No Escape (album)

No Escape is an album by the Marc Tanner Band which includes the single "Elena". It was released on the Electra label in 1979.

No Escape
Studio album by Marc Tanner Band
Released	1979
Genre	Rock
Label	Elektra 6E-168
Producer	Nat Jeffrey Glen Spreen (co-producer)
Marc Tanner Band chronology
No Escape (1979) Temptation (1980)

Background

The album made its appearance in early 1979, released on Elektra 6E-168.^[1] It was produced by Nat Jeffrey and Glen Spreen. The ten songs on the album were written by Marc Tanner. Some of them were co-composed by Nat Jeffrey and Sal Marquez. Billboard picked the best songs as "Elena", "She's So High", "In A Spotlight" and "Edge Of Love".^[2] One of the musicians to play on the album was William "Smitty" Smith who was with the 1960s group Motherlode.^[3] Two well known musicians on the album were Vanetta Fields and Richie Zito.^[4]

It was re-released on CD through Wounded Bird Records in 2006.^[5]

Promotion

Around April, the Marc Tanner Band featuring Linda Stanley performed 9 songs from the album at the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California.^[6] In May, Elektra/Asylum were wrapping up a promo for the album which was a blanket marketing strategy for another single from the album, "Never Again". 10,000 tie clips in the form of handcuffs were distributed to radio and retail outlets. There were also requests from non-music outlets in the L.A area such as restaurant staff and nightclubs for the items.^[7]

Reception

For the week ending March 3, 1979, it entered the Billboard album chart at 160.^[8] By April 21, at its 8th week in the chart, it had fallen to 185.^[9]

Track listing

Track listing

No	Title	Composer	Time
A1	"Never Again"		3:12
A2	"Crawlin'"		2:54
A3	"She's So High"		4:30
A4	"Elena"		3:27
A5	"Edge Of Love"		3:25
B1	"Getaway"		3:35
B2	"Lady In Blue"		3:51
B3	"In A Spotlight"		4:15
B4	"Lost In Love"		3:42
B5	"Your Tears Don't Lie"		3:33

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Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[11]

• Michael Baird – drums
• Ben Benay – guitar
• Rosemary Butler – vocals, background vocals
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, Lap steel guitar, Pedal steel guitar
• Venetta Fields – vocals, background vocals
• Mike Finnigan – vocals, background vocals
• Bob Glaub – bass
• Jay Graydon – guitar
• Max Gronenthal – vocals, background vocals
• Jim Horn – flute
• Nat Jeffrey – composer, producer
• Steve Lukather – guitar
• Gary Mallaber – drums
• David Paich – keyboards, piano
• David Piet – bass
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Bryan Savage – saxophone
• William D. "Smitty" Smith – clavinet, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, piano, background vocals, Wurlitzer
• Glen Spreen – ARP synthesizer, bass, keyboards, Moog bass, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano, Wurlitzer
• Marc Tanner – guitar, background vocals
• Joe Turano – vocals, background vocals
• Tommy Vig – percussion
• Richie Zito – guitar

Release history

Versions released (US)

Title	Release info	Year	Format
No Escape	Elektra 6E-168	1979	LP
No Escape	Elektra TC-5168	1979	Cassette^[12]
No Escape	Elektra ET-8168	1979	8 Track ^[citation needed]
No Escape	Wounded Bird Records WOU 168	2006	CD^[13]

References

1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1979). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. No EscapeMarc Tanner. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
2. Billboard, January 27, 1979 – Page 98 Billboard's Top Album Picks, First Time Around
3. Cashbox Canada, Wed, 01/20/2016 – Proudly Canadian: Motherlode
4. Blue Desert - Late 70´s west coast… Marc Tanner Band
5. AllMusic – Marc Tanner / Marc Tanner Band, No Escape
6. Billboard, April 7, 1979 – Page 49 Talent In Action, MARC TANNER BAND
7. Billboard, May 26, 1979 – Page 33 Pro-Motions By HANDFORD SEARL
8. Billboard, March 3, 1979 – Page 136 Top LPs & Tape
9. Billboard, April 21, 1979 – Page 73 Top LPs & Tape
10. Discogs – The Marc Tanner Band ‎– No Escape
11. "No Escape – Marc Tanner Band". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
12. Discogs – The Marc Tanner Band ‎– No Escape
13. AllMusic – Marc Tanner / Marc Tanner Band, No Escape