Empires (Jimi Jamison album)
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| Released | October 17, 1999 (re-released in 2003) | |||
| Venue | Bossa Nova Hotel Studios, San Fernando, California | |||
| Studio | Blue Danube Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 68:03 | |||
| Label | USG Records Germany exec. producer = Stephan Bayerlein | |||
| Producer | Klay Shroedel | |||
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Empires is the second solo album from American rock singer-songwriter Jimi Jamison, released under the name Jimi Jamison's Survivor on October 17, 1999[1] for Scotti Brothers, was distributed in Germany by Soulfood Music and produced by Klay Shroedel.
In 2003, after a battle in court over access to the name Survivor, this album would be re-released under his own name for Frontiers Records. The album highlight is the Baywatch hit theme song;[2] as bonus tracks, it includes three live versions of previous Survivor songs ("Burning Heart", "Rebel Son" and "Too Hot to Sleep") plus the Christmas song "Keep It Evergreen" and a cover of the 1976 hit song "Love Is Alive" by Gary Wright.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Cry Tough" | Carl Curtis | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Run from the Thunder" | Kenny Mims | 4:25 |
| 3. | "I'm Always Here" | Jimi Jamison, Cory Lerios & John d'Andrea | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Empires" | Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan | 6:40 |
| 5. | "First Day of Love" | Mike Lawler & Kenny Mims | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Have Mercy" | Jimi Jamison, Kenny Mims & Kevin Stewart | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Just Beyond the Clouds" | Kenny Mims | 5:13 |
| 8. | "A Dream Too Far" | Kenny Mims | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Love Is Alive" | Kent Robbins | 4:16 |
| 10. | "November Rain" | Jimi Jamison & Kenny Mims | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Calling America" | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Keep It Evergreen" | Bobby Hart & Jimi Jamison | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Too Hot to Sleep (live)" | Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan | 5:29 |
| 14. | "Burning Heart (live)" | Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan | 4:20 |
| 15. | "Rebel Son (live)" | Jimi Jamison, Jim Peterik & Frankie Sullivan | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 68:03 | ||
Personnel
- Jimi Jamison – lead vocals
- Hal Butler – keyboards, backing vocals
- Chris Adamson – guitars, backing vocals
- Klay Shroedel – drums (1–11), additional keyboards (3, 10), arrangements, horn and string arrangements (4, 6, 7, 10)
Additional musicians
- Rudy Richardson – acoustic piano, keyboards, horns, strings
- Michael Sembello – additional keyboards (3, 10), arrangements
- Peter Roberts – additional acoustic guitar (3, 4), backing vocals, horn and string arrangements (4, 6, 7, 10)
- Jorgen Carlsson – bass
- Pete Mendillo – drums (12, 13)
- Lisa Frazier – backing vocals, co-lead vocals (4)
- Bobby Kimball – backing vocals
Production
- Stephan Bayerlein – executive producer
- Klay Shroedel – producer, recording, mixing
- Peter Roberts – co-producer, recording, mixing
- Uli Fried – mastering