Part of the Game
| Part of the Game | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Pablo Cruise chronology | ||||
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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.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
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
[edit]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
[edit]| Chart (1979/80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 53 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 39 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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
Production
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Harrison, Ed (Nov 17, 1979). "Latest Album by Pablo Cruise Shows 'More Realistic' Sound". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 46. p. 34.
- ^ "Part of the Game Pablo Cruise". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ McGrath, Paul (10 Nov 1979). "Part of the Game Pablo Cruise". The Globe and Mail. p. F12.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 227. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
