LaMarca - s/t (remastered with bonus tracks)

[Stefan]

 

From MelodicRock Classics:

LaMarca is the brainchild of soul singer Abe Lamarca, who began his singing career in the 1970s, before moving to Los Angeles singing demos and working for songwriters before Scottie Bros/CBS Records released his debut album "LaMarca". It was a solo endeavor that found this soul lover singing some catchy pop songs, a few of which made it to the big screen, most notably, ‘Hold on Blue Eyes’ from the movie ‘The Wraith’ starring Charlie Sheen. He devoted most of the 90's to raising his kids in Cleveland and singing radio jingles and T.V. commercials.

Abe has continued singing and writing music ever since and most recently in 2018, continuing to flex a little bit of his "Soul Survivor" swag, Abe enjoyed a Top 20 Smooth Jazz hit with Anne Cochran with his bouncy "Who's Gonna Baby You?" co-written by Mark Avsec (Wild Cherry, Donnie Iris). His latest single, the sultry "Back in My Natural Groove" released March of 2022 and co-written by Rochon Westmoreland, is currently receiving airplay worldwide on various Smooth Jazz platforms.

But for now, it is time for AOR aficionados to enjoy a freshly remastered reissue of the classic LaMarca release, complete with the two extra soundtrack cuts as well as an extended mix of ‘Burn The Bridge’ and a newly unearthed solo demo ‘Voice Of The Young’, which was intended for a second LaMarca release that never happened.

Abe LaMarca comments; “I'm humbled and honored by the tremendous efforts of Andrew McNeice and MRC Records on this re-issue of the LaMarca album! It was a fun and exciting time for me back then and its very cool now to know that so many people still love and appreciate this music! I thank you all from the bottom of my heart! God bless…”

LAMARCA ‘LaMarca’ arrives once again for a limited time September 30.

Track Listing:

01. Change My Rules 4:33

02. Dear Diane 3:53

03. Second Chance 3:36

04. You 3:39

05. The Bystander 4:20

06. Burn The Bridge 4:21

07. The Boys 3:58

08. When You Question Love 5:21

09. Touch And Go 4:09

10. It's In Your Eyes 3:43

Bonus Tracks:

11. Hold On Blue Eyes 4:02

12. Bad In Blue 4:20

13. Burn The Bridge (12” Version) 5:46

14. When You Question Love (Single Edit) 4:10

15. Voice Of The Young (Original Demo) 4:24

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited August 25, 2022 by Stefan

[Jez]

Good album. Been after a CD of this for ages, so this reissue ticks all the boxes. 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

On 8/27/2022 at 4:44 AM, Jez said:

Good album. Been after a CD of this for ages, so this reissue ticks all the boxes. 

All two boxes?

[Geoff]

'Hold on blue eyes' sounds tasty, and familiar. 

[gener8tr]

Has anyone received their pre-order for this one yet?  Really looking forward to this one.

 

[gener8tr]

On 10/25/2022 at 7:57 AM, gener8tr said:

Has anyone received their pre-order for this one yet?  Really looking forward to this one.

 

Anyone?

I can't get answers anywhere.  Maybe my email is broken?

[melodicrock]

UK all delivered. EU just touching down now. USA should have this week.

[Jez]

Got mine + the Ya Ya last week. Another 2 quality reissues