Graham Bonnet- LINE-UP

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Graham Bonnet- LINE-UP- CD- 1981/2000- Vertigo/Phonogram Co. Ltd.- No UPC (PHCR-4194)- 100 grn
LINE-UP is the third album released by English singer, Graham Bonnet, formerly of Rainbow. The album made extensive use of backing musicians and writers who, at the time, belonged to the bands Whitesnake and Status Quo. It released in October 27, 1981. After initially finding mainstream success with pop duo The Marbles, Graham Bonnet enjoyed a solo career throughout the 1970s, until truly making his mark with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow in 1979. The album Down To Earth was propelled to global success but would be the sole studio record to feature Bonnet, who would make the inaugural Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington in 1980 his final Rainbow show. Signing to Vertigo in the UK, the release of LINE-UP in 1981 was preceded by the top 10 hit single ''Night Games''. Produced by John Eden, famed for his work with Status Quo, a band was assembled around Whitesnake's Jon Lord on keyboards and Micky Moody on guitar, former Rainbow and future Whitesnake drummer Cozy Powell - then drumming with Michael Schenker - as well as guest spots from Quo's Andy Bown, Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi, who co-produced two of the album's tracks. Although continuing in the melodic hard rock vein of Rainbow, Bonnet still brings much of his R&B roots to the record, and draws on material from some classic songwriters, such as Russ Ballard (''S. O. S.'' and ''Liar''), The Kinks' Ray Davies (''Set Me Free''), Chuck Berry (''Anthony Boy'') and The Ronettes' ''Be My Baby''. Bob Young and Micky Moody also contribute three songs to the set.
PERSONNEL: Graham Bonnet – lead and backing vocals; Micky Moody – lead guitar, acoustic guitar; Francis Rossi – synthesizer, rhythm guitar and backing vocals; Russ Ballard, Kirby Gregory, Rick Parfitt - guitar; Gary Twigg, Chris Stewart, Neil Murray - bass; Adrian Lee - synthesizer, keyboards; Ian Lynn - synthesizer, electric piano; John Cook - keyboards; Andy Bown - piano, organ; Jon Lord – organ; Cozy Powell – drums, percussion; Martin Ditcham - percussion; Mel Collins - saxophone.
Following his brief spell in Rainbow Graham Bonnet took full advantage of his newly acquired rock audience and put out this 1981 solo offering. LINE-UP came complete with a who's who of guest musicians and a Rainbow coloured backdrop for the cover shot just in case anyone forgot what band he'd been in. To be fair to him though Bonnet did propel Rainbow into that rock/pop chart territory of the very late seventies and early eighties in a way that Dio probably never could have ......... but that is for a different review. Enlisting the help of Whitesnake men Micky Moody, Jon Lord and Neil Murray, as well as future snake skinsman Cozy Powell meant that he was fronting a pretty useful sort of hybrid Whitesnake. ''Night Games'', which was a minor UK hit was very much in the mould of ''Since You Been Gone'' and ''All Night Long'' from his Rainbow days albeit without the added bonus of a Blackmore solo. ''Liar'' and ''That's The Way That It Is'' were also released as singles and charted. Bizarrely the latter named was also released at around the same time by Uriah Heep who were at that point fronted by Pete Goalby who had tried out with Rainbow just before Bonnet ! ''Dirty Hand'', ''Out On The Water'' (with great backing vocals ), ''Don't Stand In The Open'' and the rock 'n' roll blitz of ''Anthony Boy'' all stand out on what is a very good album. The hideous ''Be My Baby'' and a couple of obvious fillers are the only lowlights. All round then a good album well worthy of four stars and more proof that when Bonnet sings rather than shouts he can cut it with some of rocks finest.
Replica From Original Japanese Edition.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Clear Tray Includes Foldout Inlay.
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