Crack Attic

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Crack Attic
Compilation album by
Released1994
Recorded1975–1981
GenreRock
Length76:15
LabelRenaissance

Crack Attic is a compilation of songs from the first five studio albums by Crack the Sky. It draws most heavily from their 1975 debut and 1976 follow-up, with more than half of the tracks here taken from those two releases.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Palumbo, except where noted

No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Hold On"Crack the Sky3:00
2."Surf City"Crack the Sky3:54
3."She's a Dancer"Crack the Sky3:53
4."Mind Baby"Crack the Sky4:31
5."Ice"Crack the Sky4:37
6."We Want Mine"Animal Notes4:51
7."Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)"Animal Notes5:56
8."Rangers at Midnight"Animal Notes7:34
9."Invaders from Mars"Animal Notes3:30
10."Nuclear Apathy"Safety in Numbers8:31
11."Long Nights"Safety in Numbers3:56
12."Lighten Up McGraw" (Rob Stevens, Rick Witkowski, Joe Macre)Safety in Numbers5:08
13."White Music"White Music4:12
14."Hot Razors in My Heart"White Music4:48
15."Poptown"White Music3:48
16."Flamingo Prelude/Too Nice for That"Photoflamingo4:06

Personnel

The band

  • Joe Macre — Bass guitar, back-up vocals
  • Rick Witkowski — Guitar, back-up vocals
  • John Palumbo — Bass guitar, vocals, keyboards, guitar, piano
  • Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals ("Nuclear Apathy", "Lighten Up McGraw")
  • Joey D'Amico — Drums, back-up vocals, lead vocals ("Long Nights")
  • Vince DePaul — Synthesizer, keyboards
  • Jim Griffiths — guitar, back-up vocals

Additional musicians

  • Terence P. Minogue — Horn
  • Michael Brecker — Horn ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
  • Randy Brecker — Horn ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
  • David Sanborn — Horn ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")