Gino Soccio - Closer (1981)

Gino Soccio (born in September of 1955, Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian disco record producer, singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist His heritage is Italian.

His third album "Closer" released in 1981, brings the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play Tracks "Try It Out" and "Hold Tight".

 

1.  "Try It Out"  (vocals: Erma Shaw)  - 8:11

2.  "Street Talk"  - 5:32  

3.  "(It's Been) Too Long"  - 5:02  

4.  "Hold Tight" (vocals: Elisabeth Smith)  - 5:16  

5.  "Love Is"  - 2:37  

6.  "Closer"  - 6:14 

Released:  1981

Label:  Atlantic Records

Genre:  Electronic, Disco

Length:   32:34

Producer, Arranged, Composed By:  Gino Soccio

Composed, Arranged, Produced by:  special arrangement with Quality Records Limited

Recorded, Mixed at:  Studio St. Charles, Montreal

Mastering at:  Sterling Sound N.Y.C.

Programmed By:  [Sequencer], Effects [Special Effects]  Pierre Gauthier

Personnel

Backing Vocals – Carlyle "Sugar" Miller*, Cindy Farr, Elisabeth Smith, Erma Shaw, Heather Gauthier, Laurie Niedzielski

Bass – Peter Kisilenko

Drums – Mark Higden

Guitar – Bob Cohen, Howard Foreman, John Hagopian

Horns – Carlyle Miller, Gary Nagels, Roger Walls

Percussion – Jimmy Tanaka

Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Guitar – Gino Soccio

Soloist, Trumpet – Roger Walls

Soloist, Guitar – John Farley