11/10/2022
The Blend "The Blend" (1978) -Southern Rock / AOR-
Label : MCA Records
01 - I Hope You Find Somethin' (Steven E. Dore)
02 - Can't You Hear Me* (James N. Drown)
03 - All I Need (Steven E. Dore)
04 - (Gonna Be) One Of Those Days (James N. Drown)
05 - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me° (James N. Drown)
Side Two
01 - Sweet Goody Two Shoes°* (Kenneth L. Holt)
02 - Train (James N. Drown)
03 - Long Road (Steven E. Dore)
04 - (I Got The) Music In Me° (James N. Drown)
The Blend :
Jim 'J.D.' Drown : Guitar
Steven Dore : Guitar & Piano
Ken Holt : Bass
Skip Smith : Drums
Donnie 'D.P.' Pomber : Keyboards
Produced by The Blend, Michael O'Leary & David Butler
Executive Producer : Carl Strube
*Strings Arranged & Produced by John Manchester
°Background vocals by Skip Smith, Jim Drown & Steve Dore
Recorded & Mixed at Northern Studios, Maynard, Mass. except "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" Mixed by Gene Paul, Carl Strube & Michael O'Leary at Atlantic Studios, New York City
Special Editing & Copying : Pat Costa
Engineered by David Butler & A.W. Dick (Assistant)
Mastering : Eddy Schreyer, MCA/Whitney Recording Studios
MCA A&R : Denny Rosencrantz
Sax on "All I Need" by John Paine
Side One
01 - I Hope You Find Somethin'
Steven Dore : Lead vocal & Guitar
02 - Can't You Hear Me
Jim 'J.D.' Drown : Lead vocal & Guitar
Steven Dore : Piano & Background vocal
03 - All I Need
Steven Dore : Lead vocal & Piano
04 - (Gonna Be) One Of Those Days
Jim 'J.D.' Drown : Lead vocal & Guitars
Steven Dore : Guitars & Vocals
Donnie 'D.P.' Pomber : Piano
05 - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Jim 'J.D.' Drown : Lead vocal & Rhythm Guitar
Steven Dore : Lead Guitar & Background vocal
Side Two
01 - Sweet Goody Two Shoes
Jim 'J.D.' Drown : Lead vocal & Guitars
Steven Dore : Vocal & Guitars
Skip Smith : Background vocals
02 - Train
Jim 'J.D.' Drown : Lead vocal & Guitars
Steven Dore : Vocals & Piano
Donnie 'D.P.' Pomber : Organ & Clavinet
03 - Long Road
Steven Dore : Lead vocal & Piano
04 - (I Got The) Music In Me
Jim 'J.D.' Drown : Lead vocal & First Guitar
Steven Dore : Second Guitar & Vocal
Donnie 'D.P.' Pomber : Synthesizer & Keyboards