Balin (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Balin
Type = studio
Artist = Marty Balin


Released = 1981
Recorded = 1981 at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California, The Record Plant, Sausalito, California, and White Rabbit Studios, Sausalito, California
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = EMI America Records
Producer = John Hug
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = Balin (1981)
Next album = "Lucky" (1983)

"Balin" is Marty Balin's 1981 album. Two top-40 singles were released, "Hearts" (a U.S. #8 hit, and also his biggest as a solo artist) and "Atlanta Lady" (U.S. #27). The album rose to #35 on the Billboard charts.

Track listing

ide One

#"Hearts" (Jesse Barish) – 4:32
#"You Left Your Mark On Me" (T. Turrell, E. Burgeson) – 4:40
#"Lydia!" (R. Knowles, M. Balin) – 3:36
#"Atlanta Lady" (Barish) – 3:46

ide Two

#"Spotlight" (Turrell, Burgeson) – 3:30
#"I Do Believe In You" (R. Page, J. Lang, S. George, J. Manfredi) – 3:23
#"Elvis and Marilyn" (L. Russell, K. Fowley, D. Diamond) – 3:05
#"Tell Me More" (O. Bokich, J. Whitney) – 3:48
#"Music Is the Light" (Barish) – 4:17

ingles

*"Hearts" (1981) #8 US
*"Atlanta Lady" (1981) #27 US

Personnel

*Marty Balin - Acoustic Guitar / Vocals
*Johnny De Caro - Guitar / Background Vocals
*Mark Cummings - Piano / Synthesizer / Vocorder / Background Vocals
*Billy Lee Lewis - Drums / Percussion / Background Vocals
*Richard Bassil - Bass / Background Vocals

Additional Personnel

*John Javis - Piano on "Spotlight" and "I Do Believe"
*Neil Larsen - Electric Piano / Synthesizer on "Music Is the Light"
*Michael Boddicker - Vocoder on "You Left Your Mark On Me"
*John Hug - Guitar
*Ken Watson - Cymbals on "Hearts"
*Bobbye Hall - Percussion
*Steve Forman - Percussion
*Bill Champlin - Background Vocals on "Hearts"
*Rick Knowles - Background Vocals
*David E Landau - Background Vocals

Production

*A Great Pyramid Ltd. Production
*John Hug – producer, string arrangement and conductor
*Tom Flye – engineer
*Clif Jones – assistant engineer
*Ann Fry – assistant engineer
*David E. Landau – production coordinator
*Joe Buchwald – chief executive, manager
*Recorded at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, and The Record Plant, Sausalito
*Mixed at The Record Plant
*"Elvis and Marilyn" recorded at White Rabbit Studios, Sausalito
*Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City
*Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
*Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
*Frank De Caro – contractor
*Bill Burks – art direction
*Richard Avedon – Marty Balin photography
*Tom Gibson – other photography