Charlie Farren is an American musician, composer and guitarist best known as the lead singer of the Rock bands The Joe Perry Project and Farrenheit.
Charlie's full-time musical career began in 1973 and continued until 1989 when he postponed his full-time music-career pursuit to raise a family.
He continued to perform as a solo in top Boston-area listening room venues, and continued to write and release CD every 18 – 24 months. After a 24-year career at Hewlett Packard, Charlie retired and has resumed his full-time focus on creating original and compelling musical works.
He has succeeded in re-establishing a successful career as a solo artist.
Charlie Farren was lead singer of the Joe Perry Project six years prior to the release of this Keith Olsen-produced record. It is arena rock, make no doubt about that, but it is great arena rock. Farren is a tremendous singer, frontman, and songwriter.
He's appeared on Bad Company's Fame & Fortune disc as well as The Heat by Nona Hendrix, but the industry has failed to give him his due. "Lost in Loveland," "Fool in Love," and "Shine" on this Warner Bros. debut are outstanding titles.
This is not your annoying, whiny Steve Perry/Mickey Thomas eunuch rock, all due respect to those gentlemen. But where their voices tend to grate upon repeated listening, Farren is smooth as silk. He's got the grit along with the range, a very nice balance.
"Bad Habit" might not be his most legendary tune, but it still rocks better than most. Deric Dyer's saxophone adds an element to "Impossible World," which lifts it beyond the genre Farrenheit knows so well into a jazz/rock territory Steely Dan keeps a tight grip on.
Dyer would perform with Tina Turner on her Live in Europe album in 1988, just a year later. This is grade-A stuff. "Goofy Boy" has to-the-point lyrics by Farrem about the underdog in a dating situation.
His way with words shouldn't be overshadowed by the musicianship and his vocal prowess. The Australian company, Raven Records, re-released six of Farren's tracks with the Joe Perry Project from I've Got the Rock 'N' Rolls Again on a compilation, The Music STILL Does the Talking in 1999.
A good argument for keeping songs like "New Days," "Wildness," and especially "Staying Together" from this album in circulation.
Track listing
1. Lost In Loveland - 3:38
2. Fool In Love - 3:50
3. Bad Habit - 4:00
4. Impossible World - 4:28
5. Wildness - 3:58
6. Staying Together - 4:16
7. New Days - 3:15
8. Goofy Boy - 3:54
9. Time Won't Wait - 3:32
10. Shine - 4:02
11. Stand Out - 3:46
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Pogologo Productions
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – Δ15453
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-26489
- Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-26490
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Jeri McManus, Kim Champagne
- Bass – David Heit
- Drums – Muzz
- Engineer – Brian Foraker, Keith Olsen
- Guitar, Vocals – Charlie Farren
- Keyboards – Bill Cuomo
- Management – Tony Outeda
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Photography By – Bonnie Schiffman
- Producer – Keith Olsen
- Saxophone – Deric Dyer
- Written-By – C. Farren, D. Heit, J. Bettis (track: 3)
Notes
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Length: 42:55
Label - Warner Bros. Records
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