Fandango (American band)
Fandango | |
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Origin | United States |
Genres | Pop rock, hard rock, southern rock |
Labels | Wounded Bird Records, RCA Records |
Past members | Joe Lynn Turner Rick Blakemore Abe Speller Bob Danyls Larry Dawson Denny LaRue Santos Lou Mondelli Joe De Lia Ron Zampini |
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Discography
Fandango (1977)
Track listing
- Side One
- "Headliner" – (Denny LaRue, Rick Blakemore) – 3:40
- "Down Down Down" – (LaRue, Blakemore) – 4:41
- "Jesse And Will" – (Blakemore) – 4:49
- "San Joaquin" – (LaRue, Blakemore) – 4:02
- "Life Of The Party" – (music: Joe Delia / lyrics: LaRue, Joe Delia, Joe Lynn Turner) – 4:43
- Side Two
- "Shadow Boxing" - (LaRue, Blakemore) - 3:01
- "Helpless Heart" – (Carole Meyers, LaRue, Blakemore) – 4:07
- "Devil Rain" – (LaRue, Blakemore) – 6:08
- "Misery Road" – (LaRue, Blakemore) – 4:15
- "Goin' Down For The Last Time" – (LaRue, Turner) – 4:11
Personnel
- lead vocals, guitar
- Rick Blakemore – backing vocals
- Denny LaRue – backing vocals
- Bob Danyls – backing vocals
- Additional Personnel
- David Campbell – string arrangements (3, 5, 7)
- Candy Kurgen – backing vocals(6)
- David Sanborn – saxophone (5)
- John Tropea – guitar (7, 10)
- Joe Delia – piano, clavinet, synthesizer, organ, string arrangements (10)
- Don Payne – bass (2, 6, 7, 10)
- Abe Speller – drums(all but 4)
- Lou Mondinelli – handclaps] (7)
- Walter Santos – congas(2, 6)
- Lou Mondelli – congas (9), timbales(9)
Last Kiss (1978)
Track listing
- Side One
- "Last Kiss" – (Bob Danyls, Dennis La Rue, Joe Lynn Turner, Larry Dawson, Richard Mason Blakemore) – 4:04
- "Sure Got The Power" – (La Rue, Blakemore) – 4:17
- "Mexico" – (La Rue, Turner, Blakemore) – 5:52
- "Losin' Kind Of Love" – (Turner) – 3:38
- "Hotel LaRue" – (La Rue, Blakemore) – 5:16
- Side Two
- "Feel The Pain" - (La Rue, Turner, Blakemore) - 5:12
- "CIty Of Angels" – (La Rue, Blakemore) – 7:09
- "The Mill's On Fire" – (La Rue, Blakemore) – 5:49
- "I Keep Going/Hard Bargain" – (La Rue) – 5:36
Personnel
- lead vocals (all but 9), lead guitar
- Rick Blakemore – lead(9b) vocals
- Dennis LaRue – backing vocals, piano
- Larry Dawson – piano, clavinet, organ, synthesizer
- Bob Danyls – lead(9a) vocals
- Lou Mondelli – backing vocals
- Walter Santos – percussion
- Jimmy Hall – backing vocals (2), harmonica(4)
One Night Stand (1979)
Track listing
- Side One
- "One Night Stand" – (Dennis La Rue) – 2:40
- "Thief In The Night" – (La Rue, Joe Lynn Turner, Rick Blakemore) – 3:48
- "Hard Man (Bless My Soul)" – (Bob Danyls, La Rue, Turner, Blakemore) – 3:56
- "Hard Headed Woman" – (La Rue, Blakemore) – 3:28
- "I Would Never Leave" – (La Rue, Turner, Larry Dawson, Blakemore) – 5:21
- Side Two
- "Dancer" - (La Rue, Turner, Blakemore) - 3:33
- "Little Cherie" – (La Rue, Blakemore) – 4:05
- "Late Nights" – (La Rue) – 3:15
- "Two Time Loser" – (Turner, Blakemore) – 4:29
- "Ain't No Way" – (Danyls, Turner, Dawson, Blakemore) – 3:48
Personnel
- lead (1, 2, 5-8) and co-lead (4, 9) vocals, guitar
- Rick Blakemore – lead(3) and co-lead (4, 9) vocals
- Dennis LaRue – backing vocals
- Larry Dawson – keyboards
- Bob Danyls – lead(10) vocals
- Lou Mondelli – drums
- Walter Santos – percussion
Cadillac (1980)
Cadliac was Fandango's final album before Joe Lynn Turner joined Rainbow in the fall of 1980. Released on RCA Records. Re-Released on CD in 2008 on Wounded Bird Records in the United States and in 2010 on Canyon in the United Kingdom.
Track listing
Side One
1. "Blame it On The Night" – (Rick Blakemore/Dannie LaRue) – 3:42
2. "Rock 'n' Roll You" - (LaRue/Joe Lynn Turner) - 5:44
3. "Hypnotized" - (Blakemore/LaRue/Bob Danyls/Turner) - 2:32
4. "Don't Waste My Time" - (Danyls/Turner) - 3:06
5. "Stranger (in a Strange Land)" - (LaRue/Blakemore) - 4:10
Side Two
6. "Cadliac" – (LaRue/Turner) – 3:10
7. "Fortune Teller" - (LaRue/Blakemore/Turner) - 4:10
8. "Getaway" - (Danyls/Turner) - 3:52
9. "Headliner" (1980 version) - (LaRue/Blakemore) 4:42
Personnel
- Arranged By [Arrangements & Musical Direction] – Denny LaRue
- Artwork By [Art Direction & Design] – Pat McGowan
- Bass, Vocals – Bob Danyls
- Drums – Abe Speller
- Engineer – Jack Malken, Michael Barry
- Engineer [Assistant] – Ed Sullivan (3)
- Guitar, Vocals – Rick Blakemore
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Organ – Larry Dawson
- Lead Vocals, Guitar – Joe Lynn Turner
- Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
- Percussion – Santos (11)
- Piano – Joe De Lia
- Producer – Ed Newmark, Warren Schatz
References
- ^ "Presenting Fandango". Artista, RCA Sign New Artists. Cash Box. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 43. George Albert. March 12, 1977. p. 10.
- ^ Turner, Joe Lynn. Personal Interview. (1 March 2017). "Rick Blakemore suggested changing my name...I like the Blues...He said, Big Joe Turner!...His cousin had the middle name 'Lynn'...very common in (the) southern states...so he yelled out, Joe Lynn Turner!...And it stuck! RCA loved the name when we signed the record deal."
- ^ Julie, Kevin (July 1999). "Joe Lynn Turner Speaks". Universal Wheels.
- ^ Harrison, Ed (August 19, 1978). "Paragon Shaping New Wing" (pdf). Billboard. p. 44 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com.
- ^ Balogh, Mark (November 2007). "Interview with Joe Lynn Turner – Legendary singer satisfied with this Second Hand Life". Rock Eyez. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ISBN 0-9752807-2-4.