Syntonic (album)
| Syntonic | ||||
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| Studio album by Kon Kan | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Quadrasonic (NYC), Platinum Island (NYC), Battery Studios (NYC), Axis Studios (NYC), Ignited Productions (LA), Amigo Studios (LA) and Sam Therapy (London), 1990 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, dance | |||
| Length | 48:37 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | John Luongo, Barry Harris, Paul Robb, Martyn Phillips | |||
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Syntonic is the second album by Canadian synthpop group Kon Kan, released in 1990 by Atlantic Records. Syntonic was the first Kon Kan album to solely feature Barry Harris; Kevin Wynne had departed the previous year.[1]
Two singles were released from the album: "Liberty!" and "(Could've Said) I Told You So", the latter featuring a recreation of Jimmy Soul's 1963 number one hit, "If You Wanna Be Happy".[2]
"Time" features a recreation of Canadian band Trooper's "We're Here For A Good Time (Not A Long Time)".
Four songs were co-written with Bob Mitchell, who had also co-written Cheap Trick's 1988 number one hit, "The Flame", and songs on Kon Kan's previous album.
Four tracks were produced or co-produced by renowned disco producer John Luongo, who had also worked with Blancmange in the early 1980s.
Two tracks were co-produced by Paul Robb, a member of Minnesota band Information Society.
"Victim" was originally a 1978 Candi Staton single. The Kon Kan version was originally conceived as a duet featuring Tim Curry and Carole Pope.
Track listing
- "Liberty!" – 4:59 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell)
- "(Could've Said) I Told You So" – 4:07 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell)
- "Victorious" – 4:59 (Barry Harris, Chrissie Lomax, R. Bertola)
- "Time" – 5:19 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell)
- "Heaven Knows (I'm Missing You)" – 4:57 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell)
- "Victim" – 6:48 (Dave Crawford)
- "I'll Find Another Love" – 3:55 (Barry Harris, C. Dixon)
- "My Camera (Oh How I Wish)" – 4:42 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell)
- "Can't Stop The Fire" – 4:40 (Barry Harris, Chrissie Lomax, Scott Humphrey)
- "Better Day" – 4:11 (Barry Harris, Bob Mitchell)
Personnel
- Barry Harris – lead and backing vocals, keyboards and programming
- Paul Robb – keyboards and programming
- Gregge Tupper – keyboards and programming
- Martyn Phillips – keyboards and programming
- Joy Winter – lead vocals
- Carole Pope – lead vocals
- India – lead vocals
- MC Protege – rap
- Debbe Cole – backing vocals
- Harriet Harrison – backing vocals
- Gordon Grody – backing vocals
- Julia Waters – backing vocals
- Maxine Waters – backing vocals
- Jon Lind – backing vocals
- Chrissie Lomax – backing vocals
- Paul Pesco – guitar
- A.K. Eye – drums
- Al S. Ess – drums and percussion
- Danny Wilensky – saxophone
References
- ↑ Mayes, Alison (December 16, 1990). "Kon Kan: Former small-town boy blown away by far-flung fame", Calgary Herald, p. F4.
- ↑ Cooper, William. "Kon Kan: Syntonic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 17, 2013.