Silk and Steel (Giuffria album)
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Silk and Steel was the second album released by 1980s
1980s
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 arena rock
Arena rock
Arena rock is a term used to describe rock music that utilised large arena venues, particularly sports venues, for concerts or series of concerts linked in tours...

 band Giuffria
Giuffria
Giuffria was an American rock band that was formed in 1982 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel, a glam rock/heavy metal band from Washington, D.C..- History of the band :...

 in 1986. It was produced by Pat Glasser, who was at the time also the producer of Giuffria
Giuffria
Giuffria was an American rock band that was formed in 1982 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel, a glam rock/heavy metal band from Washington, D.C..- History of the band :...

's MCA
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 labelmates Night Ranger
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Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide...

. The band covered "I Must Be Dreaming", a Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five year career, first with his band Mink DeVille and later on his own, Deville created original songs rooted in traditional American musical styles. He worked with collaborators from across the spectrum of contemporary...

 song that went to No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100
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. The record's peak position on The Billboard 200 was No. 60 on June 21, 1986.

Track listing

All tracks by Gregg Giuffria and David Glen Eisley, except where indicated
  1. "No Escape" - 5:29
  2. "Love You Forever" - 4:00
  3. "I Must Be Dreaming" (Willy DeVille) - 4:24 (Mink DeVille
    Mink DeVille
    Mink DeVille was a rock band known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York’s CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille. The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played...

     cover)
  4. "Girl" - 4:29
  5. "Change of Heart" - 3:35
  6. "Radio" (Giuffria, Eisley, Cordola) - 4:27
  7. "Heartache" - 3:48
  8. "Lethal Lover" (Giuffria, Eisley, Cordola) - 4:21
  9. "Tell It Like It Is" - 4:06
  10. "Dirty Secrets" - 4:41

2000 remastered edition bonus track

  1. "Say It Ain't True" - 3:45 (from the soundtrack of the movie Gotcha!
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    )

Personnel

  • David Glen Eisley
    David Glen Eisley
    David Glen Eisley is an American actor and musician.Eisley was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Anthony Eisley. While in high school, he played drums for the band Mammoth, an Iron Butterfly cover band. He has been in the AOR bands Giuffria and Dirty White Boy...

     - lead vocals, harmonica, producer on track 7, mixing
  • Lanny Cordola
    Lanny Cordola
    Lanny Cordola is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He has been a member of bands such as Giuffria, House Of Lords, and Magdallan ....

     - guitar
  • Gregg Giuffria
    Gregg Giuffria
    Gregg Giuffria is an American rock keyboardist. He was the keyboardist for heavy metal bands, Angel, and House of Lords, and arena rock band, Giuffria....

     - keyboards, vocals, producer on track 7, mixing
  • David Sikes - bass
  • Alan Krigger - drums

Production

  • Pat Glasser - producer
  • Rick DeLena - addidtional recordings, engineer, mixing
  • Bill Freesh, John Van Nest - engineers
  • Steve Hirsch - additional recordings, assistant enfineer
  • Stephen Marcussen
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    - mastering
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