The Painter (Paul Anka album)
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The Painter is a 1976 album by Paul Anka produced by Denny Diante and arranged by Michel Colombier, and featuring Anka's "West Coast" sound. The LP cover was notable for being a portrait of Anka by Andy Warhol,[1] and was United Artists first release to employ the new Sansui Electric QS Regular Matrix system for Quadraphonic sound and 4-channel pressing technology.[2] The album reached 85 on the US charts.
Singles included "Happier", written by Anka, which reached No.60 on the US charts.
Tracklist
- (You Bring Out) The Best In Me 3:57
- Wildflower 3:31
- The Painter 4:23
- Closing Doors 3:49
- Happier 4:40
- Living Isn't Living 3:23
- Aldous (Instrumental) 3:54
- I'll Help You 3:56
- Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You) 4:37
- Do I Love You? (Yes, In Every Way) 3:22
- Prelude 2:55
- (You Bring Out) The Best In Me (Reprise)
References
- ^ Stereo Review - Volume 38 - Page 92 1977 "Performance: Glossy Recording: Excellent Here is Paul Anka in one of his glossier egotrip albums — cover by Warhol, ... (Yes, in Every Way); a melancholy reflection on The Painter, one of those dedicated souls who will never live to enjoy the ...
- ^ Billboard - 16 Oct 1976 Vol. 88, No. 42 "Paul Anka's Album First QS From UA LOS ANGELES-Uniled Artists has released Paul Anka's latest album "The Painter," in Sansui QS quad, marking the label's initial venture inlo 4-channel pressings."