Special Kiss

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Special Kiss was the first album by Gumball, a band formed by Don Fleming and Jay Spiegel following the breakup of B.A.L.L., and recruited Eric Vermillion soon after. It was released in 1991 on the Primo Scree label, and features contributions from Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Teenage Fanclub.

Track listing

1. "This Town" - (Fleming)
2. "All The Time" - (Fleming)
3. "Window Pain" - (Fleming)
4. "Wake Up" - (Gumball)
5. "Summer Days" - (Fleming)
6. "Yellow Pants" - (Fleming)
7. "Restless" - (Fleming)
8. "Gone Too Far" - (Gumball)
9. "Gettysburg" - (Gumball)
10. "Alternate Feed" - (Fleming)
11. "You Know" - (Teenage Fanclub and Gumball)
12. "Pre" - (Gumball)
13. "High Or Low"
14. "Gettysburg (Twister Mix)" - (Gumball)

Personnel

• Don Fleming - vocals, guitar, producer
• Jay Spiegel - drums, vocals ("Gone Too Far")
• Eric Vermillion - bass, vocals ("Wake Up", "You Know")
• Raymond McGinley - guitar, background vocals ("You Know")
• Brendan O'Hare - background vocals ("You Know")
• Norman Blake - background vocals ("You Know")
• Gerard Love - background vocals ("You Know")
• Paul Crisholm - bass ("You Know")
• Thurston Moore - keyboards ("Gettysburg")
• Jim Waters - engineer
• James Kavoussi - engineer
• Wharton Tiers - engineer