Six years before Crazy Life came out, Vannelli had gained a recording contract with RCA Canada under the name Van Elli because his real name was viewed "too Italian".[1] However, Van Elli would release only one single under that moniker, 1970's "Gina Bold", before being dropped.[4] With brothers Joe and Ross, Vannelli traveled to New York, back to Montreal, and again to Los Angeles where he was discovered by producer Herb Alpert and gave him a demo tape.[5] Alpert signed Vannelli on the condition he produce the singer’s first album, which Vannelli agreed to.
Before signing with A&M, Vannelli had written several albums' worth of songs, including most of the material on Powerful People and Storm at Sunup – indeed the title track was the only song from Vannelli's Alpert demo to appear on Crazy Life.
Even before its release, Crazy Life gained some airplay on stations in the Vannellis' home city of Montreal,[1] but A&M's support was poor and this meant Crazy Life did not chart in either the US or Canada.[6] The title track has appeared on many later compilations like The Best of Gino Vannelli.
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Gino Vannelli, arranged by Gino Vannelli and Joe Vannelli
Side one
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Crazy Life"
2:51
2.
"Hollywood Holiday"
2:57
3.
"There's No Time"
2:56
4.
"Fling of Mine"
2:20
5.
"Granny Goodbye"
2:21
Total length:
13:25
Side two
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Great Lake Canoe"
2:52
2.
"Cherizar"
3:05
3.
"One Woman Lover"
2:26
4.
"Piano Song"
1:55
Total length:
10:18
Referencesedit
^ abcdMann, Bill (1973-09-15). "A Little Hustling Never Hurt a Rising Pop Star". Montreal Gazette. p. 29.
^DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly and Henke, James; The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist, p. 733 ISBN0679737294
^"All those nights in Montreal with Gino Vannelli". Montreal Gazette. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
^Valcourt, Keith (20 December 2016). "Gino Vannelli, singer of hit 'I Just Wanna Stop' on new live album and DVD". The Washington Times. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
crazy, life, gino, vannelli, album, crazy, life, originally, released, 1973, records, debut, album, canadian, singer, songwriter, gino, vannelli, crazy, lifestudio, album, gino, vannellireleasedoctober, 1973, recordedfebruary, 1973, april, 1973, studioa, studi. Crazy Life originally released in 1973 by A amp M Records is the debut album by Canadian singer and songwriter Gino Vannelli Crazy LifeStudio album by Gino VannelliReleasedOctober 1973 1 RecordedFebruary 1973 April 1973 1 StudioA amp M Studios Los Angeles CaliforniaGenrebossa novasoft rockcontemporary pop rock 2 Length23 43LabelA amp MProducerHerb AlpertGino Vannelli chronologyCrazy Life 1973 Powerful People 1974 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingRolling Stone Album Guide 1992 3 Six years before Crazy Life came out Vannelli had gained a recording contract with RCA Canada under the name Van Elli because his real name was viewed too Italian 1 However Van Elli would release only one single under that moniker 1970 s Gina Bold before being dropped 4 With brothers Joe and Ross Vannelli traveled to New York back to Montreal and again to Los Angeles where he was discovered by producer Herb Alpert and gave him a demo tape 5 Alpert signed Vannelli on the condition he produce the singer s first album which Vannelli agreed to Before signing with A amp M Vannelli had written several albums worth of songs including most of the material on Powerful People and Storm at Sunup indeed the title track was the only song from Vannelli s Alpert demo to appear on Crazy Life Even before its release Crazy Life gained some airplay on stations in the Vannellis home city of Montreal 1 but A amp M s support was poor and this meant Crazy Life did not chart in either the US or Canada 6 The title track has appeared on many later compilations like The Best of Gino Vannelli Track listing editAll tracks are written by Gino Vannelli arranged by Gino Vannelli and Joe VannelliSide oneNo TitleLength1 Crazy Life 2 512 Hollywood Holiday 2 573 There s No Time 2 564 Fling of Mine 2 205 Granny Goodbye 2 21Total length 13 25 Side twoNo TitleLength1 Great Lake Canoe 2 522 Cherizar 3 053 One Woman Lover 2 264 Piano Song 1 55Total length 10 18References edit a b c d Mann Bill 1973 09 15 A Little Hustling Never Hurt a Rising Pop Star Montreal Gazette p 29 Crazy Life Gino Vannelli All Music Group DeCurtis Anthony George Warren Holly and Henke James The Rolling Stone Album Guide Completely New Reviews Every Essential Album Every Essential Artist p 733 ISBN 0679737294 All those nights in Montreal with Gino Vannelli Montreal Gazette 1 November 2013 Retrieved 1 May 2017 Valcourt Keith 20 December 2016 Gino Vannelli singer of hit I Just Wanna Stop on new live album and DVD The Washington Times Retrieved 1 May 2017 Colander Pat 1975 08 22 Gino Vannelli On the Trek to Stardom Chicago Tribune Section 3 p 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crazy Life Gino Vannelli album amp oldid 1205675221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
