Player (Player album)

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Player
Player 1977.jpg
Studio album by
Player
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1977
Recorded1977
GenreSoft rock
LabelRSO
Producer
Player chronology
Player
(1977) 		Danger Zone
(1978)

Player is the eponymous debut album from Los Angeles, California-based rock band Player, released on September 1, 1977 under RSO Records.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [1]

It was released in 1977 on RSO Records and featured the hit single, "Baby Come Back", which was written by guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist J.C. Crowley & guitarist/vocalist Peter Beckett.

"Baby Come Back" peaked at number 1, interrupting a string of #1 Bee Gees hits also on RSO records, and stayed on the charts for a total of 32 weeks. It got as high as number 32 in the U.K. (for 7 weeks) as well. The follow-up single, "This Time I'm in It for Love" did almost as well, reaching number 10, and staying there for 17 weeks.

Track listing[]

  1. "Come On Out" (Crowley) – 3:43
  2. "Baby Come Back" (Beckett, Crowley) – 4:15
  3. "Goodbye (That's All I Ever Heard)" (Crowley) – 3:44
  4. "Melanie" (J. Crocker) – 3:39
  5. "Every Which Way" (Beckett, Crowley) – 3:34
  6. "This Time I'm in It for Love" (Larry Keith, Steve Pippin) – 4:20
  7. "Love Is Where You Find It" (Crocker, Reed Kailing, Crowley) – 4:00
  8. "Movin' Up" (Crocker, Kailing, Steve Kipner) – 2:50
  9. "Cancellation" (Crocker, Kailing, Kipner) – 4:07
  10. "Trying to Write a Hit Song" (R. L. Mahonin) – 4:36

Personnel[]

Player[]

  • Peter Beckett – guitars, lead (2, 4, 5, 8, 9), co-lead (6, 7) and backing vocals
  • J.C. Crowley – guitars, lead (1, 3), co-lead (2, 6, 7) and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Ronn Moss – bass, backing and lead (10) vocals
  • John Friesen – drums, percussion[2]

Additional musicians[]

  • George Budd – sound effects
  • Gary Coleman – percussion
  • Wayne Cook – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Jim Horn – saxophone, flute
  • Reed Kailing – guitars
  • Jay Lewis – electric & steel guitars, sound effects
  • Maria Newman – string arrangements
  • Michael Omartian – synthesizers
  • Jack White – drums, percussion

Charts[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Player: 'Player > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/it/Player-Player/release/1800390
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 234. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Player Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Player Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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