BENNY HESTER

NOBODY KNOWS ME LIKE YOU (81)

01.COME BACK
02.NO MAN'S LAND
03.RUBBER CANOE
04.NOBODY KNOWS ME LIKE YOU
05.STEP BY STEP
06.ONE MORE TIME
07.GOODBYE SALTY
08.REAL CHANGE
09.YOU LOVED ME
10.CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK
Producer . MICHAEL OMARTIAN
keyboards . MICHAEL OMARTIAN,
vocals : TOMMY FUNDERBURK,
bass : ABRAHAM LABORIEL,
percussion : BOBBY LaKAIND
. . . and others

ジャケットの写真を見ると結構イナタい感じの曲をやる人かと思ってましたが聴くと見るとは大違い。当時、波に乗っていたMICHAEL OMARTIANのプロデュースでM.OMARTIANのキーボードにABRAHAM LABORIELのベースに、T.FUNDERBURK のバック・ヴォーカルと実にAORチック。MICHAEL OMARTIAN得意のハネたリズム・アレンジ。ドライブのお供にももってこいです。手元にあるCDにはクレジットがないので詳しい参加ミュージシャンは分かりません。


PERFECT (89)

01.HEADLIGHTS ON THE HIGHWAY
02.BEFORE YOU KNOW IT
03.IF YOU DIE BEFORE YOU DIE
04.PERFECT
05.HUNGRY WORLD
06.YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE ALONE
07.TWO GOOD REASONS
08.THIS ONE'S FOR KEEPING
09.PASSION, POSSESSION, POSITION
10.SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER
Producer . BENNY HESTER
& BILL BAUMGART

JEFF PORCARO : ds
NEIL STUBENHAUS : b
MARTY WALSH : g
AARON ZIGMAN : key
TIM HEINTZ : key
PETE PFEFER : perc
BOB CARLISLE, BILL BAUMGART, ALLISON BEECH : bgv


UNITED WE STAND / DIVIDED WE FALL (90)

01.CLOSER TO ME
02.LOVE IS MADE OF THIS
03.THESE OLD DREAMS
04.RESTLESS NIGHTS
05.NOONDAY NIGHT
06.YOU CAN HAVE MINE
07.RAIN, RAIN, RAIN
08.TOO BAD SHE DIDN'T WANT ME
09.TWO BLUE
10.BREAK OUT
11.CLIMBING JACOB'S LADDER
Producer . BENNY HESTER
& BILL BAUMGART

JOHN "JR" ROBINSON : ds
NEIL STUBENHAUS : b
MARTY WALSH : g
SMITTY PRICE: key
TIM HEINTZ : key
PETE PFEFER : perc