Part of the Game
1979 studio album by Pablo Cruise
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Part of the Game is the fifth album by the California band Pablo Cruise, released in 1979.[1] The album marked a decline in the band's popularity, as it managed only to reach No. 39 in the United States. One single was released from the album: "I Want You Tonight", reaching No. 19 in the United States.
ReleasedOctober 1979
RecordedStudio 55, Cherokee Studios, Redwing Sound and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles and Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California
Length40:04
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| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Studio 55, Cherokee Studios, Redwing Sound and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles and Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California | |||
| Length | 40:04 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Bill Schnee | |||
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Critical reception
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the problem is songwriter Cory Lerios, an under-achiever who takes little care with his tunes; he evidently picks an inoffensive chord pattern and constructs a series of notes that don't conflict, making preposterously weak melodies, which he then places on top of predictable rhythm tracks."[3]
Track listing
Side One
- "Part of the Game" (Jenkins, Lerios, Allee Willis, Day) - 3:44
- "I Want You Tonight" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 5:31
- "When Love Is at Your Door" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 4:31
- "Givin' It Away" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 5:18
Side Two
- "Tell Me That You Love Me" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 4:54
- "Lonely Nights" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis) - 5:23
- "How Many Tears?" (Jenkins, Lerios, Willis, David Lasley) - 6:15
- "For Another Town" (Lerios, Willis) - 4:28
Charts
| Chart (1979/80) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 53 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 39 |
Personnel
- Pablo Cruise
- David Jenkins - guitars, vocals
- Steve Price - percussion, drums
- Bruce Day - bass, vocals
- Cory Lerios - piano, keyboards, vocals
- Additional musicians
- Mike Porcaro - bass
- Michael Boddicker, David Foster, Steve Porcaro - synthesizer
- Gene Meros - saxophone