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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | May–August 1984 | |||
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Phil Ramone | |||
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Dangerous Moments is the third album by the English rock musician Martin Briley, released in 1985 by Mercury Records.[1][2] The album art (an up-perspective shot of Briley juxtaposed against an inverted cityscape) was nominated for a Grammy Award.[3] The album was produced by Phil Ramone.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [6] |
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The Philadelphia Inquirer panned the "humorless rock songs", but wrote that "Briley's vocals are OK in a wimpy Phil Collins-ish sort of way".[6]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Martin Briley, except where noted.
Side one
- "Dangerous Moments" – 4:03
- "Think of Me" (Briley, Nick Gilder) – 3:46
- "Ghosts" – 4:26
- "It Shouldn't Have to Hurt That Much" (Briley, Peter Wood) – 4:25
- "Alone at Last" – 3:43
Side two
- "Before the Party Ends" – 3:06
- "If This Is What It Means" (Briley, Rob Fahey) – 3:20
- "Dirty Windows" – 4:46
- "School for Dogs" – 3:05
- "Underwater" – 3:55
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Martin Briley – lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizers, percussion
- Steve Holley – drums
- Anton Fig – drums
- Frank Vilardi – drums
- Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
- G. E. Smith – guitars
- Dennis Herring – guitars
- Peter Wood – synthesizers, piano
- David Lebolt – synthesizers, piano
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Anthony MacDonald – percussion
- Eric Troyer – backing vocals
- Rory Dodd – backing vocals
- Ellen Foley – backing vocals
- David Lasley – backing vocals
- David Grahame – backing vocals
Technical
- Phil Ramone – producer
- Michael Barry – engineer
- Ed Rak – engineer
- Bobby Cohen – engineer
- Peter Hefter – assistant engineer
- Michael Allaire – assistant engineer
- Michael Abbott – assistant engineer
- Billy Straus – assistant engineer
- Jim Boyer – mixing
- Joseph D'Ambrosio – production coordinator
- Kathryn Radcliffe – production coordinator
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Murry Whiteman – art direction, cover concept
- Bill Lewy – art direction
- Stan Watts – art direction, cover concept, illustration
- Martin Briley – cover concept
- Lumel & Whiteman Studio – design
- Waring Abbott – photography
References
[edit]- ^ Benarde, Scott (8 February 1985). "Rock/Pop". Sun Sentinel. p. 33S.
- ^ "Martin Briley Biography by Tom Demalon". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Martin Briley: The Art
- ^ "Phil Ramone: The Billboard Salute". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 19. 11 May 1996. p. PR40.
- ^ "Dangerous Moments Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b Rea, Steven (27 January 1985). "Martin Briley Dangerous Moments". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. J4.
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