Former band member and good friend Pete Carr had become a very successful producer and studio guitarist in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He encouraged Lenny to join him there. After a few months Lenny began playing bass as well as singing background vocals with artists like Hank Williams Jr., Crystal Gayle, Etta James, Shenandoah, Ricky Skaggs, Sawyer Brown, The Supremes, Joan Baez, Amy Grant and Roy Orbison.
With much success as a background musician and singer, Lenny LeBlanc embarked on a solo career. In 1975, he recorded a demo and producer Pete Carr sent a copy to Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records. A few months later Lenny's first solo LP was released. Atlantic saw great potential in Lenny and teamed him with Pete Carr. The result was three chart singles, including the top 15 hit "Falling". LeBlanc and Carr began touring with major acts, and released their only album “Midnight Light” in 1977.
This album goes down about as smooth as you could ever ask for. Lenny Leblanc & Pete Carr put together a great album that doesn't tax the senses but is very relaxing, some fine harmonies almost in the Orleans vein. They do great justice to the Motown classic Something About You and not a bad version of the Eagles' Desperado either. If you enjoy bands like the Little River Band and orleans, this will make you feel right at home. My only complaint is that this is the only album they did together to my knowledge either way, some fine stuff.
After a while Carr decided he enjoyed making the records more than promoting them so the duo went their separate ways. LeBlanc continued writing songs and pursuing a solo effort, this time with Capitol Records.
Track listing
01. "Something About You" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) - 3:16
02. "Falling" (Eddie Struzick, Lenny Le Blanc) - 3:08
03. "How Does It Feel (To Be In Love)" (Pete Carr) - 3:45
04. "Midnight Light" (Eddie Struzick, Lenny Le Blanc) - 3:30
05. "Stronger Love" (Robert Byrne, Gary Griffin) - 3:40
06. "Johnny Too Bad" (Roy Beckford, Winston Bailey) - 3:10
07. "Desperado" (D. Henley, G. Frey) - 4:34
08. "Coming And Going" (Pete Carr) 3:05
09. "I Need To Know" (Eddie Struzick, Lenny Le Blanc) - 3:30
10. "I Believe That We" (Pete Carr) - 4:18
Credits
Vocals – Lenny LeBlanc
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Pete Carr
Bass – Bob Wray, Butch Leadford
Drums – Roger Clark
Keyboards – Clayton Ivey, Randy McCormick, Tim Henson
Producer, Engineer, Arranged By – Pete Carr
Arranged By [Strings & Flutes] – Mike Lewis
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Art Direction, Design – Lynn Breslin
Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Moore
Mastered By – George Merino
Photography By – Alen MacWeeney
Companies etc
Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Wishbone Recording Studio
Recorded At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Notes
Genre: Soft Rock
Length: 36:18
Label: Big Tree Records
© 1978
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