| Desire Wire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | New York City & California | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 37:12 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn | |||
| Cindy Bullens chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[1] |
Desire Wire is the debut album by singer-songwriter and musician Cindy Bullens, released in 1978 on United Artists Records. It was produced by Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn. AllMusic's William Ruhlmann calls it "one of the great lost rock albums of the '70s".[2]
This album features the track, "Survivor", which peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in February 1979.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Cindy Bullens except where noted.
- Side one
- "Survivor" — 4:28
- "Anxious Heart" (Cindy Bullens, Trevor Veitch) — 2:58
- "Desire Wire" — 4:23
- "Time ‘N Charges" (Cindy Bullens, Billy Mernit) — 2:50
- "High School History" — 4:15
- Side two
- "Mean In Your Heart" – 4:58
- "Hot Tears" – 3:27
- "Knee Deep In Love" – 5:57
- "Finally Rockin’" – 3:26
Personnel
- Cindy Bullens - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals
- Bob Babbitt, Neil Jason - bass
- Allan Schwartzberg, Jerry Marotta - drums
- Danny Gatton, David Mansfield, Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn, Mark Doyle - electric guitar
- George Young (tracks: A5), Lou Marini (tracks: A4, B4) - horns
- Harold Wheeler (tracks: A4, B4), Wildwood Horns (tracks: A5) - horn arrangements
- Jerry Peterson (tracks: B1) - horn arrangements, double saxophone
- Harold Wheeler - string arrangements
- Ken Bichel - synthesizer
- Paul Shaffer, Rob Mounsey, Billy Mernit - keyboards
- Leon Pendarvis, Jr. - keyboards, synthesizer
- Jimmy Maelen - percussion
- Cindy Bullens, Jon Joyce, Billy Mernit - backing vocals
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Cindy Bullens – Desire Wire: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles (12th ed.). Record Research. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-89820-180-2.
External links
- Desire Wire by Cindy Bullens at Vinyl History
- Desire Wire by Cindy Bullens at Rate Your Music
- Desire Wire by Cindy Bullens at Sharing Needles blogspot
- Desire Wire by Cindy Bullens at Discogs
- Desire Wire by Cindy Bullens at Bandcamp
- Desire Wire by Cindy Bullens at CD Baby
- Desire Wire by Cindy Bullens at MusicBrainz
This page was last edited on 16 December 2023, at 23:13