Michael Pinder — The Promise 1976 (UK, Pop Rock)
English rock musician Michael Thomas "Mike" Pinder was born on December 27, 1941, in Erdington, a suburb of Birmingham. He was a founding member and original keyboardist of the British rock band The Moody Blues. He left the band after recording the album "Octave" in 1978. This is his first solo album (#133 on the US Billboard 200), recorded at his personal studio in Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California. A very respectable work.
Tracks:
01. Free As A Dove - 0:00
02. You'll Make It Through - 4:13
03. I Only Want To Love You - 8:08
04. Someone To Believe In - 11:37
05. Carry On - 14:57
06. Air - 19:16
07.Message - 21:38
08. The Seed - 24:27
09. The Promise - 25:54
Personnel:
Mike Pinder – vocals (01-05, 07-09), acoustic guitar (01, 04, 05), piano (02, 07), Arp synthesizer (02, 07-09), 12-string guitar (03, 06, 09), mellotron (03, 09), RMI synthesizer (07), producer
Jim Dillon – acoustic guitar (01, 06), electric guitar (01, 05-07, 09), slide guitar (02), classical guitar (07), harmony vocals (01, 02, 05)
Flym J. Johnson - bass guitar (01, 03, 05-07, 09)
Bill Berg - drums (01-07, 09), percussion (01, 02)
Maxine Willard, Jeanne King, Julia Tillman - backing vocals (01, 02, 05)
"Smitty" Smith - organ (02, 05)
Fred Beckmeier - bass guitar (02)
Steve Beckmeier - electric guitar (03)
Susan McDonald - harp (03, 08, 09)
Joel DiBartello - upright bass (04)
Tom Peterson - flute & tenor saxophone (04)
Michael Azevedo - congas (06)
Dean Olch - flute (06), shakuhashi (08)
Steve Madaio - trumpet (06)
Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone (06)
Bob Margouleff – producer
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