Leslie Smith's "Heartache" from 1982 , is being released on SHM CD, on 18th July 2012, on VIVID SOUND Japan!!

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Leslie Smith’s solo classic album,”Heartache” from 1982, is finally, 30 years after it’s original vinyl release, going to be re-released on SHM CD on Japanese Vivid Sound and it’s said that it’s coming with “Japanese special outer cover” and “great sound quality”, but no bonus tracks...pictures of the actual cover are not published yet.

 The album was produced by Crackin’s Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff who even participated along with  Brian Ray, Dennis Herring, Ned Doheny, Bill Elliot, Michael Boddicker,James Newton Howard, Greg Phillinganes, Tom Snow, Jerry Peterson, Gary Grant, Rick Baptist,Kurt McGettrich, Gary Herbig, David Woodford, Lee Thornburg, Alan Kaplan, Kal David, Norton Buffalo, Joe Lala, Arno Lucas, Merry Clayton, Arnold McCuller, Anna Pagan, Anita Sherman & Mathew Wilder.

 With a tracklist containing “It’s Something” (Brenda Russell / David Foster), “Nothing You can Do About It” (Foster/Graydon/ Kipner), “Love’s A Heartache”(Doheny), “Before The Night is Over” in duet with Merry Clayton (Ernest N. Baker*, Freebo, Marshall Otwell, Sherwood E. Ball) , his own “Don’t Shut The Door” (with Lester Abrams) and so on, we get both the coast and the soul and some hints of Crackin’s mellow funk.

 

A1		It's Something Written-By – Brenda Russell (2), David Foster	3:48
A2		I'm On The Outside Looking In Written-By – Bobby Weinstein*, Teddy Randazzo	3:21
A3		Before The Night Is Over (duet with Merrry Clayton) Written-By – Ernest N. Baker*, Freebo, Marshall Otwell, Sherwood E. Ball*	3:35
A4		Don't Shut The Door (On My Love) Written-By – Lester Abrams, Lester Smith	4:03
A5		Dream On Written-By – Geoffrey Lieb*, John Keller	4:13
B1		Nothin' You Can Do About It Written-By – David Foster, Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner	4:25
B2		Love's A Heartache Written-By – Ned Doheny	4:46
B3		Do You Still Remember Me Written-By – Bill Elliott, Brock Walsh	4:00
B4		If You're In Love Written-By – Jocko Marcellino, Randy Handley	4:14

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[Florent Recica]

It's now published on Vivid Sound's site...http://www.vividsound.co.jp/item_show.php?lid=4540399035468