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Crack Attic

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Crack Attic
Compilation album by
Released1994
Recorded1975–1981
GenreRock
Length76:15
LabelRenaissance

Crack Attic is a compilation of songs from the first five studio albums by Crack the Sky. It draws most heavily from their 1975 debut and 1976 follow-up, with more than half of the tracks here taken from those two releases.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Palumbo, except where noted

No.TitleOriginal AlbumLength
1."Hold On"Crack the Sky3:00
2."Surf City"Crack the Sky3:54
3."She's a Dancer"Crack the Sky3:53
4."Mind Baby"Crack the Sky4:31
5."Ice"Crack the Sky4:37
6."We Want Mine"Animal Notes4:51
7."Maybe I Can Fool Everybody (Tonight)"Animal Notes5:56
8."Rangers at Midnight"Animal Notes7:34
9."Invaders from Mars"Animal Notes3:30
10."Nuclear Apathy"Safety in Numbers8:31
11."Long Nights"Safety in Numbers3:56
12."Lighten Up McGraw" (Rob Stevens, Rick Witkowski, Joe Macre)Safety in Numbers5:08
13."White Music"White Music4:12
14."Hot Razors in My Heart"White Music4:48
15."Poptown"White Music3:48
16."Flamingo Prelude/Too Nice for That"Photoflamingo4:06

Personnel

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The band

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  • Joe Macre — Bass guitar, back-up vocals
  • Rick Witkowski — Guitar, back-up vocals
  • John Palumbo — Bass guitar, vocals, keyboards, guitar, piano
  • Gary Lee Chappell — Lead vocals ("Nuclear Apathy", "Lighten Up McGraw")
  • Joey D'Amico — Drums, back-up vocals, lead vocals ("Long Nights")
  • Vince DePaul — Synthesizer, keyboards
  • Jim Griffiths — guitar, back-up vocals

Additional musicians

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  • Terence P. Minogue — Horn
  • Michael Brecker — Horn ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
  • Randy Brecker — Horn ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")
  • David Sanborn — Horn ("She's a Dancer", "Mind Baby")