MICHAEL STANLEY BAND
''MSB''
1982
55:27
1 In Between The Lines (Michael Stanley) 05:08
2 If You Love Me (Kevin Raleigh) 03:45
3 Night By Night (Walter Becker, Donald Falg
4 When I'm Holding You Tight (Kevin Raleigh) 04:05
5 Spanish Nights (Michael Stanley) 05:39
6 One Of Those Dreams (Kevin Raleigh) 03:51
7 Love Hurts (Kevin Raleigh) 03:32
8 Hang Tough (Michael Stanley) 03:57
9 Just A Little Bit Longer (Kevin Raleigh) 03:44
10 Take The Time (Mick Ralphs, Michael Stanley) 05:29
11 In Between The Lines (Live) (Bonus Track) (Michael Stanley) 05:49
12 Fire In The Hole (Live) (Bonus Track) (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) 05:49
Richard Bell/Sax Tenor
Tommy Dobeck/Drums
Don Gehman/Arranger
Michael Gismondi/Guitar (Bass), Saxophone
Gary Markasky/Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Bob Pelander/Guitar (Acoustic), Organ, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer, Vocals (Background)
Kevin Raleigh/Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Michael Stanley/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Bret Adams (allMusic)
The Michael Stanley Band continued its long string of consistently good rock & roll albums with 1982's MSB. The Cleveland band also had a knack for attracting noted producers and co-producers, and this time around it was Don Gehman, who hit commercial and critical paydirt that same year with John Cougar's American Fool. In the Razor & Tie CD reissue liner notes, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Stanley commends Gehman for helping guide the band through a difficult time in the studio. The music, fortunately, doesn't really bear any scars. Stanley and vocalist/keyboardist Kevin Raleigh contributed some solid songs, but musically the star on MSB is saxophonist Rick Bell. He plays his heart out throughout. It's a wonder his lungs didn't collapse and his cheeks didn't split open. MSB was the last album for lead guitarist Gary Markasky. The band only had two Top 40 hits and a small handful of other singles that cracked Billboard's Hot 100, and MSB includes two of the latter: Raleigh's pleasant pop/rock number "When I'm Holding You Tight" and Stanley's subdued cautionary tale "Take the Time." The live favorite "In Between the Lines" is a terrific rocker with gritty lead vocals from Stanley and effective harmony vocals from Raleigh. Stanley's "Spanish Nights" is a delicately arranged story song about broken love set in Los Angeles. Raleigh's power ballad "One of Those Dreams" is enjoyable. The Razor & Tie CD bonus tracks "In Between the Lines (Live)" and "Fire in the Hole (Live)" were recorded at Cleveland's Blossom Music Center in August 1984 and were previously available on the band's rare live album, Fourth and Ten.
BIOGRAPHY
By Bret Adams (AllMusic)
Cleveland native Michael Stanley became a regional phenomenon, but the singer/songwriter/guitarist and his Michael Stanley Band deserved more national success than they achieved. Stanley, whose real name is Michael Stanley Gee, played bass with the folk-rock group Silk in the late '60s. He then went solo and released two solo albums in the early '70s that fit right in with the "singer/songwriter" era. His talent attracted the likes of producer Bill Szymczyk and guest musicians Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, and David Sanborn from the beginning. He formed the Michael Stanley Band (aka MSB) in 1975 and pursued a more straightforward rock direction. MSB recorded a string of albums through the late '70s and early '80s that were modest successes nationally but major hits in Ohio. In fact, the Michael Stanley Band was such a sensation at home that it still holds attendance records at major concert venues. 1980's Heartland was easily MSB's best album, and Stanley agrees. It included the hit single "He Can't Love You" (sung by vocalist/keyboardist Kevin Raleigh) and the minor hit "Lover" (sung by Stanley and featuring blistering saxophone by Clarence Clemons). MSB's second and last Top 40 hit was Stanley's anthem "My Town" in 1983. After recording for Epic, Arista, and EMI, MSB independently released two albums on their own before breaking up in 1987.
The Michael Stanley Band was a reliably consistent, meat-and-potatoes enterprise responsible for superb Midwestern rock & roll. Stanley went on to become a popular television and radio personality in Cleveland. He still regularly releases albums -- solo and the one-off group project the Ghost Poets -- and performs annual summer and New Year's Eve shows along with occasional acoustic dates; these concerts and albums both feature MSB alumni and other Cleveland musicians. Razor & Tie has reissued most of MSB's catalog and two excellent best-of collections on compact disc.
