Silvertone is the first album by Chris Isaak

Chris Isaak

Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...

, released in 1985, and named after his three-piece backup band. The US edition includes the song "Another Idea (track 13), and early CD editions of the album utilized CD+G

CD+G

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technology.

Tracks in Popular Culture

The album was not a hit until the song "Gone Ridin was featured in the 1986 David Lynch

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 film Blue Velvet, the first of many Isaak/Lynch collaborations, though the song had previously appeared on the soundtrack to the film American Flyers

American Flyers

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the year before. "Dancin appeared in the film Modern Girls

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released the same year, but wasn't included on the soundtrack. "Gone Ridin was used in the 1987 comedy Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

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. Two songs from this album were played on the Fox

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's long running teen drama

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 Beverly Hills, 90210

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including "Gone Ridin was played in the Season 2

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 episode "Pass, Not Pass" and "Dancin was played in the Season 3

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 episode "Castles in the Sand".

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Isaak.

1. "Dancin – 3:44
2. "Talk To Me" – 3:04
3. "Livin' For Your Lover" – 2:56
4. "Back On Your Side" – 3:14
5. "Voodoo" – 2:44
6. "Funeral In The Rain" – 3:18
7. "The Lonely Ones" – 3:12
8. "Unhappiness" – 3:10
9. "Tears" – 2:44
10. "Gone Ridin – 2:36
11. "Pretty Girls Don't Cry" – 2:24
12. "Western Stars" – 3:12
13. "Another Idea" (US Editions) - 2:53

Musicians

• Chris Isaak
  Chris Isaak
  Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...
  
  : vocals, guitar
• James Calvin Wilsey
  James Wilsey
  James Calvin Wilsey is an American musician. He played bass with San Francisco punk band The Avengers but become better known as lead guitarist with Stockton crooner Chris Isaak and his band Silvertone, and featured in Isaak's solo albums Silvertone, Chris Isaak, Heart Shaped World, and San...
  
  : guitar, lap steel guitar
• Prairie Prince
  Prairie Prince
  Prairie Prince is a rock drummer. He was a member of The Tubes and a founding member of Journey...
  
  : drums
• Chris Solberg: bass
• Pee Wee Ellis
  Pee Wee Ellis
  Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis is an American saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was an important member of James Brown's band in the 1960s and appeared on many of Brown's most notable recordings...
  
  : sax
• Jim Keltner
  Jim Keltner
  James Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
  
  : drums on "Livin' For Your Lover"
• Pat Craig: organ

Credits

• Produced by Erik Jacobsen
• Engineered by Tom Mallon, Mark Needham, Lee Herschberg, Dave Carlson & Pat Craig
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti
  Greg Fulginiti
  Gregory Fulginiti is an American recording and mastering engineer.In a career spanning three decades, Fulginiti was nominated for the TEC Awards by Mix magazine 6 times, earned 175 Gold and Platinum Awards, 25 Multi-Platinum Awards, 100 Number One recordings, 135 Grammy nominees, including the...
  
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