Andy Qunta - Legend in a Loungeroom

Order Andy's Album HERE: (click the photo)

The Band:

Andy Qunta - Lead vocals, Hammond organ, Grand piano, Keyboards, Acoustic 12-string guitar
Tony Qunta - Lead and rhythm guitars (solos on 5, 8 & 10)
Tim Pierce - Lead & rhythm guitars, (solos on 3, 4 & 9), Electric 12-string guitar
Guy Pratt - Bass guitar, Fretless bass
Denny Fongheiser - Drums
Steve Milbacher - Keyboards, Programming, String & Horn arrangements
Gary Falcone & Joe Pizzulo - background vocals

Special Guests:

Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion (Come Back Baby)
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - Pedal steel & Acoustic guitar (Empty Words)
Scott Page - Saxophone (Empty Words)
Jim Mancuso - Additional bass (tracks 3 & 6)

Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Alvin Clark
Associate Producer - Andy Qunta
Executive Producers - Daniel Keighley & Vivienne Kacsoff

Recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA, Nov/Dec '88.
Assistant engineer - Andy Udoff
Additional recording and mixing at CanAm Recorders, Tarzana, CA, Jan '89.
Assistant engineer - Jeff Poe

Bonus tracks Produced & Arranged by Andy Qunta
Engineered & Mixed by Steve Milbacher in his loungeroom in Hollywood, June '91.
Andy Qunta - All vocals, Lead & rhythm guitars, Keyboards, Drum programming
Steve Milbacher - Bass guitar, + Lead guitar on Midnight

All tracks remastered by JK Northrup

Cover concept - Andy Qunta
Photos - Jim Rolon (cover), Teresa Qunta, Peggy Qunta, & Jamie Sellick

Tracks & Lyrics:
(song rights owned by the copyright holders)

TAKE ME HOME
COME BACK BABY
THING ABOUT YOU
WAITING FOR THE STORM
TIGHTROPE
SOONER OR LATER
EMPTY WORDS

FREE THE BIRD
TAKE THIS HEART
LEGEND IN A LOUNGEROOM

Bonus tracks:
THESE ARE THE DAYS
MIDNIGHT

Bonus Songwriter Demos - credits

1 - You're The Voice
(Chris Thompson/Andy Qunta/Maggie Ryder/Keith Reid)
Lead & backing vocals - Chris Thompson
Piano & backing vocals - Maggie Ryder
Keyboards - AQ
Bass - Guy Pratt
Drum programming - CT & AQ
Backing vocals - Suzy O'List & Gill O'Donovan

2 - Time Flies
(Andy Qunta/Jane Wareing)
Vocals - Vince Ruby
Guitar - Brett Garsed
Bass - Guy Pratt
Keyboards & drum programming - AQ.

3 - Good Love
(Andy Qunta)
Vocals - Maggie Ryder
Guitar - Rick Driscoll
Keyboards/drum programming - AQ.

4 - You're Strong
(Andy Qunta/Chris Thompson/Keith Reid)
Vocals - Chris Thompson
Sax - Mel Collins
Guitar - Tony Qunta
Keyboards/drum programming - AQ.

5 - Someone Is Missing
(Andy Qunta)
Vocals, acoustic 12-string guitar/keyboards/drum programming - AQ.

6 - Don't Tell Me (It Can't Be Done)
(Andy Qunta/Chris Thompson)
Vocals - Chris Thompson
Lead guitar - Tony Qunta
Keyboards/guitars/drum programming - AQ

7 - Won't Let It Rain
(Andy Qunta)
Vocals - Angie Giles
Sax - Simon Lloyd
Keyboards/acoustic guitar/drum programming- AQ

8 - Win Or Lose
(Andy Qunta/Jane Wareing)
Vocals - Vince Ruby
Guitars/bass - Brett Garsed
Keyboards/drum programming - AQ.

9 - On A Distant Shore
(Andy Qunta/Jane Wareing)
Vocals/keyboards/guitars/drum programming - AQ
Slide guitar - John, studio engineer

10 - Better Way
(Andy Qunta)
Lead vocals - Chris Thompson
Lead guitar - Tony Qunta
Guitars/keyboards/drum programming/backing vocals - AQ

11 - Ghost Of Your Love
(Andy Qunta/Fergus Harper)
Lead vocals - Fergus Harper
Backing vocals - Steve Hogarth
Keyboards/guitar/drum programming- AQ

12 - The Wanting (Is Too Strong)
(Andy Qunta)
Vocals - Maggie Ryder
Keyboards/guitars/drum programming - AQ.

13 - Wheel Of Fortune
(Andy Qunta)
Vocals/keyboards/drum programming - AQ
Guitars - Tony Qunta

14 - Don't Turn Away
(Andy Qunta/Chris Thompson)
Vocals/guitar/bass - Chris Thompson
Piano/keyboards - AQ
Drum program - CT/AQ

15 - How Come You Don't Understand Me
(Andy Qunta/Chris Thompson/Maggie Ryder)
Lead vocals/synth bass - Maggie Ryder
Rhythm guitar/backing vocals - Chris Thompson
Lead guitar - Tony Qunta
Keyboards - AQ
Drum program - CT/AQ/MR

All tracks produced by Andy Qunta, except 1 & 15 by Chris Thompson with Andy Qunta & Maggie Ryder, tracks 4, 6, & 14, by the Kookaburra Twins (CT/AQ), and tracks 10 & 11 by Andy Qunta/Simon Lloyd.