OFFICIAL SITE
''MSB''
1982
55:27
1 In Between The Lines (Michael Stanley) 05:08
2 If You Love Me (Kevin Raleigh) 03:45
3 Night By Night (Walter Becker, Donald Falg
4 When I'm Holding You Tight (Kevin Raleigh) 04:05
5 Spanish Nights (Michael Stanley) 05:39
6 One Of Those Dreams (Kevin Raleigh) 03:51
7 Love Hurts (Kevin Raleigh) 03:32
8 Hang Tough (Michael Stanley) 03:57
9 Just A Little Bit Longer (Kevin Raleigh) 03:44
10 Take The Time (Mick Ralphs, Michael Stanley) 05:29
11 In Between The Lines (Live) (Bonus Track) (Michael Stanley) 05:49
12 Fire In The Hole (Live) (Bonus Track) (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) 05:49
Richard Bell/Sax Tenor
Tommy Dobeck/Drums
Don Gehman/Arranger
Michael Gismondi/Guitar (Bass), Saxophone
Gary Markasky/Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Bob Pelander/Guitar (Acoustic), Organ, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer, Vocals (Background)
Kevin Raleigh/Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Michael Stanley/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
REVIEW
by Bret Adams (allMusic)
The Michael Stanley Band continued its long string of consistently good rock & roll albums with 1982's MSB. The Cleveland band also had a knack for attracting noted producers and co-producers, and this time around it was Don Gehman, who hit commercial and critical paydirt that same year with John Cougar's American Fool. In the Razor & Tie CD reissue liner notes, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Stanley commends Gehman for helping guide the band through a difficult time in the studio. The music, fortunately, doesn't really bear any scars. Stanley and vocalist/keyboardist Kevin Raleigh contributed some solid songs, but musically the star on MSB is saxophonist Rick Bell. He plays his heart out throughout. It's a wonder his lungs didn't collapse and his cheeks didn't split open. MSB was the last album for lead guitarist Gary Markasky. The band only had two Top 40 hits and a small handful of other singles that cracked Billboard's Hot 100, and MSB includes two of the latter: Raleigh's pleasant pop/rock number "When I'm Holding You Tight" and Stanley's subdued cautionary tale "Take the Time." The live favorite "In Between the Lines" is a terrific rocker with gritty lead vocals from Stanley and effective harmony vocals from Raleigh. Stanley's "Spanish Nights" is a delicately arranged story song about broken love set in Los Angeles. Raleigh's power ballad "One of Those Dreams" is enjoyable. The Razor & Tie CD bonus tracks "In Between the Lines (Live)" and "Fire in the Hole (Live)" were recorded at Cleveland's Blossom Music Center in August 1984 and were previously available on the band's rare live album, Fourth and Ten.
BIOGRAPHY
By Bret Adams (AllMusic)
Cleveland native Michael Stanley became a regional phenomenon, but the singer/songwriter/guitarist and his Michael Stanley Band deserved more national success than they achieved. Stanley, whose real name is Michael Stanley Gee, played bass with the folk-rock group Silk in the late '60s. He then went solo and released two solo albums in the early '70s that fit right in with the "singer/songwriter" era. His talent attracted the likes of producer Bill Szymczyk and guest musicians Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, and David Sanborn from the beginning. He formed the Michael Stanley Band (aka MSB) in 1975 and pursued a more straightforward rock direction. MSB recorded a string of albums through the late '70s and early '80s that were modest successes nationally but major hits in Ohio. In fact, the Michael Stanley Band was such a sensation at home that it still holds attendance records at major concert venues. 1980's Heartland was easily MSB's best album, and Stanley agrees. It included the hit single "He Can't Love You" (sung by vocalist/keyboardist Kevin Raleigh) and the minor hit "Lover" (sung by Stanley and featuring blistering saxophone by Clarence Clemons). MSB's second and last Top 40 hit was Stanley's anthem "My Town" in 1983. After recording for Epic, Arista, and EMI, MSB independently released two albums on their own before breaking up in 1987.
The Michael Stanley Band was a reliably consistent, meat-and-potatoes enterprise responsible for superb Midwestern rock & roll. Stanley went on to become a popular television and radio personality in Cleveland. He still regularly releases albums -- solo and the one-off group project the Ghost Poets -- and performs annual summer and New Year's Eve shows along with occasional acoustic dates; these concerts and albums both feature MSB alumni and other Cleveland musicians. Razor & Tie has reissued most of MSB's catalog and two excellent best-of collections on compact disc.
OFFICIAL SITE
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