Thunder Island (album)

Thunder Island
Thunder Island
Studio album by Jay Ferguson
Released	1977
Studio	Criteria Studios (Miami)
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	37:43
Label	Asylum
Producer	Bill Szymczyk, Ed Mashal
Jay Ferguson chronology

Professional ratings
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AllMusic	^[1]

Thunder Island is the second studio album by American musician Jay Ferguson.^[2] The title track became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The album was first issued on compact disc by the Collector's Choice label. The album was reissued as part of a two disc set including Ferguson's first and third solo albums by Edsel. The booklet included a new interview with Ferguson discussing the making of his first three albums.

Producer Bill Szymczyk recruited much of the same personnel as Ferguson's first solo album including Joe Walsh to play on the album which was recorded in the same Miami studio as the Eagles' Hotel California and other big albums of the era.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Thunder Island"	Jay Ferguson	4:00
2.	"Soulin'"	Ferguson	4:07
3.	"Happy Birthday, Baby"	Ferguson	4:15
4.	"Losing Control"	Ferguson	3:50
5.	"Cozumel"	Joey Murcia	3:14
6.	"Night Shift"	Ferguson	3:36
7.	"Babylon"	Ferguson	4:23
8.	"Love Is Cold"	Ferguson	3:48
9.	"Happy Too!"	Stan Kipper	2:31
10.	"Magic Moment"	Ferguson, Bill Szymczyk	3:59
Total length:			37:43

Personnel[edit]

Jay Ferguson - lead and harmony vocals, keyboards; handclaps on "Losing Control", Arp bass on "Babylon"
Joey Murcia - guitars, harmony vocals; lead guitar on "Cozumel" and "Happy Too!"
Tony Battaglia - guitars, harmony vocals; lead guitar on "Babylon" and "Love is Cold", slide guitar on "Magic Moment"
Harold Cowart - bass on all tracks except "Love is Cold"
Stan Kipper - drums, harmony vocals; cuica on "Happy Too!"

Guest musicians[edit]

Joe Walsh - slide guitar on "Thunder Island", lead guitar on "Happy Birthday, Baby", "Losing Control" and "Night Shift", guitar on "Babylon"
Bob Webb - guitar on "Babylon" and "Love is Cold"
Ed Brown - bass on "Love is Cold"
Bill Szymczyk - percussion; handclaps on "Losing Control"
Ed Marsal — handclaps on "Losing Control"

Production[edit]

Bill Szymczyk - producer, engineer
Ed Mashal - assistant producer, engineer
Lee Hulko - mastering

References[edit]

^ Caldwell, Rob. "Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 173.

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[1] Caldwell, Rob. "Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-02-06.

[2] The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 173.

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