01 People Gotta Move
02 Where Am I Going
03 Storm At Sunup
04 Valleys Of Valhalla
05 Jack Miraculous
06 Poor Happy Jimmy
07 Great Lake Canoe
08 To The War
09 Jo Jo
10 Lady
11 Powerful People
12 Love Me Now
13 Felicia
14 People I Belong To
15 Appaloosa
16 Brother To Brother
17 Son of a New York Gun
18 Fly Into This Night
Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. Vannelli was born to an Italian family in Montreal, Quebec. His father, (Joseph) Russ Vannelli, sang with the Montreal dance bands of trumpeters Bix Belair and Maynard Ferguson.His early ambition was to be a drummer. He admired Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, and he played drums in a pop band while he was in high school. In 1969, at the age of seventeen, he signed a contract with RCA Records, using the name Vann Elli. He studied music theory at McGill University in Montreal.
Vannelli and his brother, Joe, moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Desperate and broke, they waited for hours in the parking lot outside A&M Studios, hoping to get a record deal. When Herb Alpert, the co-owner of A&M Records, finally emerged, Vannelli ran toward him and gave him a demo tape while being chased by security guards.Alpert signed Vannelli and released his debut album, Crazy Life, in the summer of 1973.
Majorly great choice for a compilation! Gino is one of the most unique and talented artists I know. I am very familiar with his work and know he writes from his heart, soul, and innermost feeling. Gino's shows are some of the most profoundly memorable of any I've attended as he always hires and surrounds himself with truly fine musicians and practice/prepares them relentlessly. To be fair, at least for the 70s and 80s, major credit has to be given to his brother Joe for much of the brilliant musical arrangements, supporting instrumentation, and emotional support that only a brother can provide in an industry that is difficult to navigate at best. A masterful and one-of-a-kind artist to be sure! Others will benefit from familiarizing themselves with Gino Vannelli.
ReplyDeleteThank you Hajul.