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Lucky (Marty Balin album)

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Lucky
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1983
RecordedAugust 16 – December 3, 1982
StudioRecord One (Los Angeles, California)
GenreRock, pop rock
Length37:30
LabelEMI America
ProducerVal Garay
Marty Balin chronology
Balin
(1981)
Lucky
(1983)
There's No Shoulder
(1983)
Singles from Lucky
  1. "What Love Is"/"Heart of Stone"
    Released: February 1983
  2. "Do It for Love"/"Will You Forever"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Lucky is the second solo album by Marty Balin. It was released in 1983 on EMI America Records. The album did not fare as well as his previous one, and only rose to #156 on the Billboard chart. As a subtle tribute to Balin's friend and former bandmate Jack Casady, he recorded a cover of "Heart of Stone," an original written by Brian Marnell from Jack's new wave group SVT.

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Born to Be a Winner" (Julio de Caro, Steve Head) – 4:22
  2. "What Do People Like?" (de Caro) – 3:49
  3. "Just Like That" (Steve Goldstein, Bob Getter, Adrian Peritore) – 2:49
  4. "Do It for Love" (Jesse Barish) – 4:07
  5. "What Love Is" (Greg Prestopino, Brock Walsh) – 4:44

Side two

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  1. "Heart of Stone" (Brian Marnell) – 3:13
  2. "Palm of Your Hand" (Rick Marotta/Debra Barsha/Bob Alan) – 3:53
  3. "Will You Forever" (John Farey/John Whitney) – 3:20
  4. "All We Really Need" (Marty Balin/Franne Golde/Steve Goldstein/Peter Ivers) – 3:55
  5. "When Love Comes" (Gene Heart/David Evan) – 3:18

CD release

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BGO released "Lucky" as part of a 2 albums on one CD release with "Balin" in March 2013. Andrew Thompson remastered both albums for the CD release.

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Pop 156
Singles[2]
Year Single Chart Position
1983 "What Love Is" US Pop 63
"Do It for Love" 107
US AC 17

Personnel

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Production

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  • A Great Pyramid Ltd. Production
  • Val Garay – producer, recording
  • Niko Bolas – recording assistant
  • Richard Bosworth – recording assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Andy Engel – lettering
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography
  • Kosh and Ron Larson – design, art direction

References

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  1. ^ Lucky at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Marty Balin, Singles Chart Positions". Retrieved November 24, 2016.