Transition is the 7th solo album of John Miles

John Miles (musician)

John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...

 in 1985. In early 1984, Miles began to work on songs for his next album and went on tour to promote his current album Play On

Play On (John Miles album)

Play On is the sixth solo album by John Miles in 1983. EMI promised that Miles would use a top producer and top session musicians for his second album for EMI....

. In late spring 1984, Miles and Marshall wrote more songs from the album while their manager was looking for a new record label.

Some time later, while he was performing in a residence in Ibiza

Ibiza

Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...

, Miles met Phil Carson, who was an executive from Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

. He signed Miles to a new record label, Valentino.

Miles and Marshall started to work with producer Trevor Rabin

Trevor Rabin

Trevor Charles Rabin is a South African born musician, best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British progressive rock band Yes from 1983–1994, and since then, as a film composer.- Early years :...

. Unfortunately, Rabin had other commitments and only produced two tracks for them ("Blinded" and "I Need Your Love"). Because Miles did not want another long delay like with the previous album, he continued recording with engineer Pat Moran (who produced all other tracks except "Watching on Me" which was produced by Beau Hill

Beau Hill

Beau Hill is an American record producer who is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Kix, Winger, Streets, Warrant, Fiona, Europe and Ratt....

) in Wales. "Blinded" and "I Need Your Love" were released as singles, but both failed to chart in the U.K, just like the album.

Tracklisting

All songs written by Marshall/Miles

1. "Once in Your Life" - 3:56
2. "Run" - 3:46
3. "Blinded" - 6:29
4. "You're the One" - 4:32
5. "I Need Your Love" - 4:56
6. "Hard Times" - 4:13
7. "Who Knows" - 3:56
8. "Don't Lie to Me" - 4:24
9. "Watching on Me" - 3:53

Band members

• John Miles
  John Miles (musician)
  John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:...
  
  : lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Bob Marshall: bass
• Barriemore Barlow
  Barriemore Barlow
  Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980....
  
  : drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production

• Pat Moran - producer, engineer, re-mixing
• Trevor Rabin
  Trevor Rabin
  Trevor Charles Rabin is a South African born musician, best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British progressive rock band Yes from 1983–1994, and since then, as a film composer.- Early years :...
  
   - producer on tracks 3, 5
• Beau Hill
  Beau Hill
  Beau Hill is an American record producer who is best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Kix, Winger, Streets, Warrant, Fiona, Europe and Ratt....
  
  - producer on track 9
• Steve Benson, Paul DeVillea - engineers
• Phil Vinall - mixing