November 04, 2012

Teri DeSario - Caught (1980)

Teri DeSario (singer, song writer, producer and composer), started her recording career after Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) saw her performing in a club in 1977 and was impressed by her voice. Signed by Casablanca Records, Teri released two disco / soul LP's with minor success. Then the label and her new management (including producer Bill Purse, later her husband) decided to completely change Teri's musical direction, turning to the raising female fronted melodic rock movement led by the likes of Pat Benatar and Heart. Teri is most notably known for her 1979 duet (Yes, I'm Ready) with musician, singer, songwriter, and producer Harry Wayne Casey (KC) of KC and the Sunshine Band.
"Caught" is the third album, hiring the most renowned names in the genre for the occasion. They secured Humberto Gatica as engineer, top songwriters such as Joey Carbone, Desmond Child, Richie Zito, Tom Keane, and the best L.A. session players. The list is impressive, including Mike Landau, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, Ritchie Zito, David Foster, Mike Baird, James Newton Howard and more... The songs in "Caught" range from melodic rockers (some with a real edge, specially the guitars) to ballads and radio pop-rock, all crowned by Teri's phenomenal vocal range.  The album contains the songs "All I Wanna Do" and "Time After Time". The only track that looks unnecessary is the Lennon / McCartney penned "I Should Have Known Better", but it isn't a bad version at all.
 

01.  "Caught"  - 4:12
02.  "Time After Time"  - 3:44
03.  "I'm With You Now"  - 3:48
04.  "Standin' On the Edge"  - 5:00
05.  "Hittin' Below the Belt"  - 3:40
06.  "I've Got a Secret"  - 3:34
07.  "All I Wanna Do'"  - 3:19
08.  "I Hate You"  - 3:56
09.  "I Should Have Known Better"  - 3:20

Released:  1980
Genre:  Disco
Length:  34:33
Label:  Casablanca
Producer:  Bill Purse, Exec. H.W. Casey

Personnel
Teri DeSario - Vocals
Mike Landau - Guitars
Richie Zito - Guitars
Steve Lukather - Guitars
John Pierce - Bass
Dennis Belfield - Bass
David Foster - Synthesizer, Keyboards
Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
James Newton Howard - Synthesizer
Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
Bill Purse - Keyboards
Mike Baird - Drums
Carlos Vega - Drums
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Backing Vocals - Bill Champlin, Tom Kelley, Jim Haas, Bruce Hornsby, John Joyce, Jeannie Campbell, Joey Carbone, Teri DeSario

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