04/12/2021

Andy Qunta "Legend In A Loungeroom - Deluxe Edition" (2021) -Pop Rock / High Tech AOR-



Label : Melodic Rock Classic (MRC003)


Royaume-Uni DISC ONE - Legend In A Loungeroom

01 - Take Me Home (Andy Qunta & Chris Thompson)
02 - Come Back Baby (Andy Qunta & Chris Thompson)
03 - Thing About You (Andy Qunta, Chris Thompson & Jane Wareing)
04 - Waiting For The Storm (Andy Qunta & Jane Wareing)
05 - Tightrope (Andy Qunta)
06 - Sooner Or Later (Andy Qunta & Chris Thompson)
07 - Empty Words (Andy Qunta & Harry Bogdanovs)
08 - Free The Bird (Chris Thompson, Andy Qunta & Keith Reid)
09 - Take This Heart (Andy Qunta, Chris Thompson & Keith Reid)
10 - Legend In A Loungeroom (Andy Qunta, Jane Wareing & Tony Qunta)
11 - These Are The Days* (Andy Qunta & Jane Wareing)
12 - Midnight* (Jane Wareing & Andy Qunta)

DISC TWO - The Songwriter Demos

01 - You're The Voice (Chris Thompson, Andy Qunta, Maggie Ryder & Keith Reid)
02 - Time Flies (Andy Qunta & Jane Wareing)
03 - Good Love (Andy Qunta)
04 - You're Strong (Andy Qunta, Chris Thompson & Keith Reid)
05 - Someone Is Missing (Andy Qunta)
06 - Don't Tell Me (It Can't Be Done) (Andy Qunta & Chris Thompson)
07 - Won't Let It Rain (Andy Qunta)
08 - Better Way (Andy Qunta)
09 - Ghost Of Your Love (Andy Qunta & F. Harper)
10 - Win Or Lose (Jane Wareing & Andy Qunta)
11 - On A Distant Shore (Jane Wareing & Andy Qunta)
12 - The Waiting (Is Too Strong) (Andy Qunta)
13 - Wheel Of Fortune (Andy Qunta)
14 - Don't Turn Away (Andy Qunta & Chris Thompson)
15 - How Come U Don't Understand Me (Andy Qunta, M. Ryder & Chris Thompson)


All Tracks Remastered by JK Northrup

DISC ONE - Legend In A Loungeroom
The Band :
Andy Qunta : Lead vocals, Hammond Organ, Grand Piano, Keyboards, Acoustic 12-String Guitar
Tony Qunta : Lead & Rhythm Guitars (Solos on 05, 08 & 10)
Tim Pierce : Lead & Rhythm Guitars (Solos on 03, 04 & 09), Electric 12-String Guitar
Guy Pratt : Bass Guitar, Fretless Bass
Denny Fongheiser : Drums
Steve Milbacher : Keyboards, Programming, String & Horn Arrangements
Gary Falcone & Joe Pizzulo : Background vocals

Special Guests :
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion ("Come Back Baby")
Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter : Pedal Steel & Acoustic Guitar ("Empty Words")
Scott Page Saxophone ("Empty Words")
Jim Mancuso : Additional Bass ("Thing About You", "Sooner Or Later")

Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Alvin Clark
Associate Producer Andy Qunta
Executives Producers Daniel Keighley & Vivienne Kacsoff
Recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA, Nov/dec '88
Assistant Engineer Andy Udoff
Additional Recording & Mixing at Can Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA, Jan '89
Assistant Engineer : Jeff Poe

*Bonus Tracks Produced & Arranged by Andy Qunta
Engineered & Mixed by Steve Milbacher in his Loungeroom in Hollywood, June '91

Andy Qunta : All Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Steve Milbacher : Bass Guitar + Lead Guitar on "Midnight"

DISC TWO - The Songwriter Demos
All Tracks Produced by Andy Qunta, except 01 & 15 by Chris Thompson with Andy Qunta & Maggie Ryder, Tracks 04, 06 & 14 by the Kookaburra Twins (Chris Thompson & Andy Qunta) & Tracks 10 & 11 by Andy Qunta & Simon Lloyd


01 - You're The Voice

Lead & Backing vocals : Chris Thompson
Piano & Backing vocals : Maggie Ryder
Keyboards : Andy Qunta
Bass : Guy Pratt
Drum Programming : Chris Thompson & Andy Qunta
Backing vocals : Suzy O'List & Gill O'Donovan

02 - Time Flies

Vocals : Vince Ruby
Guitar : Brett Garsed
Bass : Guy Pratt
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

03 - Good Love

Vocals : Maggie Ryder
Guitar : Rick Driscoll
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

04 - You're Strong

Vocals : Chris Thompson
Sax : Mel Collins
Guitar : Tony Qunta
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

05 - Someone Is Missing

Vocals, Acoustic 12-String Guitar, Keyboards & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

06 - Don't Tell Me (It Can't Be Done)

Vocals : Chris Thompson
Lead Guitar : Tony Qunta
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

07 - Won't Let It Rain

Vocals : Angie Giles
Sax : Simon Lloyd
Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

08 - Better Way

Lead vocals : Chris Thompson
Lead Guitar : Tony Qunta
Guitars, Keyboards, Drum Programming & Backing vocals : Andy Qunta

09 - Ghost Of Your Love

Lead vocals : Fergus Harper
Backing vocals : Steve Hogarth
Keyboards, Guitar & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

10 - Win Or Lose

Vocals : Vince Ruby
Guitars & Bass : Brett Garsed
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

11 - On A Distant Shore

Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta
Slide Guitar : John, Studio Engineer

12 - The Waiting (Is Too Strong)

Vocals : Maggie Ryder
Keyboards, Guitar & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta

13 - Wheel Of Fortune

Vocals, Keyboards & Drum Programming : Andy Qunta
Guitars : Tony Qunta

14 - Don't Turn Away

Vocals, Guitar & Bass : Chris Thompson
Piano & Keyboards : Andy Qunta
Drum Program : Chris Thompson & Andy Qunta

15 - How Come U Don't Understand Me

Lead vocals & Synth Bass : Maggie Ryder
Rhythm Guitar & Backing vocals : Chris Thompson
Lead Guitar : Tony Qunta
Drum Program : Chris Thompson, Andy Qunta & Maggie Ryder
Keyboards : Andy Qunta