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Track Listing
1. Hero in Me
2. Scares Me More
3. Didn't Wanna Be Daddy
4. Love Disappears
5. Fear
6. Dark Love Song, A
7. Why
8. No, I Don't Think So
9. Choices
10. What It Is
11. Sorry the Very Next Day
12. Headmasters of Mine
Album Notes
Personnel: Jeffrey Gaines (vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica); Rick DiFonzo, Frank Christian (electric guitar); Stephen Gaboury (cello, strings, flute); Carin Lynn (electric violin); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); John Avarese (strings); Joel Diamond, Paul Gordon, Richard Gottehrer (keyboards); Lonnie Hillyer, Shea Quinn, Robert C. Welsh (bass); Tony James, William Rej Troup III (drums).
Recorded at R.P.M. Studios, New York.
Jeffrey Gaines is a very intense singer/songwriter. His heart dictates most of his songs after what must be torturous lectures from his head; but it is his soul that is the source of his expression.
Although weighty in theme, Gaines' songs are heavily influenced by pure popsters such as the early-period Beatles ("Hero In Me") and Tom Petty ("Didn't Wanna Be A Daddy"), and they grab attention both melodically and lyrically. His rough-edged expressive voice is the perfect vehicle for these deeply-etched songs. When he sings "fear, let's talk about fear," you know that the tale he calls up is from a deep pool of personal experience; "A Dark Love Song" could have been an appropriate album title. Yet, while there isn't a single tune with a "happy" theme, the album is not depressing, simply thought-provoking. JEFFREY GAINES is a captivating confessional.
Industry Reviews
3 Stars - Good - ...A collection which is more than simply the sum of its parts....Gaines's songs are engagingly effective in their directness...
Q (07/01/1992)
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