Introducing Sparks

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All Music Guide - Alex Henderson
By calling this 1977 release Introducing Sparks, the Mael siblings were being ironic -- this was their seventh album, and they were famous in England even though they only had a small following in their own country. The second of two albums that Sparks recorded for Columbia, Introducing Sparks gained a reputation for being its least essential album of the 1970s. To be sure, this LP isn't in a class with either Big Beat Sparks' previous Columbia release or Island gems such as Propaganda and Kimono My House. But it isn't a bad album either -- uneven and imperfect, yes, but generally decent. Some of the album's more memorable songs range from the opener "A Big Surprise" and...
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All Music Guide - Alex Henderson
By calling this 1977 release Introducing Sparks, the Mael siblings were being ironic -- this was their seventh album, and they were famous in England even though they only had a small following in their own country. The second of two albums that Sparks recorded for Columbia, Introducing Sparks gained a reputation for being its least essential album of the 1970s. To be sure, this LP isn't in a class with either Big Beat Sparks' previous Columbia release or Island gems such as Propaganda and Kimono My House. But it isn't a bad album either -- uneven and imperfect, yes, but generally decent. Some of the album's more memorable songs range from the opener "A Big Surprise" and the Beach Boys-minded "Over The Summer" a '60s-like ode to summer love to the Greek-influenced "Goofing Off." On the hilarious "Occupation," Sparks outlines various career options and has fun lampooning all of them -- for example, Russell Mael says of athletes: "We athletes run around and round/We moan and groan and hit the ground/And when we get to 35/We sell cosmetics and survive." Although not recommended to casual listeners, Introducing Sparks has more plusses than minuses and is worth hearing if you're a hardcore Sparks aficionado.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/29/2008
  • Label: Lil Beethoven Uk
  • EAN: 5037300751030
  • Catalog Number: 75103
  • Sales rank: 47,478

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 A Big Surprise (3:43)
  2. 2 Occupation (5:14)
  3. 3 Ladies (3:06)
  4. 4 I'm Not (3:26)
  5. 5 Forever Young (3:25)
  6. 6 Goofing Off (4:25)
  7. 7 Girls on the Brain (3:39)
  8. 8 Over the Summer (3:48)
  9. 9 Those Mysteries (5:02)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Sparks Primary Artist
David Foster Guest Appearance
Tom Bahler Background Vocals
Al Capps Background Vocals
Stan Farber Background Vocals
Jim Haas Background Vocals
Ron Hicklin Background Vocals
Ron Mael Keyboards, Vocals, Track Performer
Russell Mael Vocals, Track Performer
Marc Piscitelli Background Vocals
Lee Ritenour Guest Appearance
Nick Uhrig Background Vocals, Guest Appearance
Mark Piscitelli Guest Appearance
Technical Credits
Alan Broadbent Contributor
David Foster Contributor
Ben Benay Contributor
Al Capps Arranger
Ed Greene Contributor
Ron Mael Arranger, Composer, Producer, Audio Production
Russell Mael Composer, Producer, Audio Production
David Paich Contributor
Mike Porcaro Contributor
Terry Powell Producer
Reinie Press Contributor
Lee Ritenour Contributor
Lenny Roberts Engineer
Thom Rotella Contributor
Allen Zentz Mastering
Paul Agar Reissue Design
Terry Powell Audio Production
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