mark Ettel, Jeff Minnich, Peter Doell, Tchad Blake
Mixed By – Bill Schnee, Kyle Lehning
Photography – I.M.Tao
Mastered At Original Masteringworks
Mixed At Morningstar Sound Studio
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Morningstar Sound Studio
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Phonographic Copyright Cafe Records
Copyright Cafe Records
Karen Blake began her singing career while studying at the Athenian School in Northern California. Launched by the sudden and unexpected applause of her classmates while she was absent-mindedly singing along with a Joni Mitchell song on the radio, Karen progressed quickly to weekend gigs in Berkley CA playing guitar and singing with one of her schoolteachers. Moving back to her stomping grounds, Karen continued to sing all over LA with a trio called Souvenirs, creating tight three-part harmony to Andrews Sisters songs and other tunes from the 30’s and 40’s. During this time Karen began singing songwriting demos for publishing companies, becoming the singer of choice for many of LA’s top songwriters. (source:http://karenblakemusic.com/)