Color in Your Life
Encyclopedia
Color in Your Life is the third and final album
by American
new wave
band Missing Persons, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music
).
* bonus tracks on CD
# previously unreleased
Additional personnel
Album
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by American
United States
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new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Missing Persons, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
).
Track listing
All songs by Missing Persons, except where noted- "Color in Your Life" – 5:00
- "I Can't Think About Dancin'" – 5:16
- "No Secrets" – 4:29
- "Flash Of Love" – 4:15
- "Go Against the Flow" – 5:54
- "Boy I Say to You" – 4:38
- "Come Back for More" – 3:41
- "Face to Face" – 3:33
- "We Don't Know Love At All" – 5:02
- "Hot to Cold" [*/#] (Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo) – 3:40
- "It's a Must" [*/#] (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 4:34
- "Words" [Live 1981/*] (T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 4:23
- "Destination Unknown" [Live 1981/*] (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 3:20
- "Mental Hopscotch" [Live 1981/*] (T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 3:04
- "Hello, I Love YouHello, I Love You"Hello, I Love You" is a song by The Doors from their 1968 album Waiting for the Sun. It was released as a single that same year, reaching number one in the United States and selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone. In Canada, it hit number one as well...
" [Live 1981/*] (John DensmoreJohn DensmoreJohn Paul Densmore is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock group The Doors.-Early life and The Doors:Born in Los Angeles, Densmore attended Santa Monica City College and Cal...
, Robbie Krieger, Ray ManzarekRay ManzarekRaymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr., better known as Ray Manzarek , is an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001.Manzarek is listed #4 on Digital Dreamdoor's "100...
, Jim MorrisonJim MorrisonJames Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American musician, singer, and poet, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors...
) – 2:30
Compact Disc
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Personnel
- Dale BozzioDale BozzioDale Bozzio, born Dale Frances Consalvi in Medford, Massachusetts March 2, 1955, is an American progressive rock and new wave vocalist. She is best known as co-founder and lead singer of the 1980s pop/new wave band Missing Persons. She is also known for her work with Frank Zappa...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Terry BozzioTerry BozzioTerry John Bozzio is an American drummer best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa.-Biography:Terry Bozzio was born December 27, 1950 in San Francisco, California. He started at age 6 playing makeshift drum sets. At the age of 13 he saw The Beatles premier performance on The Ed...
- synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - Warren CuccurulloWarren CuccurulloWarren Bruce Cuccurullo in Brooklyn, New York is an American rock musician who worked with Frank Zappa, was a founding member of Missing Persons, and has been a long term member of Duran Duran. He also has some notoriety in the porn industry after making nude appearances in a magazine and...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Patrick O'HearnPatrick O'HearnPatrick O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and recording artist. While his musical repertoire spans a diverse range of music, he is an acclaimed New Age artist in his solo career...
- synthesizer, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals
Additional personnel
- Carl Carwell - background vocals
- Roy Galloway - background vocals
- Mark IshamMark IshamMark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
- brass - Robert O'Hearn - synthesizer
- Phil Perry - background vocals
Production
- Producers: Jeff Bova, Bernard Edwards
- Engineers: Josh Abbey, Sabrina Buchanek, Bill Freesh, Casey McMackin
- Assistant engineer: Jon Ingoldsby
- Mixing: Michael Barbiero, Victor Deyglio, Bernard Edwards, Steve Thompson
- Mastering: Kit Watkins
- Programming: Jeff Bova
- Overdubs: Mark Isham
- Vocal arrangement: Terry Bozzio
- Liner notes: Ken Sharp
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
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1986 | The Billboard 200 | 88 |