Notes:


side 1
1. Hero in Me
2. Scares Me More
3. Didn't Wanna Be Daddy
4. Love Disappears
5. Fear
6. Dark Love Song, A
side 2
1. Why
2. No, I Don't Think So
3. Choices
4. What It Is
5. Sorry the Very Next Day
6. Headmasters of Mine

Details
Playing time: 48 min.
Contributing artists: Garth Hudson
Producer: J. Lesser, Jeffrey Lesser, Richard Gottehrer
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: AAD

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.
Personnel: Jeffrey Gaines (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonica, piano, bass guitar); Frank Christian, Rick DiFonzo (electric guitar); Carin Lynn (electric violin); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Steve Gaboury (strings, EWI, bells); John Avarese (strings); Garth Hudson (accordion, saxophone, keyboards); Joel Diamond (piano, organ); Richard Gottehrer (piano); Paul Gordon (keyboards); Robert C. Welsh (bass guitar); William Reg Troup III, Tony James (drums); Jeffrey Lesser (background vocals).
Recording information: Kajem Studios, PA; RPM Sound Studios, New York, NY; RPM Studios, NY.
Photographer: Brad Hitz.
Unknown Contributor Role: Jeffrey Gaines.
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.

Editorial reviews
...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)  
 
CONDITION:
sharp and crisp; cassette as new.
Advance release ('for promotional use only"), with artwork as shown.

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